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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Gun debate set to return to Minnesota Capitol
By Don Davis Call it Gun Week 2 in the Minnesota Legislature. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans Thursday and Friday meetings on bills written to curb gun violence. Senate Majority Leader Tom Bak...
Posted on 2/15/13 at 4:51 PM
Minnesota DNR to continue testing deer for bovine TB in 2012 
According to Dr. Michelle Carstensen, wildlife health program coordinator for the DNR, the agency has funding to test deer in the area near Skime, Minn., again in 2012. Sharpshooting isn’t part of the plan, though, Carstensen said, and the DNR will rely on hunters to submit deer for further sampling efforts.
By Brad Dokken , December 11, 2011
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Minnesota cattlemen happy bovine TB again controlled, reopening markets
Minnesota cattlemen are celebrating the reopening of markets nationwide after tuberculosis found in one cow six years ago hurt their sales. Gov. Mark Dayton issued a proclamation proclaiming TB free day for the state’s cattle industry after 58 herds were destroyed and 800,000 animals tested.
By Don Davis , December 07, 2011
Minnesota's regained bovine TB-free status pleases officials, ranchers
Gov. Mark Dayton today issued a proclamation proclaiming TB free day for the state’s cattle industry after 58 herds were destroyed and 800,000 animals tested over six emotionally and financially challenging years.
By Don Davis , December 07, 2011
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Minnesota now free of bovine TB, USDA says
Minnesota is officially free of bovine tuberculosis, a disease that shook the state's cattle industry a few years back after it was discovered in Roseau County and to this day has caused some ranchers to regularly test their animals.
By Mike Hughlett , October 06, 2011
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Minnesota reaches milestone in bovine TB fight
The vast majority of the state was upgraded to TB-free status today.
By Associated Press , October 01, 2010
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BOVINE TB: Aerial survey shows drop in deer numbers
Deer populations in the bovine TB core area near Skime, Minn., are estimated at 422, down from 664 last year and 807 in 2008, based on an aerial survey conducted in late January.
By Brad Dokken , February 07, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: Pine City pair killed ... Bovine TB fee ends ... Minnesotans on Makeover ... more
A husband and wife from Pine City have been killed in a head-on crash in eastern Minnesota near the Wisconsin border. Minnesota State Patrol Capt. Matt Langer said a 44-year-old-man who had been drinking tried to pass a minivan on Highway 70 in Rock Creek in a no-passing zone about 5:45 p.m. Friday.
January 03, 2010
North Dakota officials revisit bovine TB issue
North Dakota is revisiting restrictions it placed on cattle imports from Minnesota nearly two years ago after bovine tuberculosis was detected in deer and cattle herds there, a state official said.
North Dakota’s Board of Animal Health asked state Veterinarian Dr. Susan Keller to meet with wildlife officials from both states to discuss the restrictions and gather information.
By Blake Nicholson , December 15, 2009
Bovine TB creates more hassles than losses for cattle ranchers
Nebraska and Texas are investigating positive cases of bovine tuberculosis to determine whether there has been an outbreak of the disease already confirmed in California, Minnesota (where it was found in northwest Minnesota), Michigan and New Mexico. The disease is considered untreatable in cattle, so both infected and uninfected animals in a herd usually are killed when bovine tuberculosis is found.
By Associated Press , August 27, 2009
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N.D. animal health board hires field investigator
With the threat of bovine tuberculosis to the east and brucellosis to the west, North Dakota animal health officials have added another precaution against new animal diseases entering the state.
By Blake Nicholson , August 17, 2009
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Bovine TB quarantine expands to 42 Neb. herds
The number of Nebraska cattle herds quarantined because of bovine tuberculosis concerns jumped to 42 Tuesday, and two other states were warned the disease may have already spread there.
June 16, 2009
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N.D. cow tests negative for bovine TB
State Veterinarian Susan Keller says the last of 28 suspect cows in initial testing of a southwestern North Dakota beef cattle herd has tested negative for bovine tuberculosis. Further tests still need to be done on a 29th suspect cow found in a second round of tests. Testing of neighboring herds also is ongoing. No bovine TB has been found in any of the tests so far.
By Associated Press , March 06, 2009
N.D. state vet: Bovine TB tests promising
tate Veterinarian Susan Keller says officials are still awaiting final results from testing of a southwestern North Dakota cattle herd for bovine tuberculosis. But she says tests on 27 of 28 "suspect" cows have been finished, and nothing has been found.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2009
DNR to conduct aerial deer survey in TB area
Weather permitting, the Department of Natural Resources will conduct an aerial survey this week to estimate deer numbers in the core area of a minor bovine tuberculosis outbreak near Skime, Minn.
By Brad Dokken , January 25, 2009
Minnesota senators hear bovine TB fight saved cattle industry
Minnesota senators smiled Thursday when they heard about one of the few bright spots in the 2009 legislative session. In a time when lawmakers must deal with a massive budget deficit affecting nearly every state program, Sen. Rod Skoe said it was good to hear that an aggressive state-run effort saved the state’s cattle industry.
By Don Davis , January 23, 2009
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