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Activist tricks may be the scariest thing this Halloween
Meatingplace (registration required) | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Agriculture NewsAfter 30 years of monitoring the strategies and tactics of animal rights activist organizations, it takes quite a bit to surprise us here at the Alliance.
Chicken industry doing its part in curbing antimicrobial resistance: FDA
Meatingplace (registration required) | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in NewsSales of antimicrobials among food-animal producers in the United States have been on the rise, but the chicken industry is showing signs of helping to buck the trend, a Food and Drug Administration official said here at the National Chicken Council’s annual meeting. Dr. Stephen Ostroff, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, said data show that sales of antimicrobials among food-animal producers rose 22 percent from 2009 to 2014, including a 4 percent bump from 2013 to 2014.
Scientist pleads guilty in rice seed theft case
Capital Press | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Agriculture NewsA 61-year-old scientist has pleaded guilty to a federal charge nearly three years after he was accused of stealing proprietary seeds developed in the U.S. and giving them to a delegation visiting from China. Wengui Yan, of Stuttgart, Ark., pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., to one count of making false statements to the FBI, the Justice Department said in a release. Yan was a geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Dale Bumpers National Research Center in Stuttgart, when he was originally charged in December 2013.
Research: Viral pathogens can move from country to country through feed
Meatingplace (registration required) | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Agriculture NewsForeign animal diseases can enter the United States via feed imports from high-risk countries, according to new research from the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC). Until recently, the industry wasn’t sure whether pathogens moved through feed imports from high-risk regions, largely because little research had been conducted. But the research, conducted by Scott Dee at the Pipestone Applied Research, Pipestone Veterinary Services, South Dakota State University (SDSU) and Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) confirms suspicions. “Via simulation, we’ve shown for the first time that v
Decision on Dow-DuPont merger won't come until 2017
Detroit Free Press | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Agriculture NewsMidland-based Dow Chemical confirmed that it does not expect a regulatory decision on its proposed merger with its chief rival until early next year. Dow, one of Michigan's largest publicly traded companies, confirmed the expected delay amid third-quarter earnings that had beaten Wall Street expectations. Company officials once hoped the European Commission would weigh in on the merger by December. But the timing for the decision has been pushed back until February.
Idaho project to convert energy from garbage gets green light
KSL.com | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Energy NewsA project that would turn gases released at landfill in southern Idaho into energy is moving forward. Commissioners from seven counties that own Southern Idaho Solid Waste voted Wednesday for the project at Milner Butte Landfill in Burley to proceed. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the project involves taking methane gases produced by decomposing garbage and burning it for energy. The landfill already captures methane gas and burns it, but doesn't yet generate energy through the process.
Opinion: The Farm Bill energy programs are paying off for rural Americans
Agri-Pulse | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Energy NewsIn its recent report, “Farms and Free Enterprise: A Blueprint for Agricultural Policy,” The Heritage Foundation calls for the elimination of constructive energy programs in the next Farm Bill. That's a nonsensical proposition. The Farm Bill's Energy Title reduces our dependence on oil, reduces carbon emissions, and helps meet growing consumer demand for sustainable energy and bioproducts. Further, the programs have unlocked billions of dollars of private lending for rural communities, which otherwise lack access to capital.
GMOs: Great modern opportunities (commentary)
Feedstuffs | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Agriculture NewsThe obsession with knowing how our food is raised, manufactured and processed dates back to 1906 when Upton Sinclair penned The Jungle, a look at the dark side of the meat industry and caused the Pure Food & Drug Act to be passed. I don’t think the majority of consumers actually read the labels at the supermarkets as they make their choices based on taste, cost, quality, appearance and maybe what is on sale that day.
Court grants NCBA intervenor status in checkoff lawsuit
Meat + Poultry | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in NewsThe US District Court for the District of Columbia recently granted the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) intervenor status in a lawsuit over the release of documents related to an audit of the beef checkoff program. NCBA is now a defendant-intervenor in the case.
Bovine tuberculosis discovery leads to quarantine for 30 Alberta ranches
The Hamilton Spectator | Posted onNovember 1, 2016 in Agriculture NewsAbout 30 southeastern Alberta ranches are being quarantined after bovine tuberculosis was reported in a single cow from the province that was slaughtered in the United States. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday its veterinarians and inspectors are making contact with cattle producers in five Alberta agricultural zones and are working with provincial authorities to investigate the report. "The investigation is ongoing and it is not yet known how many animals will require testing," said agency spokesperson Denis Schryburt. "The number of animals requiring testing will depend o