And so what USDA is now doing is opening the border to the very highest risk animals that scientists are aware of at this point for this particular disease. We believe the USDA has done an excellent job of examining it from a risk assessment perspective and basically we were pretty disappointed to see the type of rhetoric that was brought forward in that court application. If the rule is allowed Laycraft says some cattle older than 30 months may cross the border Monday, but he expects very...

Daily American Online Your one stop spot for News, Sports and Entertainment. During a special ceremony Thursday at the Sechler Sugar Shack along Route 281 near Confluence, several dignitaries and local maple producers gathered for the event that paves the way for other local agricultural small businesses to receive the same type of grant for their own operations. During a special ceremony Thursday at the Sechler Sugar Shack along Route 281 near Confluence, several dignitaries and local...

Federal guidelines say a person found to have "sold, labeled or represented" something as organic without USDA certification may be fined up to $11,000 per incident. Koch's Turkey Farm outside Tamaqua plans to produce roughly 12,000 organic birds this year to keep pace with explosive growth in the organic poultry market, which saw sales in the U. To become organic, the law states, farmers are required to detail their practices every step of the way, from where their organic feed originates...

According to this theory, poor persons struggle to obtain sufficient calories to maintain themselves and are forced to rely on junk foods as the cheapest source of calories, but because junk foods have high "energy density" (more calories per ounce of food content), these foods paradoxically induce a tendency to overeat and thereby cause weight gain. But food insecure women are actually more likely to be obese or overweight than are women who are food secure (73 percent compared to 64...

Instead, the amended regulations will require samples of each lot of citrus at the packinghouse be inspected to ensure the fruit is disease-free. Additionally, APHIS encouraged the public to participate in the decision-making process by providing feedback through the submission of public comments. The pest risk analysis concluded that the risk associated with the interstate movement from quarantined areas of citrus fruit that is free of citrus canker lesions is insignificant. And the risk...

Voice Perspective Music Movies TV Beach Art & Museums Theatre Dining Family Fun Lodging Games Horoscopes Food Home & Garden 55 Hours Dear Abby Technology Travel Health She Said Crossroads Did You Know Local News & Weather Entertainment Sports USA Today RSS Feeds Wireless Content E-Newsletters Text Alerts sponsored by: Voice Perspective Music Movies TV Beach Art & Museums Theatre Dining Family Fun Lodging Games Horoscopes Food Home & Garden 55 Hours Dear Abby Technology Travel Health She...