tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90617291260809652422012-01-28T06:03:47.183-08:00Agriculture News DailyAgriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-85375486984152220392009-08-04T08:50:00.025-07:002009-08-04T09:41:30.020-07:00Governor Baldacci Calls Attention to Asian Longhorned BeetleAUGUSTA - Governor John E. Baldacci today joined officials from the Maine Department of Agriculture Maine Department of Conservation, United States Forest Service and Maine Forest Service to kick off an education campaign about the Asian Longhorned Beetle.Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-56355026912690498752009-08-04T08:50:00.020-07:002009-08-04T09:23:00.720-07:00Association Between Sugar Consumption And Race/Ethnicity, FamilyThe intake of added sugars in the United States is excessive, estimated by the US Department of Agriculture in 1999-2002 as 17% of calories a day. Consuming foods with added sugars displaces nutrient-dense foods in the diet. Reducing or limiting ...Source :Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-25854540052366328862009-08-04T08:50:00.013-07:002009-08-04T09:01:56.752-07:00U.S. ready to help address Africa's food problems - Reuters AlertNetNAIROBI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The United States wants to cut Africa's dependence on food handouts and adopt a sustainable approach to tackling the continent's chronic food shortages, its agriculture secretary said on Tuesday. President Barack Obama said ...Source :Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-21794951561910090092009-08-04T08:50:00.009-07:002009-08-04T09:08:07.677-07:00Forests fall to beetle outbreakMEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST, Wyoming (Reuters) - From the vantage point of an 80-foot (25 meter) tower rising above the trees, the Wyoming vista seems idyllic: snow-capped peaks in the distance give way to shimmering green spruce. But this is a ... Source :Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-62600180563435854892009-08-04T08:50:00.001-07:002009-08-04T09:10:47.350-07:00Free Trade in Agriculture : a Bad Idea Whose Time is DoneGrain traders and food processing companies in both the United States and Europe saw the potential of multilateral rules to free trade in agriculture, as a way to lower commodity prices and to facilitate their move into increasingly ...Source : Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-91093348274101193502009-08-03T09:17:00.000-07:002009-08-03T09:29:42.927-07:00History of lemonadeThe very first uses for the lemon in the Mediterranean were as an ornamental plant in early Islamic gardens. Tracking the progress of the lemon tree from its origin in Assam and northern Burma to China, across Persia and the Arab world to the Mediterranean, is difficult because of the lemon’s adaptability to hybridization. This has caused problems for the horticulturist (a variety might not take Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-22149439441878955502009-08-03T05:02:00.000-07:002009-08-03T05:05:11.243-07:00Value of land for animals, agriculture creates issuesDavid Hedlin, a third generation Skagit Valley farmer, signed up for the experiment three years ago, covering three of his fields with salt water a few ... TheNewsTribune.comAgriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-25475887824139848992009-08-03T05:01:00.000-07:002009-08-03T05:06:28.814-07:00Spencer County Livestock Farmer Certified by ISDA The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) recently certified Bill Tempel, a Spencer County livestock producer, for his adoption of progressive farm ... Hoosier Ag Today Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-40040820066042144352009-08-03T03:41:00.001-07:002009-08-03T09:39:09.023-07:00Fields of dirt have become the Coastal Bend harvest.The lack of rain in the past 10 or so months killed most of the plants before they broke through the surface. Those that did manage to grow had short stalks with little production. This year’s drought has further stressed farmers who haven’t fully recovered from a devastating drought three years ago. In 2007 the area saw a wetter-than-average summer, and last year’s conditions were below Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-51715936964174355422009-08-02T23:26:00.001-07:002009-08-03T05:13:35.376-07:00The Farmer's Market at Brookside Locavore 101: The Farmer's Market at BrooksideSeveral booths are run by New Roots for Refugees, a group co-sponsored by Catholic Charities and the NE Kansas Center for Urban Agriculture. ... Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-82658261854693991722009-08-02T13:30:00.001-07:002009-08-03T01:07:16.221-07:002009 Ohio State Fair review 2009 Ohio State Fair review The poor variety and quality of the food here is even more disappointing considering its location in the Agriculture and Horticulture Building, ...Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-43736832177326692082009-08-02T09:28:00.000-07:002009-08-02T09:29:27.950-07:00Animal Welfare Aspects of Good Agricultural Practice pig farmingAnimal Welfare Aspects of Good Agricultural Practice pig farmingAgriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-51193993926630951692009-08-02T09:25:00.000-07:002009-08-02T09:27:24.635-07:00Community Supported Agriculture VideoCommunity Supported Agriculture Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-61817115588757991462009-08-02T04:06:00.001-07:002009-08-02T06:43:52.149-07:00Group figures out why fields fluctuate Great Falls Tribune"There's a lot of variation in a typical 320-acre field," said Carter area farmer Darin Arganbright, president of the Precision Agriculture Research ... Group figures out why fields fluctuateAgriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-49829327746789209452009-08-02T02:34:00.001-07:002009-08-02T06:36:32.803-07:00USDA increases price supports to aid struggling dairy farmers USDA increases price supports to aid struggling dairy farmersCraig Lang, a dairy farmer from Brooklyn who is president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, told the House Agriculture Committee last week that the drop ... USDA increases price supports to aid struggling dairy farmersAgriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061729126080965242.post-4229206954966762762009-07-31T19:11:00.000-07:002009-08-02T09:22:46.669-07:00AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK NAMES ADDITIONAL STAFF AT USDAAGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK NAMES ADDITIONAL STAFF AT USDAWASHINGTON, July 31, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the names of five additional people who will hold staff positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture."I'm pleased to announce additional USDA staff who will work with President Obama and me to help move our country forward," said Vilsack. "Together we can Agriculture News Dailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466375102321693975noreply@blogger.com0