Although these products were intended for animal feed and not human food, the issues are similar. The need for COOL is once again driven home by the Food and Drug Administration's, FDA, discovery that the tainted Chinese feed additives were labeled as wheat gluten and rice protein, but actually were ordinary wheat flour illegally mixed with melamine and related banned compounds in an effort to boost the apparent protein content. Trade with countries that have different production standards...

According to Georgiaweather.net, a University of Georgia web site that posts weather data collected at Spence Field, Moultrie received 5.91 inches of rain in June; as of Wednesday afternoon, July had brought 3.33 inches plus an unknown amount Wednesday night. Wednesday s showers marked the seventh rainy day this month, already making it one of the rainiest of the year, and Brown said thirsty crops are benefiting. According to Georgiaweather.net, a University of Georgia web site that posts...

Jul 13, 2007 (CIDRAP News) Canada broadened its safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, yesterday by banning the use of cattle brains, spinal cords, and certain other body parts from all animal feeds, pet foods, and fertilizer. Jul 13, 2007 (CIDRAP News) Canada broadened its safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, yesterday by banning the use of cattle brains, spinal cords, and certain other body parts from all...

Bears that become accustomed to eating human food may become more bold and aggressive, possibly entering garages and homes to obtain food. Another garbage can, which was about 30 feet away, had been knocked over. The DEC also reminds residents that it is illegal to feed bears, for it can cause them to become habituated to human food. The DEC recommends that residents keep their garbage, birdseed and pet food in a secure area to avoid attracting hungry bears. Historically, bears are not...

Two studies recently conducted, one by the University of Michigan, and the other by the USDA, report that organic farming can yield more food than conventional farming, and sustain a healthier soil quality for annual food production. In developing countries, although, by using organic farming methods they can double or triple their food production. What they found was that, contrary to conventional wisdom, organic farms could produce not only more food but do it on the existing land....

Though 2007 will go down as a great Texas wheat crop, continued rain had put harvest efforts behind schedule at the Fourth of July holiday break. When and if conditions "dry out" after the holiday week, producers should keep some things in mind, says a Texas Cooperative Extension wheat expert. Producers who in the past planted wheat primarily as a forage crop for livestock may have opted for cheaper seed. But purchasing or saving good quality seed will make a difference in both forage and...