Haven’t you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Severe, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth.
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Cows on a dairy farm, in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., Tuesday, September 25, 2018. A herd of runaway cattle that has evaded capture for months has been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields near a small Quebec town. PHOTO BY JACQUES BOISSINOT /The Canadian Press
Prompting priceless reactions of surprise from her colleagues, Sen. Julie Miville-Dechene recounted the story of the bovine fugitives in the Senate chamber this week — and attempted to make a moo-ving point about politics.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security, praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to reinstate the “higher of” Class I pricing formula for milk.

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