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Produce vendors awarded contracts
Coast Produce Co. of Los Angeles is one of several produce companies awarded significant U.S. Department of Defense contracts in May to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to commissaries, military bases and schools.
Vidalia bounces back from crop losses
Excellent growing weather in May has helped improve the outlook for Vidalia onions, which have been hit hard by seed stem problems.
Wal-Mart first quarter sales down in U.S.
First quarter sales for Wal-Mart were down 1.4% this year compared to last year, but the top executive for U.S. operations of the multinational corporation said improvements in areas such as fresh produce are driving better overall results as the second quarter begins.
Seminis field day shows Florida growers new varieties
A large group of southwest Florida growers heard the latest about variety research efforts from Monsanto’s Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc.
Katz Produce salesman dies at 58
Tim Verpoorten, a salesman for Plover, Wis.-based potato and onion broker Katz Produce Sales LLC, died May 18. He was 58.
Snacking and value-added lead trends for consumers
SAN DIEGO — More often these days, consumers start with the idea of a meal rather than its components. Reaching consumers in a department full of ingredients can be a challenge, said June Jo Lee, vice president for Strategic Insights at The Hartman Group, Bellevue, Wash. “Consumers are looking at the finished product,” she said. Show More Summary
The Seasons of a Farmer
Hi! I am Melissa’s Aunt Jeanette. I would like to invite you to take a stroll with me until Melissa walks with you again. Although teaching was my chosen career, I grew up on a farm and also married a … Continue reading ?
Newest generation joins Stanley Orchards fruit sales
Jordan Cohn joins Stanley Orchards Sales Inc. as the fourth generation to work in the family-owned importer and exporter of apples, pears and grapes.
From the show floor: NRA 2013 booth briefs
CHICAGO — Packer freelance reporter Jody Shee collected these news items May 18-21 at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. BOSKOVICH FARMS: Lindsay Martinez, director of marketing for Boskovich Farms Inc.,...Show More Summary
US: Groups want ‘comprehensive’ FTA with EU
A coalition of US food and agricultural organizations led by the National Pork Producers Council is urging the Obama administration to press the European Union to negotiate a “comprehensive” free trade agreement, including addressing sanitary-phytosanitary (SPS) barriers to trade.
Aquaponics: Are we ready to respond?
During Alltech's symposium "Glimpse 2020" held in Kentucky, USA, many topics were discussed including aquaculture technology. Amongst the many promising technologies presented in the Farming the Sea sessions was aquaponics, a system that intergrates hydroponic plant production with recirculating fish culture systems.
ASF outbreak in South Ossetia, Russia
While studying samples of pathological material selected from sows at a private farm, located in Znauri, South Ossetia the genetic material of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus was identified, reported the Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor.
AveSui 2013 ends successfully
The main event for the swine and poultry industries in Brazil ended on thursday 16 May and hit the market with news, technology and partnerships formed.
Chicken to make comeback at Shanghai markets
Shanghai is planning to allow cold-processed poultry meat back onto the market by the end of May, giving the heavily hit poultry industry a chance at recovery following the bird flu outbreak earlier this year.
UK: Pig industry award on offer
The pig industry is looking to honour somebody who has gone the extra mile to help – and there are many out there.
Will pigs be antibiotic-free by 2020?
At the recent Alltech symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, Terry Coffey from Murphy Brown addressed the issue of the use of antibiotics in the pig industry and will the industry be antibiotic-free by 2020.
US study on poultry manure contradicts EPA standards
Federal environmental programs have drastically overestimated the US poultry industry's contributions to water pollution, according to a University of Delaware-led study that could trigger changes to river and bay cleanup plans around the country.
Four steps to focus on your core business
Damien McLoughlin, Dean of the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin in Ireland, started his presentation at Alltech Symposium this week with the fact ‘Companies are dying’. Most growth plans fail, but certainly the remaining 10% succeed.
Product:QE launches new feed handling brouchure
A Suffolk-based pig equipment specialists, Quality Equipment, has produced a new brochure on feed handling systems. It provides pig farmers with a wealth of information on all types of kit needed to transport feed around the farm and to the pigs.
Farm Bill; and the Ag Economy- Thursday
Farm Bill- Sugar DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, “A push in the U.S. Senate to repeal current sugar policies failed again on Wednesday as senators moved ahead with votes on amendments. “Senators seeking to overhaul sugar policies argued in vain that food-processing and confectionary jobs are lost to Canada because [...]
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- Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Drug Administration
- Food Safety
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Centers for Disease Control
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- United Fresh Produce Association
- USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Farmers Union NFU
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- USDA
- U.S. Potato Board
- The European Commission
- Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
- State University
- White House
- American Meat Institute
- Produce Traceability Initiative
