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Pennsylvania Governor Wolf vetoes bills on debt, price gouging, ag education
Penn Live | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing bills that recently passed the Legislature dealing with public debt, price gouging during emergencies and agricultural education.The third veto was of a bill addressing federally funded agricultural education programs.
E Coli in Utah raises concerns about petting zoos and corn mazes
St George News | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture NewsUtah public health officials are investigating an increase in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections across the state, and while the source of the infections has not been identified, several infected individuals reported visiting petting zoos, corn mazes and farms. Since Oct. 1, there have been 20 cases of the toxin-producing E.
Is this a farm in South Tampa, or a time warp to the Confederate South?
Tampa Bay Times | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture NewsMarion Lambert sits near the wood-burning stove in his living room. There's an outhouse in back, 1,000 chickens, dozens of dairy cows, steer and hogs, all in the middle of would-be posh South Tampa.McMansion neighbors occasionally drive their sedans through mud and what they say is manure, tracked into the streets by Lambert's scratched and dented Dodge pickup.This is South Tampa Farm. It's no petting zoo or field trip.
Farm Bureau breaks down costs for new Dairy-RP insurance
Capital Press | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture NewsA new dairy insurance plan by USDA became available Oct. 9 and offers a way to protect dairy farmer revenue — functioning in a manner similar to traditional crop insurance, as opposed to other dairy insurance programs aimed at margins between milk prices and the cost of feed.
How the Farm Bureau’s Climate Agenda Is Failing Its Farmers
Inside Climate News | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThat agenda has left farmers ill-prepared to cope with effects of climate change—droughts, heat and storms—while neglecting a key climate solution.The damages to agriculture from climate change are already happening and getting worse; and the latest science suggests they will be much more costly than previously thought.
Burger restaurant study misleads consumers about antibiotic use in beef production
The Fence Post | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Food NewsIn a report titled "Chain Reaction IV: Burger Edition," only two hamburger restaurants, California-based Shake Shack and Florida-based BurgerFi, earned A grades based on their public policy of sourcing meat raised without antibiotics.The report was co-authored by Friends of the Earth, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Consumer Reports, Center for Food Safety, FACT: Food Animal Concerns Trust, and the U.S.
Minnesota ag co-op’s suit seeks $9.8M from former manager, wife
Brainer Dispatch | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture NewsBoth the grain elevator general manager and his wife went on an Australian safari hunt within 30 days of a multi-million fraud that forced the Ashby Farmers Elevator Cooperative to sell out and dissolve, officials say in a complaint.The elevator’s lawyer, Erik Ahlgren, of Fergus Falls, on Oct. 16 filed a civil complaint with Grant County District Court asking for $9.8 million in actual and punitive damages.The co-op details $4,900,186.72 in unauthorized amounts by former general manager Jerry Hennessey.
White House won’t talk trade with China without concrete offer: Report
Asia Times | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Federal NewsAnother tariff deadline imposed by the Trump administration is fast approaching, and a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next month at the Group of Twenty summit may be the last chance for a breakthrough.
Cargill’s robotic cattle driver could be prototype for other livestock, poultry
Meating Place (free registration required) | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture NewsCargill has developed an industry-first robotic cattle driver aimed at improving animal welfare and employee safety. The robots are designed to move cattle from pens to the harvest area, reducing stress to the animals by minimizing their proximity to human activity.
Trade War May Be More Than “a Short-Term Hiccup” for Agriculture
Farm Policy News | Posted onNovember 1, 2018 in Agriculture News“China has the world’s biggest appetite for pork. It’s such a beloved staple that the written Chinese character for ‘home’ depicts a pig inside a house. U.S. producers banked on that business being around for years. “That’s changed. As a result of the Trump administration’s clash with Beijing over trade, China’s tariffs on U.S. pork have climbed as high as70%, making U.S. imports more expensive. At the same time, an outbreak of African swine fever in China has increased demand for imported pork.