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Authorities develop new DNA tool to detect food fraud and expose misleading labelling
Farm Ireland | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Food NewsThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has a new DNA scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content of a food.The new analytical tool can proactively identify all the ingredients and their biological sources in a food, which will aid regulators in protecting consumers in relation to potential food fraud and/or misleading labelling.The FSAI worked with a commercial laboratory (Identigen) over the past two years in adapting a relatively new DNA sequencing technology known as “next generation sequencing”, so that it could be used as a DNA scanning tool in food.The idea is to compare the
Conservation group buys ranch, sells it back to Montana landowners
Billings Gazette | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Agriculture NewsNorth-central Montana ranchers and an international conservation group have collaborated to acquire a neighbor’s 5,000 acres in a unique partnership.“There was a ranch next to us we wanted to buy and didn’t have the funding to do so … without becoming a financial casualty,” said Dale Veseth, a Malta-area rancher.
USDA and HHS partner to create recovery housing in rural communities
Lake County News | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Rural NewsUSDA and HHS will partner to create addiction recovery transitional housing in rural communities. USDA Rural Development and HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, will coordinate efforts to sell USDA’s Real Estate Owned single-family housing properties at a discount to non-profit organizations that provide housing, treatment, job training and other key services for people in substance misuse treatment and recovery.
Land purchase paves way for Idaho Research Dairy
Feedstuffs | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsA plan to create the nation’s largest research dairy advanced Feb. 14 with the Idaho State Board of Education’s vote to allow the University of Idaho to buy land for the $45 million project. The University of Idaho and Idaho dairy industry-led effort will create the Idaho Center for Agriculture Food & the Environment (CAFE). The project took a major step forward with the go-ahead to finalize purchase of land in Minidoka County near Rupert, Ida.The University of Idaho and the Idaho Dairymen’s Assn.
EPA published rule redefining WOTUS
Meating Place (free registration required) | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Agriculture, Federal NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a proposed rule defining the scope of waters regulated under the federal Clean Water Act, opening a public comment period through April 15.
Research Proves African Swine Fever Can Spread to Pigs Through Feed
Ag Web | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Agriculture NewsA Kansas State study confirms that African swine fever can be easily transmitted through the natural consumption of contaminated feed and liquid. This first-of-its-kind study emphasizes the critical need for feed biosecurity in the swine industry.
'Zombie' deer disease: What is it, and could it affect humans?
USA Today | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Agriculture NewsCWD was first observed in the 1960s at a research facility in Colorado. It has now been confirmed in 24 states and two Canadian provinces as of January, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CWD was first observed in the 1960s at a research facility in Colorado. It has now been confirmed in 24 states and two Canadian provinces as of January, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Farm Bill - Rural Development: Title VI (Rural Development) and Title XII (Miscellaneous)
USDA | Posted onFebruary 19, 2019 in Federal NewsGives new emphasis to rural health issues, primarily through the direction of program funds. The first section focuses on rural substance abuse, directing the Secretary to set aside 20 percent of Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funds for projects providing treatment services for substance use disorders.
Farming's next generation has nowhere to grow
Talk Poverty | Posted onFebruary 18, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe aging of the American farmer raises some big questions: Who will grow our food when these farmers are gone? And what will happen to the farmland currently managed by elderly farmers? Unless America’s fertile fields wind up in the hands of a new generation of independent farmers, they’re likely to become housing developments, fracking sites, or simply gobbled up by big agribusiness. The primary reason young farmers can’t enter the industry is land: High land costs effectively price them out, whether or not they come from a farming background.
FDA And The Produce Safety Rule
Forbes | Posted onFebruary 18, 2019 in Federal NewsFDA enforcement of the Produce Safety Rule is coming soon via routine inspections.