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ALABAMA - Alabama's Agriculture commissioner says heavy rains have damaged some of the state's crops...

Causing poor harvesting conditions and quality.
The commissioner says farmers are in potential crisis mode if they don't get dry weather within the next two weeks.

He also says most were expecting a bumper crop before September, but then the heavy rains started.

The most affected crops are: cotton, soybeans, corn, and peanuts.



Alabama Crop Damage

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1 dead after truck full of farm animals crashes
February 09, 2010 06:14 EST

WESTON, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a traffic accident in which a truck full of goats, pigs and chickens crashed into another vehicle, killing one person and several animals.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the accident happened Monday night in Broward County, about 15 miles north of Weston, when a flatbed truck jackknifed and was struck by another vehicle.

The driver of the second truck was killed, and dozens of animals thrown onto the road.

Some of the livestock escaped into the Everglades, and investigators fear they could become a road hazard.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sun sentinel.com

Monday, November 2 2009, 01:51 PM EST

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• BUSINESS NEWS

Dow below 10,000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street begins trading today with the Dow Jones industrials below 10,000 for the first time in three months.

• CONSUMER INFO

Toyota checking 2010 Prius brakes; mum on recall
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   TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- Toyota USA says it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. ...

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IN THE NEWS: COLORADO SEEKS TO COLLECT ONLINE SALES TAXES

DENVER (AP) -- It's the latest in a long line of efforts to get people to pay taxes on online sales -- this time, being tried by lawmakers in Colorado.

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STRIP CLUB RAISES MONEY FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- This is a charity effort that, we presume, raised more than just money for a good cause.

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