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Selected Articles Pork Producers need to take their case to consumers on animal welfare concerns Dairy No dairy quotas or government supports in Brazil The Hill One more chance for farmers to get the ear of Canada's Natural Governing Party

StateSide How can the United States compete with Brazil's big bean machine? by Alan Guebert     on page 35 Weather Last winter's weather story: on average, drought won out By Henry Hengeveld Beef New national code may pose challenge for smaller abattoirs by Don Stoneman & Robert Irwin