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FILE - In this Friday, May 8, 2009 file photo, Zheng Shuzhen, ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:31:40 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Friday, May 8, 2009 file photo, Zheng Shuzhen, left, from Henan province reacts, with a photo of her 1-year-old granddaughter Zhou mengxin outside a Health Ministry office in Beijing, China. China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food safety crises. The men were the only people put to death in a scheme to boost profits by lacing milk powder with the industrial chemical melamine; another 19 were convicted and received lesser sentences. At least six children died after drinking the adulterated formula, and more than 300,000 were sickened. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, a child cries as ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:28:15 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, a child cries as he waits for ultrasonic scan to detect for problems related to consuming tainted milk formula at a hospital, in Shijiazhuang, northern China's Hebei province. China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country's worst food safety crises. The men were the only people put to death in a scheme to boost profits by lacing milk powder with the industrial chemical melamine; another 19 were convicted and received lesser sentences. At least six children died after drinking the adulterated formula, and more than 300,000 were sickened. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Milk farmers demonstrate outside the European Council and Commission ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:38:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Milk farmers demonstrate outside the European Council and Commission headquarters in Brussels November 20, 2009. Milk producers protested against lower selling prices of milk outside a meeting of European Union agriculture ministers trying to tackle a crisis in the dairy sector. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM CONFLICT AGRICULTURE)

Milk farmers demonstrate outside the European Council and Commission ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:38:40 GMT

ilk farmers demonstrate outside the European Council and Commission ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:35 GMT

(Reuters) - ilk farmers demonstrate outside the European Council and Commission headquarters in Brussels November 20, 2009. Milk producers protested against lower selling prices of milk outside a meeting of European Union agriculture ministers trying to tackle a crisis in the dairy sector. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM AGRICULTURE CONFLICT)

A model of a cow is placed outside the European Council and ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:28 GMT

(Reuters) - A model of a cow is placed outside the European Council and Commission headquarters during a milk farmers demonstration outside the European Council and Commission headquarters in Brussels November 20, 2009. Milk producers protested against lower selling prices of milk outside a meeting of European Union agriculture ministers trying to tackle a crisis in the dairy sector. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM CONFLICT AGRICULTURE)

Farm workers Ricardo Visconti (L) and Ruben Perez hold Jersey ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:22:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Farm workers Ricardo Visconti (L) and Ruben Perez hold Jersey transgenic cows, four-year-old Pampa Victoria and two-year-old Pampa Argentina respectively, in Buenos Aires in this April 17, 2007 file photo. The Argentine pharmaceutical company that cloned the cows said four other cloned animals had been born and that they would produce human insulin in their milk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2008 approved the sale of food from clones and their offspring, stating the products are indistinguishable from that of their non-clone counterparts. The moves have stirred controversy about whether tinkering with nature is safe, or even ethical, prompting major food companies to swear off food products from cloned animals. But consumers are likely already eating meat and drinking milk from the offspring of clones, which are technically not clones, without even knowing it. To match Special Report FOOD/CLONING REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian/Files (ARGENTINA DRINK HEALTH SCI TECH FOOD BUSINESS)

A Swiss farmer and a worker at a Emmentaler cheese dairy handle ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:57 GMT

(Reuters) - A Swiss farmer and a worker at a Emmentaler cheese dairy handle milk in canisters in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE)

A Swiss farmer brings milk in canisters to a Emmentaler cheese ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:53 GMT

(Reuters) - A Swiss farmer brings milk in canisters to a Emmentaler cheese dairy in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE)

Swiss farmers bring milk in canisters to a Emmentaler cheese ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss farmers bring milk in canisters to a Emmentaler cheese dairy in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE)

Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich puts canisters of milk in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:39:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich puts canisters of milk in his car at his farm in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE)

Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich pours milk into a canister ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:39:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich pours milk into a canister at his farm in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE)

Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich milks a cow at his farm in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:38:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich milks a cow at his farm in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND ANIMALS AGRICULTURE)

Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich milks a cow at his farm in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:33:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich milks a cow at his farm in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND ANIMALS AGRICULTURE)

Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich milks a cow at his farm in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss dairy farmer Hans Wuethrich milks a cow at his farm in Trub, near Bern November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND ANIMALS AGRICULTURE)

A photographer takes a picture of a line of severed heads of ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:21 GMT

(Reuters) - A photographer takes a picture of a line of severed heads of cows during a demonstration by Hungarian dairy farmers against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union, near the Agriculture Ministry in Budapest November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY POLITICS ANIMALS BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Hungarian dairy farmers display severed heads of cows and banners ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Hungarian dairy farmers display severed heads of cows and banners as they protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union, near the Agriculture Ministry in Budapest November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY POLITICS ANIMALS BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Hungarian dairy farmers display severed heads of cows and banners ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:59 GMT

A Hungarian dairy farmer pours milk over severed heads of cows ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:48 GMT

(Reuters) - A Hungarian dairy farmer pours milk over severed heads of cows to protest against low dairy prices and cheap imports from the European Union, near the Agriculture Ministry in Budapest November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY POLITICS ANIMALS CONFLICT BUSINESS)

Nigerian dwarf goats stand in their barn Oct. 19, 2009 on Pholia ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:43 GMT

(AP) - Nigerian dwarf goats stand in their barn Oct. 19, 2009 on Pholia Farm in Wimer, Ore. The goats are milked with machinery powered by solar panels and a small hydroelectric turbine that runs off a creek. The farm is one of a growing number that operates on renewable energy. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Vern Caldwell poses Oct. 19, 2009 in the battery barn of Pholia ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:34:50 GMT

(AP) - Vern Caldwell poses Oct. 19, 2009 in the battery barn of Pholia Farm in Wimer, Ore. Besides raising goats for milk that goes into their cheeses, the Caldwell family lives off the grid, using electricity from solar panels and a small hydroelectric turbine and heat from a wood-fired boiler. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Vern Caldwell stands Oct. 19, 2009 with one of the solar panels ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:33:38 GMT

(AP) - Vern Caldwell stands Oct. 19, 2009 with one of the solar panels on Pholia Farm in Wimer, Ore., where he and his family live off the grid while raising Nigerian dwarf goats that produce milk for their cheeses. An array of grants and tax incentives is convincing more farmers to install renewable energy. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Gianaclis Caldwell shows off Pholia Farm's raw milk cheeses ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMT

(AP) - Gianaclis Caldwell shows off Pholia Farm's raw milk cheeses on Oct. 19, 2009 at the farm in Wimer, Ore. She and her husband, Vern Caldwell, decided to go off the grid when they started the farm. They are among an increasing number of farms that are growing their own electricity along with crops. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Solar panels and firewood are two important sources of energy ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:30:58 GMT

(AP) - Solar panels and firewood are two important sources of energy on Pholia Farm in Wimer, Ore., shown here on Oct. 19, 2009. Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell decided to go completely off the grid when they started raising Nigerian dwarf goats and making raw milk cheese. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Sophie the Anatolian shepherd guard dog, watches over Nigerian ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:27:55 GMT

(AP) - Sophie the Anatolian shepherd guard dog, watches over Nigerian dwarf goats on Pholia Farm Oct. 19, 2009 in Wimer, Ore. Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell produce their own electricity with solar panels and a small hydroelectric turbine as well as the goats to produce raw milk cheeses. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

In this photograph taken on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, dairy farmer ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:27:16 GMT

(AP) - In this photograph taken on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, dairy farmer Brett Corsentino shows the damage he says has been done to his corn crop by waste water from natural gas drilling outside of Walsenburg, Colo. Area residents are experiencing problems with their wells since drilling for natural gas started around the southeast Colorado community. (AP Photo/Judith Kohler)

Nick Smith (L) gives British Prince Andrew (R) a maori greeting ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:07:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - Nick Smith (L) gives British Prince Andrew (R) a maori greeting in 2005. A New Zealand artist has sculpted the head of the government's environment minister, Smith, out of cow dung in a conservation protest. The artist said Thursday he was upset about plans to dam a local river and the pollution of waterways by effluent from dairy farms.(AFP/File/Dean Treml)

Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava October 29, 2009. Milk producers were protesting against the low selling prices of milk in the Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC CONFLICT BUSINESS FOOD)

Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:52 GMT

Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:32 GMT

Farmers in tractors and tanker vehicles spray milk on a field ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:27:16 GMT

(AP) - Farmers in tractors and tanker vehicles spray milk on a field to protest low prices for milk near the city of Jihlava in central Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:26:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava October 29, 2009. Milk producers protested against lower selling prices of milk in the Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC CONFLICT BUSINESS FOOD)

Milk farmers spray fresh milk on a field near the town of Jihlava ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:26:21 GMT

Brodowin bio milk is seen stocked at the farm's local store.With ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:24:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - Brodowin bio milk is seen stocked at the farm's local store.With its 1,250 hectares (3,088 acres), the former collective farm provides employment for the village's 430 inhabitants, and owes its success to converting to bio-farming, mainly for the Berlin market, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) away.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

A cow is being milked at the Brodowin Eco-farm. With its 1,250 ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:24:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - A cow is being milked at the Brodowin Eco-farm. With its 1,250 hectares (3,088 acres), the former collective farm provides employment for the village's 430 inhabitants, and owes its success to converting to bio-farming, mainly for the Berlin market, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) away.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

A tractor driven by a Swiss milk producer arrives in front of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:32 GMT

(Reuters) - A tractor driven by a Swiss milk producer arrives in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009, as they demonstrate against low milk prices. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Cows graze in a field in front of the Cremo factory building ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:59:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Cows graze in a field in front of the Cremo factory building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009. Swiss milk producers demonstrate against low milk prices. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS ANIMALS)

Cows graze in a field in front of the Cremo factory building ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:57:12 GMT

Cows graze in a field in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Cows graze in a field in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009. Swiss milk producers demonstrate against low milk prices. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS)

A convoy of tractors of Swiss milk producers arrive in front ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:51:41 GMT

(Reuters) - A convoy of tractors of Swiss milk producers arrive in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009. The farmers demonstrate against low milk prices. The slogan on the cow reads "Fair priced milk" REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Swiss milk producers stand in front of the Cremo building in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:46:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss milk producers stand in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009, as they demonstrate against low milk prices. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS CONFLICT)

A Swiss milk producer prepares a display cow during a demonstration ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:46:03 GMT

(Reuters) - A Swiss milk producer prepares a display cow during a demonstration in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009. The farmers are demonstrating against low milk prices. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS CONFLICT)

A convoy of tractors of Swiss milk producers arrive in front ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:40:31 GMT

(Reuters) - A convoy of tractors of Swiss milk producers arrive in front of the Cremo building in Le Mont near Lausanne October 28, 2009. The farmers are demonstrating against low milk prices. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS)

A Palestinian man is seen standing at a water distribution spot ...

(AFP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:56:59 GMT

(AFP) - A Palestinian man is seen standing at a water distribution spot in Wadi Milkha, northeast of the West Bank city of Nablus. Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians adequate access to water while allowing Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank almost unlimited supplies.(AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits a farm in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:33:02 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits a farm in Rahon, eastern France, October 27, 2009. French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled on Tuesday 1.65 billion euros ($2.46 billion) in support for France's struggling farm sector, and called on Europe to move faster in reinforcing regulations in the dairy sector. REUTERS/Ludovic/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS AGRICULTURE BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd R) visits a farm ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:51 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd R) visits a farm in Rahon, eastern France, October 27, 2009. French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled on Tuesday 1.65 billion euros ($2.46 billion) in support for France's struggling farm sector, and called on Europe to move faster in reinforcing regulations in the dairy sector. REUTERS/Ludovic/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS AGRICULTURE BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy tastes a cheese as he visits ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:17:13 GMT

(AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy tastes a cheese as he visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009. Sarkozy says the goverment will provide euro 1 billion ($1.5 billion) in loans for cash-strapped farmers suffering through the worst agricultural crisis in 30 years.(AP Photo/Gerard Cerles; Pool)

Members of France's "Confederation Paysanne" farmer's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of France's "Confederation Paysanne" farmer's union shout slogans as they demonstrate in a forest overlooking the building where France's President Nicolas Sarkozy will deliver a speech on the situation of French agriculture in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE POLITICS AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Members of France's "Confederation Paysanne" farmer's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:05:35 GMT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a building after ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a building after delivered a speech on the situation of French agriculture in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE AGRICULTURE POLITICS BUSINESS)