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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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New Wood Construction Technology Gets Boost
The funding will enable Riddle Laminators, the glue-laminate operation of DR Johnson, to collaborate with a research team of OSU faculty and students to construct a pilot manufacturing line for CLT at its facility and to test the CLT produced at the …
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FDA Ensures Your Foods From Animals Are Safe
If you eat meat or drink milk, you want to know: Are there trace amounts of the veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals entering your diet? And if they are, are the amounts safe for human consumption? Those questions—among others—are the …
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Chembio Announces Agreements to Develop Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for …
This technology is providing Chembio with a significant pipeline of business opportunities for the development and manufacture of new products. Headquartered in Medford, NY, Chembio is licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as …
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Charles River Laboratories Announces Third-Quarter 2014 Results from …
Revenue growth was driven by the acquisition of Argenta and BioFocus, which was completed on April 1, 2014 and contributed 8.0% to third-quarter revenue, as well as double-digit growth in the Manufacturing Support segment. ….. contaminations …
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The secret ingredient is time
This technology is providing Chembio with a significant pipeline of business opportunities for the development and manufacture of new products. Headquartered in Medford, NY, Chembio is licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as …
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Candidate hopes to shift tax burden away from property
He serves on the Board of the USDA North Central Region Rural Development Center and has previously served on the Nebraska Rural Development Commission, USDA Commission on Small Farms and the Board of Bread for the World, a Christian …
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Florock® Welcomes New Business Development Manager for State of California
Florock Polymer Flooring, manufactured by Crawford Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, continues its record growth in the U.S. and abroad, with a new Business Development Manager for the State of California and key areas of Mexico, Central and South America …
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