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Why neoconservatives should love West Point even more than they do now
Last week I had the honor of participating in the 66th annual Student Conference on United States Affairs (SCUSA), organized and held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. It was the first time I'd participated, as well as the first time I'd been …
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Allflex acquires SCR
… to include electronic, radio-frequency and genomic solutions. Today, Allflex operates in 80 countries, using its connections with livestock communities and its large-scale manufacturing capabilities to consistently introduce new, improved …
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Ag Expo planned in Russell County
… Russell County Farm Bureau (Primary Sponsor), Russell County Medical Center, Southern States (Primary Sponsor), State Farm Lebanon, Tri-State Vet Supply, TruPoint Bank, Twisted Wire Design, USDA-APHIS-WS, USDA-Farm Service Agency, Virginia …. We …
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Skiing in Maine: Improvements should make for some wonderful skiing
Five years in the planning, this energy-saving leap forward was made possible by a USDA Rural Redevelopment matching grant of up to $ 235,000. Mt. Abram also has increased its snowmaking system and capacity to further insure quality conditions at an …
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New Vaccines Target Deadly Virus in Pigs
U.S. pork production has fallen 1.8% this year, according to the USDA, lifting futures prices for slaughter-ready hogs to a record $ 1.33875 a pound in July. Prices have eased in the past two months, in part because fewer PED outbreaks occurred this …
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Big Harvest Fells Corn Prices
But as long as production is running ahead of demand, prices are likely to continue to slide. The USDA expects the amount of corn left at the end of the season next year will rise to a record 2.088 billion bushels in the U.S. Globally, these stockpiles …
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Group Expresses Concern About the Hazy Definition of "Organic"
The USDA organic symbol found on a carton of soy milk is generally used only on food or agricultural products. This causes problems for some vendors, such as Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, which has faced competition from brands that don't manufacture …
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Small-Scale and Organic Farmers Facing FSMA Comment Deadline
The Preventive Controls Rule covers facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food for human consumption. Some activities carried out on a farm may classify the farm as such a facility. “As soon as you take a knife to the produce, you're a …
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