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U.S. Potato Exports, including Processed Products, Reach Record Levels
Potato Business | Posted onSeptember 7, 2017 in Agriculture, Federal NewsExports of all U.S. potatoes and potato products reached a record USD1.7bn for the July 2016 – June 2017 marketing year, and a record volume level of 1,712,364 metric tons (MT), according to Potatoes USA. Fresh potato exports at 491,716 MT were up 9%, potato chip exports up 5% to 52,103 MT and frozen products up 3% to 1,026,429 MT.
Animal rights activists: Proposition 2 not good enough
Watt Ag Net | Posted onSeptember 7, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsCoalition of animal rights groups files ballot language which would require all eggs sold in the state to be from cage-free systems, all pork and veal sold in state to be from farms that don’t use crates.
Student transforms cow manure into household furniture
Phys.org | Posted onSeptember 6, 2017 in Agriculture, Rural NewsA university student has gone from stool to stools after transforming cow manure into a range of designer household furniture.
Berlin has been invaded ... by Louisiana swamp crayfish
International Business Times | Posted onSeptember 6, 2017 in Rural NewsBerlin's huge Tiergarten park is crawling with a species of crayfish native to America's Deep South. The Louisiana crayfish – also known as the red swamp crawfish – can be found swimming in the park's ponds and scuttling across its paths. Juergen Goette, responsible for the park's upkeep, said the invasive crustacean could have disastrous effects. "The crayfish is an omnivore. It feeds on practically everything that it finds, such as plants, fish spawn and frog spawn from native frogs.
Audit: Iowa DNR fails to follow law on wetlands, public works inspections
Des Moines Register | Posted onSeptember 6, 2017 in Agriculture NewsThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources has failed to follow state law to identify protected wetlands, inspect local public works projects, and create a clean-air advisory panel, an audit released says.
Michigan Farming Giant Sued for Defaulting on $145M Loan
DTN | Posted onSeptember 5, 2017 in Agriculture NewsWhen Zeeland, Michigan-based Boersen Farms Inc. bought the bulk of Stamp Farms LLC's land-lease agreements and other assets in what was considered one of the largest farm bankruptcies ever in 2013, the DTN National Corn Index was at $7 a bushel.
The raging legal battle over what makes a food ‘natural’
The Washington Post | Posted onSeptember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, Food NewsMore than a year after the Food and Drug Administration signaled that it would soon nail down exactly what the word “natural” means, the agency has yet to provide any guidance — and baffled consumers are suing. They’ve sued Sargento, the dairy giant, because the cows behind its “natural” cheeses are given genetically modified feed.They’ve sued Walmart over its “all-natural” pita chips, which contain thiamine mononitrate and folic acid — both B vitamins that are made synthetically.
AVMA helping veterinarians take on telemedicine By Katie Burns
AVMA | Posted onSeptember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, Rural NewsThe AVMA is providing guidance and soon a toolkit to help veterinarians take on telemedicine in practice. On July 21 at its regular annual session in Indianapolis, the AVMA House of Delegates passed a policy on telemedicine and accompanying revisions to the Model Veterinary Practice Act, which is a model for state practice acts.Dr.
China targets farm waste as a 'clean' power source
Reuters | Posted onSeptember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, Energy NewsChina will pay farmers to turn animal poo into fertilizer and power, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday, as Beijing cracks down on agricultural pollution that has for years leaked into rivers and lakes, angering Chinese residents. China will give farmers subsidies to build animal waste processing facilities to make fertilisers or to treat manure so it’s safe for disposal, and to install biogas plants that use methane to generate electricity, according a government plan announced on Aug.
Corps Of Engineers Takes Proactive Approach To Stop Asian Carp In Mississippi River
Wisconsin Public Radio | Posted onSeptember 5, 2017 in Rural NewsThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is updating procedures at a lock and dam on the upper Mississippi River to stop the spread of Asian carp. Previous methods for operating spillway gates at Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa created variations in the flow of water through the dam, allowing the invasive species to swim through places with a slower current.Nan Bischoff, project manager for USACE's St.