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TitleEight parishes declared disaster areas
Release Date4/24/2008
 
Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. said Louisiana’s flood-stricken farmers may be eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
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TitleMalignant catarrhal fever confirmed in Louisiana cow
Release Date4/18/2008
 
The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) said two cases of malignant catarrhal fever (wildebeest strain) were confirmed in a Texas herd of heifers, Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, D.V.M., said today.
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TitleIce cream recalled for unlabeled ingredients
Release Date4/18/2008
 
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain is notifying consumers that two codes of Private Selection Light Churned Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream in 1.75-quart containers has been recalled and LDAF inspectors will be in stores making sure it is removed from the shelves.
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TitleInvestigation leads to arrest of Loranger man
Release Date4/16/2008
 
An investigation by enforcement officers with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry netted the arrest of a Loranger man on charges of failure to remit payment to the owner for forest products, Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said.
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TitleLDAF launches new Web site
Release Date4/10/2008
 
The Department of Agriculture and Forestry launched an updated, redesigned Web site this week, Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., announced today.
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TitleCentral Louisiana Grain Cooperative Files Bankruptcy
Release Date4/10/2008
 
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., was notified today that Central Louisiana Grain Cooperative Inc. filed bankruptcy in U.S. District Court.
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TitleCommissioner Strain Calls for Disaster Area Designation for Pointe Coupee Parish
Release Date4/8/2008
 

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., has initiated the process for eligible farmers affected by high water and flooding to possibly receive assistance from USDA’s Farm Service Agency.

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TitleStrain pledges support to hold back floodwaters
Release Date4/4/2008
 

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., spoke to Morganza Spillway area farmers about their concerns over the Mississippi River level.

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TitleCentral Louisiana Grain Cooperative Update
Release Date4/4/2008
 

On March 13, 2008, Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., was appointed as receiver of Central Louisiana Grain Cooperative, Inc., by order of the 9th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Rapides.

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TitleCommissioner Strain Warns of Scam Targeting Farmers
Release Date4/3/2008
 
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TitleCommissioner Strain visits Morganza
Release Date3/27/2008
 

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., visited farmers in the Morganza Spillway area Wednesday evening to offer support for their efforts to fortify the levee with supersized sandbags.

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TitleHomer man sentenced for timber theft
Release Date3/19/2008
 

A six-month-long investigation by Department of Agriculture and Forestry enforcement officers culminated with the sentencing of a Homer man Monday, Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said.

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TitleLDAF places grain elevator into receivership
Release Date3/14/2008
 

The Department of Agriculture and Forestry placed Central Louisiana Grain Cooperative, Inc. of Boyce into receivership Thursday afternoon, Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said today.

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TitleWade Dubea named Louisiana state forester
Release Date3/13/2008
 

After interviewing nearly a dozen candidates, the Louisiana Forestry Commission has selected a new state forester, Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., announced.

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TitleArkansas man arrested for timber theft in Louisiana
Release Date3/11/2008
 

Following a three-month-long investigation by enforcement officers with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a Norphlet, Ark., man was arrested yesterday afternoon on felony timber theft charges.

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TitleLouisiana Celebrates Ag Day
Release Date3/7/2008
 

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, D.V.M., welcomed several hundred people to Louisiana Ag Day at a ceremony held today in Baton Rouge.

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TitleCommissioner Strain Attends National Meeting
Release Date2/13/2008
 

Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., and other top Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry officials recently returned from a mid-year meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) in Washington D.C.

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TitleLDAF Sends Firefighters to Assist with Texas Wildfires
Release Date2/12/2008
 

A Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry firefighting strike team has been sent to Granbury, Texas, to assist the Texas Forest Service with wildfires, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, D.V.M., said today.

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TitleAll Rice Seed Must Be Tested for Liberty Link Traits
Release Date2/7/2008
 

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain is reminding seed dealers and farmers that all rice seed in Louisiana must be tested for Liberty Link 601 traits.

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