Fruit of the Loom, Inc., which designs, makes and markets Spalding and Russell Athletic apparel, has been named a recipient of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leadership Award for committing to reducing its carbon ...
Tags: Fruit, Agriculture, Food
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has revoked the food processing license of Mu Kung Hwa Oriental Food, a producer of traditional Korean rice cakes, after several inspections found on-going sanitation problems. The ...
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Editor’s note: This article written by Christopher Peak originally appeared in the Point Reyes Light. Food Safety News does not endorse any individual food producer on cleanliness or safety. We also do not consider antibiotics or ...
Tags: Beef, Recall, BN Ranch, Rancho Feeding Corporation
Equine Canada is introducing the country's horse industry to the world. The group received $483,650 in funding through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriMarketing Program to develop key export markets with long-term potential for the ...
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced details of the 2014 Crop Insurance Program, which includes a number of new features to help producers mitigate their risk. ...
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Gloomy Crop Prices Forecasted by Economist Joe Glauber at USDA Outlook Forum By Farms.com Team At the opening session of today's USDA Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., Joe Glauber, USDA's chief economist, presented the lower grain price ...
A new collaboration promises the ability for growers to more accurately plan, place, and manage nitrogen applications on a real-time basis, growers will have more corn hybrid choices for 2014, U.S. soybean crop quality survey shows less ...
Gloomy Crop Prices Forecasted by Economist Joe Glauber at USDA Outlook Forum By Farms.com Team At the opening session of today's USDA Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., Joe Glauber, USDA's chief economist, presented the lower grain price ...
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The Idaho House is now ready for a floor vote that will likely send Senate Bill 1337 to Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for his signature. It would make trespassing and filming agricultural operations without permission of ...
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UPDATE: After three and one-half hours of public hearing Thursday, Senate Bill 1337 was sent to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives by the Agriculture Affairs Committee with a "do pass" recommendation. The quick-moving ...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is piecing together a list of retailers to which 8.7 million pounds of recalled meat had been sent over the course of 2013. While, up until Wednesday, the recall list has consisted of neighborhood ...
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Angelonia made the cut. So did several cultivars of celosia, gaillardia, impatiens, lantana and petunias. Those flowers and more are on the new Kansas State University list of Prairie Star Annual Flowers. The Prairie Star program was ...
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Wyoming Authentic Products, LLC, of Cody, WY, is recalling approximately 365 pounds of beef jerky products due to a processing deviation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. ...
What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
By Nick Paulson To make good grass silage, producers must first harvest high-quality forage, use the right type and amount of inoculant, and pack and cover the product tightly and properly. That’s the advice of Dan Undersander, ...
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