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Higher milk prices don't help dairy farmers much
RIVERDALE, Calif. (AP) — Milk prices are rising, but that's not helping a lot of dairy farmers, who are still struggling after several disastrous years. They say the increase isn't enough to make up for a rise in feed costs as corn is diverted...Tags: California
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CBOT to extend open-outcry trading for crop reports
CME Group said Friday that its iconic grain pits will begin trading more than two hours earlier in the morning from June 12 on days when the U.S. government issues price-sensitive crop reports. The change comes as the massive exchange makes the...
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Former Packer and Stockyards official discusses industry competition
Fort Pierre Livestock shared their business site on Friday, May 18, with R-CALF USA and the South Dakota Stock Growers to host J. Dudley Butler, the former administrator for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. The theme of the...Tags: Politics, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Barack Obama
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North Dakota programs help rural veterinarians pay off debt
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Department of Agriculture since 2008 has helped 15 veterinarians set up practice in rural communities and helped them repay a significant portion of their student loan debt. North Dakota does not so much have a...Tags: Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Health, Tuskegee University, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Cattle on feed inventory
SIOUX FALLS -- South Dakota's 1,000+ capacity feedlots reported 245,000 cattle on feed for the slaughter market on May 1, according to the South Dakota office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is down 10,000 head from a year earlier...Tags: Marketing, Inventories
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Foliar fungicides for wheat scab and late rust infestations
Wheat producers will want to watch the weather forecast and monitor the “Fusarium Head Blight Risk Assessment Tool - 2012”: http://www.wheatscab.psu. edu/riskTool_2012.html over the next few weeks. With wet weather during anthesis (flowering) and the...Tags: Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture
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South Dakotan pork producer Greenway re-appointed to the National Pork Board
Five new appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board have been announced by Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack. The appointees will each serve a three-year term The new appointees chosen to represent pork producers are Craig Mensink, Preston,... -
Zenner's bratwurst product from Oregon being recalled
Q13 Fox News OnlineZenner’s Quality Meat Products Inc., a Portland establishment, is recalling about 3,660 pounds of a bratwurst product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product is sold in Washington state. The product contains soy protein, a...Tags: Product Recalls
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Organic Baby Spinach Recalled for Potential Salmonella
Channel 2 NewsIt’s time to check your fridge for an organic baby spinach recall for potential contamination with salmonella, according to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. issued the voluntary recall after a random test...Tags: Salmonella Infection
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Health food, hefty price? Not necessarily
Each year at this time, my love of fresh food is renewed. After months of buying out of season produce and having most of my fruits and vegetables shipped here from a land far, far away, I’m able to buy almost all local once again. Last Friday,...Tags: Apples, Healthy Diet, Agriculture
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Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity
Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Family, Economy, Business and Finance, Food Industry
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Officials discuss how to get rid of geese on Lake of the Ozarks beaches
KY3 ReporterOSAGE BEACH, Mo.-- Wild geese using the Lake of the Ozarks as their restroom are raising bacteria levels around its public beaches. But the fowl running afoul of clean water laws present a challenge to those who want the geese gone. Most agree they'd...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife, Environmental Issues
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