An oversupply of lower-quality grass and alfalfa hay has kept downward pressure on prices at the Madison County Ag Auction’s weekly hay and straw sales near Alton, IL. “We’ve been moving a lot of hay through each ...
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It's never too early for you to start taking care of your heart. Studies show children who have good heart health practices are at lower your risk of developing cardiovascular diseases later in life. The first step, says Susan Haynes, ...
Tags: smoking, Heart-Healthy Lifestyle, Kid, Adolescent
Bosch Packaging Technology plans to showcase its range of filling and packaging equipment for liquid and viscous food at Interpack 2014 in Dusseldorf of Germany, which will be held between 8 to 14 May, 2014. The company will showcase fill ...
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10 Feb 2014 tna has more than 6000 systems installed across more than 120 countries. Mark stand 17B/43 in your must visit list at interpack 2014. tna is putting its most forward-thinking systems on show. Here are five: Two different ...
Tags: FX 3ci RTJ, Food Packaging, VFFS, SCADA
Asda, a UK-based retailer, is withdrawing its own brand 4 Breaded Alaska Pollock Fillets as some of the packages may contain Lightly Dusted River Cobbler, which contains milk that is not mentioned on the label. The recall affects Asda 4 ...
Tags: Milk Allergen, Food
Canadian dairy giant Saputo has closed its unconditional all-cash takeover offer for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) and now holds 87.92% share in the Australian firm. The company stated that going forward it will work closely with ...
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Arla Food Ingredients, a subsidiary of Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods, has unveiled Nutrilac FastRipe, a natural milk protein, designed to cater to the needs of cheese manufacturers. Claimed to allow cheese-makers reduce ripening ...
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Pouches are giving world dominance a good and ardent go but cans remain the food and drink package of choice. Three of every four people prefer steel cans, based on features such as recyclability, taste quality, shelf life, safety and ...
Dairy farmers have a new opportunity to protect their farm income with dairy margin insurance. The dairy safety net in the new farm bill takes a new approach. Margin insurance, and the nuts-and-bolts decisions to be made, will be ...
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Organic farmers in California face unique issues in this devastating drought, leading some to bow out … or sell cows for hamburger meat San Joaquin Valley organic dairy farmer Tony Azevedo's business has dried up—literally. ...
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People can use the sense of smell to detect dietary fat in food, according to new findings from research centre on human senses the Monell Centre (Monell). Researchers said innovative methods using odour to make low-fat foods more ...
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I am betting your response to the headline was the same as when I read the news: HUH? The proposed Farm Bill has finally gathered the bicameral and bipartisan support of a conference committee. Food Safety News recently reported that ...
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Consistency is one of the biggest goals when feeding calves. Whatever the liquid feed (milk or milk replacer), the temperature, total solids percentage, and nutrient level should be reasonably consistent from feeding to feeding. Large ...
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New peanut allergy therapy shows 84 per cent success A new therapy for peanut allergy has been successful in the majority of the 99 children who took part in a trial conducted by researchers at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK. ...
Tags: Peanut, allergy, peanut immunotherapy, enzyme
Asia's rising stars challenging soft drinks leaders The three largest global soft drinks brands continue to be Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and Sprite, but Chinese brand Kangshifu (Tingyi Holding Corp) is not far behind, according to the latest ...
Tags: soft drinks, Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Sprite