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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:14:51 GMT

Over at NBC they had the story: Salmonella fears prompt N.C. food recall RALEIGH, N.C. - State officials announced a recall of fresh jalapeno peppers and avocados distributed in North Carolina after samples from a food distributor tested positive for salmonella. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on Thursday said in a statement that it [...]

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One BSE case detected in Ireland this week (Belfast Telegraph)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:46:00 GMT

The Department of Agriculture says one case of BSE was detected in Ireland this week.

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Ranchers Await Ruling on Grazing (Red Orbit )

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:27 GMT

By Chris Casteel and Bryan Painter, The Oklahoman Jul. 18--A federal judge in Seattle will decide Tuesday whether to let ranchers struggling with high feed prices pay a nominal fee to use land protected under a U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation program.

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Farmers sue on sheep cull compensation (The Irish Times)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:50:08 GMT

A SENIOR official in the Department of Agriculture told a farmer from the Cooley Peninsula querying compensation for animals culled due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001 that he should be thankful he got anything and the farmers in Cooley had a "bad reputation", the High Court was told yesterday.

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T Manuel on Land Bank board meeting (New Government Speeches)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Media statement 18 July 2008 Finance Minister Trevor Manuel today met with the Board of the Land Bank. This follows a proclamation gazetted by President Thabo Mbeki on 14 July 2008, transferring the Land Bank from the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs to the National Treasury. The meeting shared observations about the workings of the institution and the challenges facing the...

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USDA Seeking Board Members for Agricultural Exports Award Program (Department of Agriculture )

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37:28 GMT

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2008-The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is seeking members to serve on the Board of Evaluators for the Edward R. Madigan United States Agricultural Export Excellence Award Program. This award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial efforts to expand U.S. agricultural exports. "Former Secretary Madigan recognized that strong export growth is vital to the prosperity...

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USDA Announces Public Meeting July 22nd on Biopreferred Labeling Program (Department of Agriculture )

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:27:40 GMT

The July 22nd public meeting will take place from 1 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, South Building, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250. Pre-registration for this meeting is not required. However, for security purposes and to facilitate a smooth entry into a federal facility, attendees may provide their names in advance as spelled...

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USDA Loans Designated Soil for Each State and Territory to Smithsonian Institution for Dig It! Exhibition (Department of Agriculture )

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:14:56 GMT

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2008—Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that USDA has loaned 54 designated state and territory soil samples to the Smithsonian Institution for a new soils exhibition that opens July 19 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. The 5,000-square foot exhibition is called "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil." In addition to the soil...

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Seattle judge demands compromise in national grazing fight (Seattle Times)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:02 GMT

A federal judge in Seattle today ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture and members of the National Wildlife Federation to find a compromise in their fight over a plan to allow grazing and hay production on millions of acres of Conservation Reserve Program land across the country.

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Improved System For Cattle Movements At Marts To Be Introduced Next Week (ClickPress)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:43:21 GMT

Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry), said that the soon to be introduced Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system will improve the overall traceability system for cattle.

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Myanmar’s cyclone-damaged rice production regions monitored with GIS (Southwest Farm Press RSS Feed)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:16:00 GMT

Subsequent to Cyclone Nargis, a category 3 tropical storm that struck the low-lying and heavily populated coastline of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began producing a series of geographic information system (GIS)-based maps of the damaged agricultural areas to accompany its commodity intelligence reports....

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USDA Awards $4.1 Million to Study Colony Collapse Disorder (Department of Agriculture )

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:34:23 GMT

The Protection of Managed Bees Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP), funded through a 4-year grant from USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), aims to improve the health of managed bee populations in agricultural systems. The research will address genomics, breeding, pathology, immunology and applied ecology to explain the causes behind dwindling bee populations....

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Sulby Claddagh options suggested (BBC News)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:59:26 GMT

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry considers ideas for the future of Sulby Claddagh following a public consultation.

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Farmers' FMD case against State opens (The Irish Times)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:05:25 GMT

A FARMER whose flock of sheep was culled during the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001 has told the High Court in Dundalk that a valuer for the Department of Agriculture asked him to sign a form for leasing trucks when in fact it was a valuation form for sheep.

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Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (Docuticker)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:40 GMT

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service U.S. farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996, notwithstanding uncertainty about consumer acceptance and economic and environmental impacts. Soybeans and cotton genetically engineered with herbicide-tolerant traits...

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Prioritizing Invasive Species Management by Optimizing Production of Ecosystem Service Benefits (Docuticker)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:15 GMT

Prioritizing Invasive Species Management by Optimizing Production of Ecosystem Service Benefits Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service This report examined how decisions to invest in invasive species management on public lands could incorporate economic concepts to better gauge the level of social benefits generated and how optimization models could be applied...

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Agriculture: State Export Data (Docuticker)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:00 GMT

State Export Data Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service Annual estimates of U.S. exports by State and commodity group based on each State’s share of U.S. agricultural production. Files in xls.

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Schafer to Lead Bi-Partisan Congressional Delegation Visit to Colombia (Department of Agriculture )

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:42:15 GMT

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2008—Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer will lead a bi-partisan Congressional delegation to Cartagena, Colombia, on July 18. The trip is part of the Bush Administration's efforts to show Members of Congress the progress being made to advance democracy, security and human rights in Colombia, and to emphasize the importance of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) to enhancing...

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State audit: Department of Agriculture's settlement offer in sexual harassment case was "improper" (The Turner Report)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:22:00 GMT

In an audit released today, State Auditor Susan Montee says a $70,000 settlement offer made to a former Agriculture Department employee in a sexual harassment case was "improper." In their response Agriculture Department officials blamed Attorney General Jay Nixon for everything. Though their names are not mentioned in the audit, the settlement offer was made to former employee...

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Farmers advised on slope planting (Fiji Times)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THE Department of Agriculture is calling on farmers to take extra precaution while planting crops especially on slopes.

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