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Morning report Fri 24 May’13
Old-crop soybeans were highly volatile today, with the July soybeans trading in a 59¼c daily trading range. The market initially staged a strong rally, but heavy selling into the close resulted in old… more →
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The Life Examined: Food Tracking
wrote 3 hours ago: Keeping lists may seem tedious and reductive, but the feedback is priceless One of the most telling … more →
Why is the USDA blamed for antibiotic resistance?
wrote 4 hours ago: It is concerning to me that the USDA is being blamed for inaction on antibiotic resistant strains of … more →
Successful fight to stop farm bill secrecy -- for now
wrote 8 hours ago: Senator Patrick Leahy and open government groups have stopped at least for now the Grassley amendmen … more →
Why Waiting To Buy Is A Mistake
wrote 9 hours ago: Here’s a great Infographic from the KCM Blog (Keeping Current Matters) If you are looking to … more →
Morning report Fri 24 May'13
wrote 14 hours ago: Old-crop soybeans were highly volatile today, with the July soybeans trading in a 59¼c daily trading … more →
BUILDING A WHOLE FOOD KITCHEN ON A HALF PRICE BUDGET
wrote 21 hours ago: Making a trip to the grocery store these days is like running a gauntlet. From one side you are ass … more →
HAZARDOUS CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS AT TYSON PLANT
wrote 1 day ago: Workers at one plant in Corydon, Ind. are getting sick. Several have been diagnosed with a rare form … more →
USDA is Right on Carrageenan
wrote 1 day ago: By Marshall L. Matz Kudos to Secretary Vilsack and USDA for basing their regulatory decisions on sou … more →
Food Access Research Atlas
wrote 1 day ago: By: Tashara Parker The USDA published a report about Americans access to eat a healthy diet. In the … more →
Paid Internship at Dept. of Agriculture
wrote 1 day ago: JOB SUMMARY The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Communications is offering full-time, pai … more →
Livestock owners' "phone directory" info should not be covered with blanket of secrecy
wrote 1 day ago: (Updated 5/23/13 at 1:18pm) Corrected 5/23/13 at 1:30pm The full Senate is taking up the farm bill ( … more →
Venison, Nutrition & Fat
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wrote 1 day ago: Author Hank Shaw has piece for North American Whitetail called What Every Hunter Needs to Know About … more →
BEWARE: CONVENTIONAL FOODS LABELED AS ORGANIC
wrote 1 day ago: Earlier, in the supposedly good old days, lone farmers or traders in the organic business stooped to … more →
Mexico says, US isn't respecting WTO meat labeling rules
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wrote 1 day ago: Adriana Barrera Reuters MEXICO CITY — The United States is not respecting a World Trade Orga … more →
Is it fair? Is it legal?
wrote 1 day ago: While attending a national conference, a Michigan State University Extension educator looked forward … more →
USA - USDA Expanded Recall - Listeria monocytogenes
wrote 1 day ago: USDA Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La., establishment, is expanding its recall to include approxim … more →
Solution: Label GMO Food Locally
wrote 1 day ago: Ever since food became easier and more profitable to create by machinery the government has tried to … more →
Could sugar dumping push ethanol production up?
wrote 2 days ago: Pulling out an interesting little option from the 2008 Farm bill, the USDA is considering re-directi … more →
Remembering the Buffalo National River and Saving It - Again!
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wrote 2 days ago: I first floated northern Arkansas’s Buffalo River in July 1970. The Arkansas Gazette, the late … more →
