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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  1. Should producers enroll in the ACRE Program for 2013?

    The 2008 farm bill was extended through Sept. 30, 2013, for most programs that were in place for the 2012 crop year. This means producers have the option to enroll in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) program or the Average Crop Revenue...
    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. Antibiotics report ignores food safety

    A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...

    Tags: Food Industry, Health Organizations, Disease Prevention, Animal Science, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. May is Beef Month

    PIERRE - Time to grill some beef! The summer grilling season is upon us and Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in South Dakota. “There are 3.7 million head of cattle in South Dakota, which is nearly five beef animals to every...

    Tags: Government, Consumers, Politics, Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard

    4. May 9, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. READER SUBMITTED: Local Letter Carriers Help Stamp Out Hunger

    Farmington
    On Saturday, May 11, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help Stamp Out Hunger in Farmington and Unionville. Now in its 21st year, the annual food drive has grown from a regional to a...

    Tags: Human Interest, The Amistad, Campbell Soup Company

    5. May 9, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  5. Wet spring slows planting of corn

    ST. LOUIS -- Farmers in the nation's breadbasket who only recently were praying for an end to a withering drought are now pining for enough sunshine and heat to dry their muddy fields in time to plant their corn and other crops. The U.S. Department of...
    6. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Got diet milk?

    In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners.
    In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, industry...

    Tags: Nutrition, Pediatrics, Chicago Public Schools, Consumers, Children's Health

    7. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. CF Industries 1Q profit rises 10%

    Fertilizer producer CF Industries on Wednesday reported that net earnings climbed to a record-high $406.5 million, or $6.47 per share, for the first quarter, from $368.4 million, or $5.54 per share, a year ago.
    Fertilizer producer CF Industries on Wednesday reported that net earnings climbed to a record-high $406.5 million, or $6.47 per share, for the first quarter, from $368.4 million, or $5.54 per share, a year ago. Excluding one-time items, among them a $22....

    Tags: Energy Resources, Softball, Natural Gas, Sports, Fertilizer

    8. May 8, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Pink gull soars over Petoskey

    You may have seen something odd recently around Petoskey — a gull which, at first glance, may look like it has landed in a can of flamingo-pink paint.
    You may have seen something odd recently around Petoskey — a gull which, at first glance, may look like it has landed in a can of flamingo-pink paint. Karen Cleveland, the Michigan Department of Natural Resource's all-bird biologist, said that...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Biology

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. Connecticut Beekeepers Worry About Pesticide Use

    As part of the ongoing battle against Lyme and other tickborne diseases, public health organizations are asking residents in 11 Fairfield County towns to participate in a study to see if wiping out the ticks on rodents will help rein in the illnesses in humans.
    As part of the ongoing battle against Lyme and other tickborne diseases, public health organizations are asking residents in 11 Fairfield County towns to participate in a study to see if wiping out the ticks on rodents will help rein in the illnesses in...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Easton (Fairfield, Connecticut), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health Organizations

    10. May 6, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. Don't Label Genetically Engineered Food

    The recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed.
    The Hartford Courant
    The recent call for labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients — especially on a state-by-state basis as in Connecticut — is unnecessary, unrealistic and uninformed. As someone who grew up and attended college in...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Food Industry, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hospitals and Clinics

    11. May 6, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  11. Dealing with Drought: Impact on agriculture

    <span style="font-size: small;">Kansas farmlands were scorched last summer by extreme heat, and no moisture. There were massive crop losses and ranchers had to sell off herds due to rising costs of feed and water.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    Kansas farmlands were scorched last summer by extreme heat, and no moisture. There were massive crop losses and ranchers had to sell off herds due to rising costs of feed and water. This spring, the rains have returned. But it may be too late to help...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts

    12. May 6, 2013 |Story| La Cañada

  12. Review finds mud-blocking K-rails no longer needed in La Cañada

    Three years after the Station fire denuded the hills above La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge, a federal agency has determined that important earth-holding vegetation has recovered to the point that bulky concrete barriers put in place to protect homes from mudflows are no longer needed.
    Three years after the Station fire denuded the hills above La Cañada Flintridge, a federal agency has determined that important earth-holding vegetation has recovered to the point that bulky concrete barriers put in place to protect homes from mudflows...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Google+, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture

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