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Farm bill protects producers
The farm bill is more than an agriculture bill — it’s a jobs bill, an energy bill, a conservation bill and a research bill.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
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The farm bill is more than an agriculture bill — it’s a jobs bill, an energy bill, a conservation bill and a research bill.
Monday, July, 30, 2012 - Agweek - News
House Ag Committee releases its farm bill
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., on July 5 introduced a farm bill proposal that garnered predictable reactions from farm and nutrition groups.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Agweek - News
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., on July 5 introduced a farm bill proposal that garnered predictable reactions from farm and nutrition groups.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Agweek - News
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USDA grants for energy efficiency, dry conditions in South Dakota and a decision on the country-of-origin appeal
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Agweek - News
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USDA grants for energy efficiency, dry conditions in South Dakota and a decision on the country-of-origin appeal
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Agweek - News
Concerned about antibiotics in meat
A majority of Americans want antibiotic-free meat, according to a national poll released by Consumer Reports. The report, “Meat on Drugs: The Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals and What Supermarkets and Consumers Can Do to Stop It,” is available at ConsumerReports.org.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Drovers CattleNetwork - News
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A majority of Americans want antibiotic-free meat, according to a national poll released by Consumer Reports. The report, “Meat on Drugs: The Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals and What Supermarkets and Consumers Can Do to Stop It,” is available at ConsumerReports.org.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Drovers CattleNetwork - News
Regulation needed for large farms
MITCHELL, S.D. — The growth of factory farms has contributed to a host of environmental, public health, economic, food safety and animal welfare problems.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Agweek - News
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MITCHELL, S.D. — The growth of factory farms has contributed to a host of environmental, public health, economic, food safety and animal welfare problems.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Agweek - News
China's agricultural future
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As the most populous nation on Earth, China has intermittently been seen as the solution to the problem created by the ability of United States farmers to produce more than they can sell at a profitable price. Sometimes the discussion is focused on cotton; at other times it is corn or soybeans. Today, it is pork — on the hoof that is. A recent Reuters article provides an explanation for the surge in the import of live pigs into China. From 2002 to 2007, China imported a total of 13,000 head of swine, while from 2008 to 2011, live swine imports totaled 39,000 head — 15,000 in 2011 alone.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Agweek - News
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As the most populous nation on Earth, China has intermittently been seen as the solution to the problem created by the ability of United States farmers to produce more than they can sell at a profitable price. Sometimes the discussion is focused on cotton; at other times it is corn or soybeans. Today, it is pork — on the hoof that is. A recent Reuters article provides an explanation for the surge in the import of live pigs into China. From 2002 to 2007, China imported a total of 13,000 head of swine, while from 2008 to 2011, live swine imports totaled 39,000 head — 15,000 in 2011 alone.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Agweek - News
