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Highest bid on cruise is now at $2,200 — by bevsaunders — last modified 08-30 -2006 09:29

Today is the final day of the bidding on the cruise. At 6 p.m. today Aug 30. the highest bid will get to go to France, Italy and Spain. Please call Poultry Partners at 918-422-4030 or send it email bev.saunders@poultrypartners.com.

Highest bid on cruise at $2,600 — by bevsaunders — last modified 08-30 -2006 14:15

The bidding on the cruise continues and anyone interested needs to bid $2,700 at this point, 2:10 p.m. Aug. 30. There have been some questions about the cabin - it is a Verandah suite and private balcony with refrigerator, closed circuit TV, radio and phone.

Troy Johnson gets the cruise! — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-01 -2006 10:10

Congratulations to Troy Johnson of Inola who bought the cruise for $3,700. We know Troy and his wife will have a wonderful time. Many thanks to the bidders, especially the couple from Tahlequah who opened the bidding and placed the second to last bid.

Oklahoma Commissioners Thank Poultry Industry — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-01 -2006 10:13

This article was published on Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:45 PM CDT in News - By John L. Moore, The Morning News: Three commissioners of an Oklahoma environmental agency charged with protecting that state's six scenic rivers taped television commercials this week thanking Arkansas-based poultry companies for a donation and recent work in the watershed. The Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission oversees six scenic rivers in eastern Oklahoma. Commissioners Bill Blackard and Rick Stubblefield said they did the commercials to recognize the companies for a $1.1 million donation and for efforts to truck poultry litter out of the area.

State officials' numbers are incorrect — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-20 -2006 04:40

Please read the following news release from Poultry Partners concerning a fact sheet being distributed by the Oklahoma Secretary of Environment Miles Tolbert, who has joined with Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson in the lawsuit against the poultry industry.

Poultry Pollution Lawsuit Split — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-22 -2006 04:01

This article was published on Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:20 PM CDT in News By John L. Moore The Morning News, Sept. 22; A federal judge has given 73,000 potential defendants in the Illinois River watershed a break, for now.

Judge separates law suits in poultry case — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-22 -2006 04:07

Daily Oklahoman reports Sept. 22, 2006: TULSA -- A federal magistrate Thursday severed third- party defendants from the state's lawsuit against the poultry industry. Magistrate Sam Joyner in Tulsa ruled poultry companies cannot pursue actions against the third- party defendants until after the completion of the state's case against the companies.

Poultry Group Drops Ads Mentioning Oklahoma Official — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-29 -2006 09:28

This article was published on Monday, September 25, 2006 6:45 PM CDT in News, By THE MORNING NEWS : A poultry company group will suspend controversial advertisements that refer to the Oklahoma attorney general.

Compact Commission Sits While Poultry Suit Moves Forward — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-29 -2006 09:33

This article was published on Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:16 PM CDT in News By John L. Moore THE MORNING NEWS : A federal lawsuit involving Oklahoma and area poultry companies has had a chilling effect on the work of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission, said the commission's chairman.

Arkansas reports phosphorus getting better — by bevsaunders — last modified 09-29 -2006 09:40

This article was published on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:14 PM CDT in News By John L. Moore The Morning News : GRAND LAKE O' THE CHEROKEES, Okla. -- The problem of phosphorus in the Illinois River is getting better on the Arkansas side of the line, Arkansas water quality officials said.

Washington County : Poultry farmer, regulators come to terms in litter suit — by bevsaunders — last modified 10-13 -2006 04:45

Washington County : Poultry farmer, regulators come to terms in litter suit BY ROBERT J. SMITHof the Arkansas Deomocrat Gazette, Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006: A Washington County farmer reached a settlement Tuesday with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission in a lawsuit over state laws about poultry farming. The state agency never disagreed about what poultry farmer Gene Pharr wanted the court to do. “As a poultry farmer, he is abiding by the law because he’s following his nutrient management, he’s registering his farm and he applies litter according to his plan,” said Edward Swaim, a Natural Resources Commission attorney. “We agree that he should be allowed to do that,” he said.

Huckabee blasts Edmondson in Tulsa — by bevsaunders — last modified 10-13 -2006 04:49

BY JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, published in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette; Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 TULSA — Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is playing politics by demonizing the poultry industry and setting unrealistic goals to reduce pollution levels in his state’s rivers, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday. “Unfortunately, your attorney general is not interested in resolving the situation. He’s more interested in headlines,” Huckabee said. “It’s a great political platform for him.”

Move would allow rulings to apply to all remaining cases — by bevsaunders — last modified 10-27 -2006 08:19

This article was published on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:44 PM CDT in News By Ron Wood The Morning News FAYETTEVILLE -- Remaining lawsuits alleging arsenic in chicken litter caused cancer in Prairie Grove should be put on hold until an appeal of the first case is finished, according to a motion filed this week.

Poultry firms assail ads for Edmondson — by bevsaunders — last modified 10-27 -2006 08:22

Published in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette OCt. 27, 2006; BY ROBERT J. SMITH Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 Poultry companies with operations in Arkansas lashed out Thursday at Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, saying his latest political advertisement contains “grossly irresponsible” and “blatantly untrue” information.

Judge rules farmer out of Illinois River watershed must give testimony — by bevsaunders — last modified 12-23 -2006 06:27

Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:45 PM CST, byline: Associated Press and published in several newspapers in Arkansas and Oklahoma. TULSA, Okla. - A federal judge has denied a poultry farmer's request to prohibit the state from forcing him to give a deposition in a federal lawsuit over water quality issues.

Poultry industry keeps close watch on suit against feed makers — by bevsaunders — last modified 12-26 -2006 04:20

BY TRISH HOLLENBECK Northwest Arkansas Times - Posted on Monday, December 25, 2006; The ongoing debate over Northwest Arkansas’ poultry industry and its effects on the environment were featured center stage in a Washington County trial, one of several blaming the industry for harm allegedly caused by a feed additive

Baling Simplifies Litter Transport — by bevsaunders — last modified 12-28 -2006 03:52

By Dan Craft, The Morning News of Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville Arkansas; published Dec. 26, 2007; FAYETTEVILLE -- Christmas may be over, but one University of Arkansas professor still has some wrapping to do. H.L. Goodwin wants to give farmers gifts that keep on giving: phosphorus, nitrogen and calcium. Toward that goal, he's working to perfect a machine that bales and wraps a proven source of those nutrients -- chicken litter.

Judge rules to postpone next chicken-litter trial — by bevsaunders — last modified 12-29 -2006 03:31

BY TRISH HOLLENBECK, published in the Northwest Arkansas Times Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 Fourth Circuit Judge Kim Smith ruled Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court that the next chicken litter trial be continued until rulings in the first one are resolved by a higher court. Trial for the Austin Johnson suit was set for April 23, but that is now continued, and Smith did not set a new date. He ruled for a continuance until the Arkansas Court of Appeals rules on issues brought up on appeal from the September Michael and Beth Green trial, the first in a multi-lawsuit case alleging chicken litter causes cancer.

Judge Orders Edmondson To Release Information To Poultry Companies — by bevsaunders — last modified 01-06 -2007 03:45