Food safety rule as blunt as can be Don t eat poop ; yet, we often have no clue how to cook things well By Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor McClatchy News Service Originally posted on April 10, 2007 DELIVERING YOUR WORLD Subscribe to The News-Press Place a classified ad Printer friendly version Email this article. Food safety rule as blunt as can be Don t eat poop ; yet, we often have no clue how to cook things well By Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor McClatchy News Service Originally posted on April...

If they have a limited amount they can cover them, but if they have a big field of crops, there s nothing we can tell them to do. Cold weather made a surprising sweep through Alabama over the weekend, but local agriculture experts say it could be two or three weeks before any costly effects are seen. The temperatures were predicted to hit the freezing mark Friday night, but it was Saturday night that proved to be the coldest of the holiday weekend. He has a couple of 100 acres with some...

An extensive part of Agrofrut's efforts concentrate on pineapple and citrus processing, the extracts of which are used to produce bromelain, xylitol, and organic cloth and paper products. Agrofrut's proprietary technology uses the biomass waste of pineapples, sugar cane, oranges, grapefruits and other agricultural products to produce high quality, low cost nutraceutical ingredients. Upon execution of a definitive option agreement and payment of the investment, CTT and Agrofrut will share...

The Food and Drug Administration ruled in December that meat and dairy products from cloned cattle, pigs and goats are safe for human consumption and is expected to allow marketing of cloned food following a public comment period. Huffman said the measure is needed to protect California farmers against significant losses if their conventional or organic crops are contaminated by genetically engineered plants, seeds or pollen. Her bill, which is scheduled to be considered Wednesday by the...

Florida's citrus industry would benefit from the additional research money, which would be used to prevent the spread of canker and greening, Sparks said. The so-called program crops -- corn, wheat, soybeans, rice and cotton -- are used to make products ranging from fabrics to animal feed and get the bulk of federal support. The big federal dollars for farm crops have always gone to corn, wheat and soybeans, while fruit and vegetables -- crops Florida produces a lot of -- get zilch. Under...

By Francisco Vara-Orta Los Angeles Times The growing battle over genetically engineered plants is slowly taking root, most recently in California with a proposed state Assembly bill that would allow farmers to sue growers for cross-contamination of organic plants that could hurt their sales. By Francisco Vara-Orta Los Angeles Times The growing battle over genetically engineered plants is slowly taking root, most recently in California with a proposed state Assembly bill that would allow...