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Recipe for safe food: Clean, cook, chill, separate
WASHINGTON — Clean. Cook. Chill. Separate. That’s the message of a new U.S. government campaign to raise awareness of safe food handling in the wake of a European E. coli outbreak that has killed almost 50 people.
Tuesday, June, 28, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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WASHINGTON — Clean. Cook. Chill. Separate. That’s the message of a new U.S. government campaign to raise awareness of safe food handling in the wake of a European E. coli outbreak that has killed almost 50 people.
Tuesday, June, 28, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Rule change could prompt increase in organic hops
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Call it a hops revolution. Northwest farmers have begun planting new varieties of the key flavor ingredient in beer and working with researchers to develop ways to grow the crop without pesticides. The movement stems from a federal decision last year requiring brewers who label their beer as organic to use organic hops beginning in 2013.
Wednesday, October, 19, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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TOPPENISH, Wash. — Call it a hops revolution. Northwest farmers have begun planting new varieties of the key flavor ingredient in beer and working with researchers to develop ways to grow the crop without pesticides. The movement stems from a federal decision last year requiring brewers who label their beer as organic to use organic hops beginning in 2013.
Wednesday, October, 19, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Lessons learned from E. coli outbreak?
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In following the story of the E. coli outbreak in Germany, we were intrigued when Germany determined that the point of origin was raw bean sprouts produced on an organic farm despite tests on bean sprout samples turning out negative for E. coli 0104:H4, the bacteria responsible for at least 30 deaths in Germany and one in Sweden. More than 800 people have come down with hemolytic uremic syndrome, permanent damage of the kidneys. In all, more than 3,200 people have been sickened so far.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - - Opinion
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In following the story of the E. coli outbreak in Germany, we were intrigued when Germany determined that the point of origin was raw bean sprouts produced on an organic farm despite tests on bean sprout samples turning out negative for E. coli 0104:H4, the bacteria responsible for at least 30 deaths in Germany and one in Sweden. More than 800 people have come down with hemolytic uremic syndrome, permanent damage of the kidneys. In all, more than 3,200 people have been sickened so far.
Monday, July, 04, 2011 - - Opinion
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Rural Meat Market
STREETER, N.D. — Clyde Reister has built a meat processing and catering business that involves his extended family, and has found success on the home farm.
Monday, January, 23, 2012 - Agweek - News
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STREETER, N.D. — Clyde Reister has built a meat processing and catering business that involves his extended family, and has found success on the home farm.
Monday, January, 23, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Enjoy the good times, but don’t get carried away
I don’t know if the past few years have been the best stretch ever for farmers on the Northern Plains.
Tuesday, March, 08, 2011 - Agweek - Opinion
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I don’t know if the past few years have been the best stretch ever for farmers on the Northern Plains.
Tuesday, March, 08, 2011 - Agweek - Opinion
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Pork board swaps ‘White Meat’ for ‘Be Inspired’
DES MOINES, Iowa — “The Other White Meat” has another slogan. The National Pork Board on Friday replaced the decades-old ad campaign with a new message: “Pork: Be Inspired.”
Friday, March, 04, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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DES MOINES, Iowa — “The Other White Meat” has another slogan. The National Pork Board on Friday replaced the decades-old ad campaign with a new message: “Pork: Be Inspired.”
Friday, March, 04, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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BLM to hold fracking forum in Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. — A technology that has created an oil boom in western North Dakota and opened vast natural gas reserves nationwide won’t harm drinking water sources if wells are drilled properly, regulators and industry officials said Wednesday.
Friday, April, 22, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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BISMARCK, N.D. — A technology that has created an oil boom in western North Dakota and opened vast natural gas reserves nationwide won’t harm drinking water sources if wells are drilled properly, regulators and industry officials said Wednesday.
Friday, April, 22, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Companies propose curbing junk food ads for kids
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government.
Friday, July, 15, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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WASHINGTON — The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government.
Friday, July, 15, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Thune: Ag policies will change in next farm bill
RAPID CITY - The next farm bill is likely to look very different from the farm subsidy system America's agricultural producers have known.
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Daily Republic of Mitchell, S.D. - Farm
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RAPID CITY - The next farm bill is likely to look very different from the farm subsidy system America's agricultural producers have known.
Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 - Daily Republic of Mitchell, S.D. - Farm
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Iowa cheese-makers decide to pull the plug
SPRINGVILLE, Iowa — The brief, successful life of Acoustic Farms Dairy is a cautionary tale for those pursuing a new dream.
Friday, October, 21, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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SPRINGVILLE, Iowa — The brief, successful life of Acoustic Farms Dairy is a cautionary tale for those pursuing a new dream.
Friday, October, 21, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Community Supported Agriculture store offers Arizona produce to participants
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Bags of pink lady apples from Willcox. Lemongrass stalks from Camp Verde. Bunches of chives from Cornville. Boxes of winter squash from Chino Valley. Crates of red potatoes from Phoenix.
Tuesday, April, 05, 2011 - Daily Sun of Flagstaff, Ariz. - Farm
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Bags of pink lady apples from Willcox. Lemongrass stalks from Camp Verde. Bunches of chives from Cornville. Boxes of winter squash from Chino Valley. Crates of red potatoes from Phoenix.
Tuesday, April, 05, 2011 - Daily Sun of Flagstaff, Ariz. - Farm
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More than 1,500 cattle in SD reported dead due to heat
People aren't the only animals suffering in this extreme heat.
Monday, August, 08, 2011 - Mitchell Daily Republic - Farm
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People aren't the only animals suffering in this extreme heat.
Monday, August, 08, 2011 - Mitchell Daily Republic - Farm
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Analysts: Europe’s sugar reform program leads to sugar shakeup
STOWE, Vt. — The European Union’s sugar reform has caused such supply shortages and price volatility that the United States should be leery of any proposal that would reduce domestic production and make the country dependent on sugar from developing countries that may not be reliable suppliers, European sugar analysts and executives say.
Tuesday, August, 16, 2011 - Special to Agweek - Farm
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STOWE, Vt. — The European Union’s sugar reform has caused such supply shortages and price volatility that the United States should be leery of any proposal that would reduce domestic production and make the country dependent on sugar from developing countries that may not be reliable suppliers, European sugar analysts and executives say.
Tuesday, August, 16, 2011 - Special to Agweek - Farm
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