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Updated on November 12, 2007
19. USDA News: MSU gears up for new ag seminar Resources of interest to producers in the past have been the "wheat varieties, traditional and transgenic," "soil borne and high risk plant disease updates," and "an introduction to the Great Plains Diagnostic Network and first detector training program," according to the school. Resources of interest to producers in the past have been the "wheat varieties, traditional and transgenic," "soil borne and high risk plant disease updates," and "an introduction to the Great Plains Diagnostic...
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20. USDA News: Battle over 'natural' food designation Wrapped up in it, however, are some far trickier questions: Is it ethical to charge for saltwater that increasingly pumps up supermarket chickens? Is the sodium lactate used as a flavoring and preservative in sliced roast beef "natural?" How about the high-fructose corn syrup that sweetens sodas? Wrapped up in it, however, are some far trickier questions: Is it ethical to charge for saltwater that increasingly pumps up supermarket chickens? Is the sodium lactate used as a flavoring and...
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21. USDA News: Food inspectors overwhelmed Several USDA inspectors said in interviews that their workloads are doubling or tripling as they take on the duties of inspectors who have left the department, not to be replaced. WASHINGTON - As alarm bells sounded for the second-largest hamburger recall in history, about 250 of the nation's top food safety officials were in Miami setting the "course for the next 100 years of food safety. USDA inspectors visit about 6,000 food-production facilities, but some are so large that they require...
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22. USDA News: Ex-governor picked to head USDA Schafer, who has no farm background, served eight years as governor starting in 1992 and later co-founded a wireless communications business that he has since left. Schafer originally supported the 1996 Freedom to Farm law, which was intended to wean farmers from subsidies, but he later changed his position, Carlson said. North Dakota lacks the favorable climate of states like Iowa, so farmers there rely more heavily on disaster payments, crop insurance and other types of federal...
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23. USDA News: San Mateo Daily Journal Wrapped up in it, however, are some far trickier questions: Is it ethical to charge for saltwater that increasingly pumps up supermarket chickens? Is the sodium lactate used as a flavoring and preservative in sliced roast beef natural? How about the high-fructose corn syrup that sweetens sodas? Wrapped up in it, however, are some far trickier questions: Is it ethical to charge for saltwater that increasingly pumps up supermarket chickens? Is the sodium lactate used as a flavoring and...
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24. USDA News: FROM MY KITCHEN: The other white meat New research, according to the USDA, reveals that pork tenderloin contains only 2.98 grams of fat per 3 oz cooked serving. In those superstitious eras, many farmers planted pig tails or ribs to aid the growth of their crops. That is still true today with farmers who butcher their own pork and utilize almost everything. As such, they were used by ancient Egyptians as a sacrifice to the gods, and in later years, by other people as animals possessing magical powers. Not only has the animal...
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