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Got diet milk?
In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, industry...
Tags: Naperville, Consumers, Nutrition, Healthy Diet, Weight
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CRP sign-up periods set
Two sign-up periods for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program are approaching. A four-week sign-up period for the general CRP program begins May 20. That is for farmers who want to enter new acres into the program. It... -
Federal agencies expand urban rivers effort
Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the “urban waters” initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they’ve already pledged to help...
Tags: Patapsco, Gwynns Falls Trail, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology
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Demand for college ag grads is strong this spring
For months, Matt Green has been hearing from companies that are interested in hiring him. “It just doesn't let up,” the University of Minnesota-Crookston senior says of employer interest. Green and many other college students majoring in agriculture...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Agricultural Research and Technology
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New Mexico horse slaughter plant to open soon
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban on the practice, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. In a...Tags: Tom Vilsack, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Should producers enroll in the ACRE Program for 2013?
The 2008 farm bill was extended through Sept. 30, 2013, for most programs that were in place for the 2012 crop year. This means producers have the option to enroll in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) program or the Average Crop Revenue... -
Antibiotics report ignores food safety
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...Tags: Health Organizations, Food and Drug Administration, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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May is Beef Month
PIERRE - Time to grill some beef! The summer grilling season is upon us and Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in South Dakota. “There are 3.7 million head of cattle in South Dakota, which is nearly five beef animals to every...Tags: Consumers, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Executive Branch, Politics
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R-CALF USA and others urge Congress to pass packer ban in Farm Bill
Washington, D.C. - R-CALF USA and 20 other livestock and consumer groups sent a joint letter to leaders of the agriculture committees in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate urging the inclusion of a ban on packer ownership of livestock and other livestock...Tags: Consumers, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Bill Bullard Jr., Politics
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READER SUBMITTED: Local Letter Carriers Help Stamp Out Hunger
FarmingtonOn Saturday, May 11, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help Stamp Out Hunger in Farmington and Unionville. Now in its 21st year, the annual food drive has grown from a regional to a...Tags: The Amistad, Human Interest, Campbell Soup Company
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Wet spring slows planting of corn
ST. LOUIS -- Farmers in the nation's breadbasket who only recently were praying for an end to a withering drought are now pining for enough sunshine and heat to dry their muddy fields in time to plant their corn and other crops. The U.S. Department of... -
Howard County datebook Datebook
Thursday, May 9 School news The Board of Education holds a regularly scheduled meeting at 4 p.m. in the board room at 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the afternoon session and an evening session, which convenes at 7:30 p.m., begins with a...Tags: Anglicanism, Music, Peabody Conservatory, Christianity, Ellicott City
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