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Opioid abusers could be 'doctor shopping' with pets, vet warns
CBC Canada | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Agriculture NewsRichardson said opioid prescriptions issued at veterinarian clinics are not recorded in the province's prescription monitoring system, which means there is a risk of "doctor shopping." "The same client could go into another veterinarian with the same complaint and potentially get the same medication from that veterinarian and so on down the line," said Richardson."There's an opportunity for some of these drugs to be diverted to the street, which is never a good thing, and certainly something that we're all conscious of, and we want to minimize the risk of those things happening."
U.S. Rice Farmers Turn Sustainability into Carbon Credits, with Microsoft as First Buyer
Inside Climate News | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Agriculture, Energy NewsMicrosoft bought carbon offsets from rice farmers in Arkansas, Mississippi and California who had worked for the better part of the last 10 years to implement conservation measures on their farms. Through a complicated measurement and verification process, these conservation steps ultimately translated to carbon offsets purchased by the software giant.
How producers can control anti-animal agriculture press
Watt Ag Net | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Agriculture NewsThe key to all of the preparations, she said, was transparency. “This is what I tell all my producers in Illinois: We cannot go around in blinders. We have to move forward. We raise our animals indoors, but we need to tell our consumers why. We have biosecurity issues so we can’t bring a whole busload of people into our barns, but there’s the internet, people,” Tirey said.
Mountaire to buy Maryland, Virginia grain facilities
Watt Ag Net | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Agriculture NewsMountaire Farms has entered an agreement to purchase the grain elevators and operating assets of Lansing Trade Group LLC in Pocomoke, Maryland; and Eastville and Painter, Virginia.
Upstate Niagara to buy Southern Tier cheese plant
Buffalo News | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Food NewsBuffalo-based Upstate Niagara Cooperative has agreed to buy Kraft Heinz's cheese plant in the Southern Tier, staving off the threat of a shutdown and saving a portion of its jobs.The deal for the plant in Campbell, in Steuben County, is expected to be completed within the next 30 to 60 days. The two companies said the deal guarantees at least 125 jobs will be kept at the Campbell plant, with that total expected to rise by 50 jobs within a year.
Debunking the myths about GM crops
Innovators Magazine | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Agriculture NewsA network of unpaid experts are giving up their time to debunk the many myths about GM crops.GMO Answers – backed by The Council for Biotechnology – is an online platform where people can find out more about an issue which is often misunderstood.“GMO Answers is an initiative committed to responding to your questions about how food is grown.
Ohio governor calls out his party’s attempt to buy off moderates with ‘anemic’ opioid funds
Think Progress | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Rural NewsOn Sunday, Gov.
Cotton nanoparticles can help kill bacteria
Science Direct | Posted onJuly 6, 2017 in Agriculture NewsSilver has been used as an antimicrobial agent for more than 100 years. Today, silver in the form of nanoparticles is incorporated in such products as plastic food containers, medical materials, and clothing. In textiles, however, preventing the nanoparticles’ antimicrobial properties from washing away has always been a problem.
Maine’s new food sovereignty law puts local control over local foods
Bangor Daily News | Posted onJuly 5, 2017 in Food, SARL Members and Alumni NewsProponents of food sovereignty in Maine hope a new law, based on exchanging locally produced and grown food, will bring back some of that community-based commerce. On June 16 Gov. Paul LePage signed LD 725, An Act to Recognize Local Control Regarding Food Systems, June 16, legitimizing the authority of towns and communities to enact ordinances regulating local food distribution free from state regulatory control.“This is huge,” said Heather Retberg, who has helped craft ordinance language.
Don't Cut a Vital Lifeline for Rural Children
American Academy of Pediatrics | Posted onJuly 5, 2017 in Rural NewsA report released recently by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the University of North Carolina Rural Health Research Project, Medicaid in Small Town America: A Lifeline for Children, Families and Communities, confirms what many of us who care for patients in rural areas suspected: Children and families in small towns and rural areas rely on Medicaid for health coverage, and cuts to Medicaid could be devastating for rural America.In Texas, 46 percent of children in rural areas and small towns are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP