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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease detected in Minnesota deer for first time
Outdoor News | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Rural NewsThe Minnesota Board of Animal Health has confirmed the first cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in Minnesota deer. Six of seven animals in a small herd of captive white-tailed deer in Goodhue County died of the disease earlier this month. The remaining buck appears healthy at this time and is showing no clinical signs associated with this disease.This is the first detection of this disease in a Minnesota deer, yet it is widespread across North America.
USDA Announces Deregulation of GE Low-Gossypol Cotton
USDA | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces today the deregulation of Texas A&M’s cotton variety genetically engineered to have ultra-low levels of gossypol in its seed.
US, South African farmers cry fowl over Trump metal tariffs
| Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Agriculture NewsWhich came first, the chicken or the trade war? Well before President Donald Trump began slapping tariffs on steel, aluminum and other imported goods, there was a deal with South Africa that gave U.S.
Trump team makes controversial change to allow chicken plants to operate at faster speeds
Washington Post | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Federal, Food NewsThe Trump administration is now allowing more chicken-processing plants to operate at faster speeds, a controversial move that some fear will hurt workers and chicken consumers by lowering safety standards. Plants that receive a waiver from the Trump administration will be able to process up to 175 birds per minute, up from the old limit of 140 birds per minute.
Sony Shifts US 100% Renewable Energy Goal Forward By A Decade
Clean Technica | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Energy NewsOnly a month after it announced that it was joining the RE100 initiative and committing to sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040, entertainment and electronics giant Sony Corporation has announced this week it is bringing forward its US goal by a decade.
Corteva study finds gender discrimination is widespread in agriculture
American Agriculturist | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe majority of women reported progress toward gender equality, but 72% said it would take decades to achieve full equality.Women in agriculture say widespread gender discrimination persists and poses obstacles to their ability to help feed the world, according to a new study from Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont.
North Carolina lawmakers approve $400M in Florence spending
AP News | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe sharp partisanship that’s typified North Carolina’s government was buried temporarily on Monday as legislators approved spending $400 million to quickly help people and communities reeling from flooding left by Hurricane Florence and setting aside another $450 million for upcoming needs.
Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
Washington Post | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni Newst is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is emerging among the vineyards, not as a rival to the valley’s grapes but as a high-value commodity that could help reinvigorate a fading agricultural tradition along the state’s Central Coast.
Humanity is ‘cutting down the tree of life’, warn scientists
The Guardian | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Rural NewsHumanity’s ongoing annihilation of wildlife is cutting down the tree of life, including the branch we are sitting on, according to a stark new analysis. More than 300 different mammal species have been eradicated by human activities.
Applying auto industry's fuel-efficiency standards to agriculture could net billions
Science Daily | Posted onOctober 17, 2018 in Agriculture, Energy NewsAdopting benchmarks similar to the fuel-efficiency standards used by the auto industry in the production of fertilizer could yield $5-8 billion in economic benefits for the U.S. corn sector alone, researchers have concluded.