By Jane Zhang Wall Street Journal June 17, 2007 6:00 AM WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is likely to propose a major shift in how it inspects and regulates imported food, as Americans continue to devour vast amounts of imported, and sometimes exotic, food. By Jane Zhang Wall Street Journal June 17, 2007 6:00 AM WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is likely to propose a major shift in how it inspects and regulates imported food, as Americans continue to devour vast...

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The pet food has been blamed for the deaths of thousands of pets, according to unconfirmed reports that pet owners have made to the FDA. Food and Drug Administration has linked poisoned ingredients from China to a massive recall of pet food and animal feed in the past two months. Zheng's former agency announced plans this week to blacklist food producers who violate rules and to keep their products off the market. The sentence, announced by state media, comes as China is under growing...

Grass that was stressed is now dying and our farmers are faced with issue to sell the livestock they own or feed hay (that they do not have) through the summer. This was followed by a period of no measurable precipitation and livestock producers are now in a crisis situation. But on April 7 & 8th we had a devastating freeze that severely stunted our pasture and hay grasses. A warm season annual such as Sorghum- Sudan hybrid can offer a solution to producing forages when drought emergencies...

Acreage of organic forage, such as hay and alfalfa, has grown 40 percent in the past two years, yet isn't keeping pace with demand. In particular, high-protein crops like soybeans that are necessary feed for dairy cows are in short supply in some regions, forcing some companies to import them from as far away as China. They make up only a small slice, about 3 percent, of the nation's food market, but increasing demand is pushing more farmers to make the switch in hopes of higher returns....

Acreage of organic forage, such as hay and alfalfa, has grown 40 percent in the past two years, yet isn't keeping pace with demand. In particular, high-protein crops like soybeans that are necessary feed for dairy cows are in short supply in some regions, forcing some companies to import them from as far away as China. They make up only a small slice, about 3 percent, of the nation's food market, but increasing demand is pushing more farmers to make the switch in hopes of higher returns....