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Pull up the radical Left's websites or listen to their leaders and
they’re absolutely giddy about the election results. They seem to feel
that the thumping conservatives took in the last couple of elections has
repudiated in voters’ minds the tenet that the least government is the
best government. They’re reading the election results as a referendum
that we all want more government intervention in the economy, on the
environment and in just about every area of our lives.
Admittedly, the cattle industry is expected to experience a reprieve
early on because most of the Leftist agenda has been put on the
backburner while the more pressing issues are addressed. Labor, for one,
must be rewarded for its unprecedented dollars and support in the
election, and the world financial crisis has made it nearly impossible
to push immediately for more regulation, more taxes, or more burdens on
the economy. But when the economy turns around, and it will, we’re
going to see these initiatives move right up the list of priorities.
I still don't believe the election signifies a paradigm shift in the way
Americans view government or its role in their everyday lives. I believe
it was more a repudiation of the Bush presidency than anything else.
Nonetheless, the opponents of our industry are certainly looking at
things in a different light.
I suppose it’s been said every year for the last 20 years – “this
is a critical time for the industry to get its voice out and to be
heard” – but it probably was true every year. And it may be
especially true this year as we look at the challenges and political
momentum of the day.
Our industry has squandered a multitude of opportunities and much
political capital over the last several years. We did this by fighting
amongst ourselves instead of focusing on solving the legitimate problems
that face us all. Hopefully, we’ll begin to make better assessments of
the causes and effects, and band together.
-- Troy Marshall
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I don't follow professional football that closely but, like most
Americans, I watch the Super Bowl every year, and have more than a
passing interest in one team. That particular team isn’t the
Indianapolis Colts but this Christmas I received a book written by their
coach, Tony Dungy, who retired from football just this week. The book is
titled "Quiet Strength."
I was excited to read it because I like football, and I thought it would
have a lot of good leadership information in it, as well. There
certainly was some football, and a lot of leadership philosophy, but it
was more about Dungy’s faith. Actually it went beyond that; it showed
how his faith shaped and formed his life philosophies, which, in turn,
shaped the impact he had on others.
Dungy was someone who reached the pinnacle of a demanding career but he
never lost sight of his priorities. Perhaps I found this book
particularly meaningful because I read every single page in a room
hundreds of miles away from my family. Or perhaps it challenged me more
because I could see I hadn't been getting my priorities right.
But mostly it was another validation of how precious life is and how a
life well-lived has the capability to change the lives of so many others
for the good. It isn't adversity, but rather how we respond to it that
is so important.
One of the points that struck me was his mantra, "No excuses, no
explanations." All the mistakes, all the frustrations are really
irrelevant; do the little things better, and live a principled life and
you can change the world.
Dungy walked away from football after this season, not because he was
burned out, had lost his passion, or felt he’d accomplished it all. He
simply had more important things to do. It's a book I'd highly
recommend to all.
-- Troy Marshall
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The sting of ethanol that livestock producers felt recently has
evaporated in the commodity crash that followed the economic downturn.
But it looks like that relief could have some staying power. The
Congressional Budget Office projects that corn will bottom out at
$3.65/bu. and remain below $4 as an annual average through the year
2019.
-- Troy Marshall
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Farmers in the Barkly Region of Queensland and the Northern
Territory have been forced recently to shoot cattle stranded in mud and
unable to move or be rescued. The action comes in the wake of recent
rains that broke Australia’s longest drought in history.
Sid Parker, chairman of the Northern Territory Livestock Exporters
Association, confirmed last week that many farmers in the area were
shooting cattle from helicopters in a bid to stop the suffering of
cattle bogged in mud and unreachable by horse or motor vehicle because
of swamped roads.
While Australia, the planet’s driest continent, swims in monsoon rains
of the last week, Argentina and Brazil, traditionally two of the most
abundant in rainfall, have been in drought. Argentina, however, received
a break this week but more rain is needed.
In fact, Brazil’s latest government estimates of soybean and corn
yields for 2009 have been adjusted down. The corn crop is now estimated
at 52.3 million tons, down from the forecast of 54.4 million tons. And
soybeans are now estimated to yield 57.8 million tons, down from earlier
predictions of 58.8 million tons.
Meanwhile, neighboring Uruguay and Paraguay are registering their
hottest summers since 1855.
-- Muriel Elizabeth Hayes,
Argentina
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A major issue for the unions in the coming congressional session is
the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), “card check.”
This legislation would require companies to recognize and bargain with
unions if a majority of the companies’ employees sign a card in favor
of union representation. There would no longer be secret ballots to
determine if a company facility is union.
More than 500 business associations have written members of Congress
stating their opposition to this legislation. The letter said, “We
believe this bill severely undermines longstanding principles of balance
and fairness in federal labor law. Make no mistake; the purpose of EFCA
is not labor-law reform. The legislation is a dramatic assault on the
rights of employees and employers that threatens to severely undermine
any chance at a constructive dialogue on labor-law reform.”
Signing the letter were: the American Meat Institute, American Bakers
Association, American Beverage Association, American Frozen Food
Institute, National Grocers Association, National Restaurant
Association, and U.S. Apple Association.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
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Thirteen beef producers in the Peterborough County region of
Ontario, Canada have gone out of business in the last six months, forced
out by losses of up to $100/animal, according to the Peterborough
Examiner. The Ontario Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is lobbying
the province and the federal government to help beleaguered beef
producers. There are about 800 beef producers in the region, with some
of the larger farms reaching 300-500 head of cattle.
Prices began to drop in the region in 2003 after the BSE restrictions.
The trade has never fully recovered, with the latest hit being the
advent of mandatory country of origin labeling in the U.S.
-- Muriel Elizabeth Hayes,
Argentina
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Consumer confidence in beef has been growing for the past five
years, and a November checkoff-funded survey found that 91% of consumers
have "strong confidence" in the safety of steaks/roasts and 84% have
“strong confidence” in the safety of ground beef – both historic
highs. Consumer confidence in the safety of steaks and roasts currently
is statistically on a par with confidence in fruits and vegetables,
which are at 90% "strong confidence."
In fact, confidence in ground-beef safety is higher than consumer
confidence in chicken. About half of consumers, however, believe that
recalls and illnesses from foodborne bacteria are increasing – only 5%
believe they are decreasing.
To review some checkoff efforts aimed at maintaining consumer confidence
in beef, go to www.beeffrompasturetoplate.org/.
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Sporting the theme, “Cow Size,” 2009 Minnesota Beef Cow-Calf
Days are planned for 10 communities in February. Registration is
$25/family or farm and includes a meal and proceedings. Attendees are
asked to call the appropriate phone number listed below one week before
the meeting date.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
University of Minnesota Beef Team release
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The combination of lean protein and fiber constitute a big fitness
trend for 2009, according to fitness expert Nitin Chhoda.
Fitness trend 1 – The rise in fitness boot camps.
“Fitness boot camps are probably the hottest thing in the fitness game
right now, especially in the light of the current economic recession.
Fitness trainers get to better leverage their time and maximize profits
by working with an unlimited number of clients per hour. Fitness clients
are able to better access personal training services in a unique and
dynamic team environment that provides better social support and
accountability for only a third of the cost of typical one-on-one
training rates.”
Fitness trend 2 – high-intensity interval training is rapidly
gaining popularity as the best form of improving both fitness and fat
loss.
“With interval training, the focus is on the intensity of exercise
(quality). Intervals consist of alternating between shorts bouts of
all-out, high-intensity effort and active recovery periods for a much
quicker and focused amount of time (typically 10-20 minutes of intervals
works best). This approach is scientifically proven to burn nine times
more fat and lead to faster improvements in fitness than the aerobic
alternative."
Fitness trend 3 – The overwhelming scientific literature proving
the fat-burning benefits of a diet high in lean protein and fiber is
finally catching the eye of mainstream consumers.
“Protein is the most important component of each and every meal or
snack you consume. It builds and maintains muscle, allows your body to
preferentially burn fat, increases metabolism through the thermic effect
of feeding, and fills you up. Fiber (ideally obtained from fruits and
vegetables, specifically green vegetables) helps slow digestion for a
more steady supply of nutrients and sustained energy, it prevents
overeating at each meal, and it helps keep you more full between meals.
Thus by combining protein and fiber every 2-4 hours, you provide your
body with the optimal one-two belly fat burning punch,” Chhoda says.
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University of Illinois (UI) Extension is planning a Northern
Illinois Beef Cattle Seminar, Feb. 5, in the Black Hawk East Auditorium
located near the junction of highways 78 and 34 south of Kewanee.
Running from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., presentations will be made by U of I
Extension personnel, industry reps and an expert on renewable fuels,
says Alan Miller, UI Extension beef specialist (217-840-6935).
Among the topics are: identifying the hidden costs of feeding cows;
nutrient pricing and ration balancing; renewable fuels; identification
and management of recessive gene traits in cattle; and meeting consumer
demand with an Illinois-raised product.
Registration is $18/person and includes lunch. Registrations are due
Feb. 1. To register, send name, address, number attending, and check
(made out to "University of Illinois") to Henry-Stark Extension Office,
26234 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL 61434.
-- Bob Sampson, University of Illinois Extension
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Marler Clark, a Seattle-based law firm specializing in food-safety
lawsuits, lists these 10 issues as among the main food safety issues of
2009.
Globalization: More international recalls and outbreaks due to
expanding globalization of food supply and the challenges of
oversight/infrastructure in developing countries. This includes the
possibility of bioterrorism and/or intentional adulterations with a
profit motive, like melamine.
Local food: Outbreaks linked to local food and/or farmer’s
markets, which is uninspected.
Non-O157 Shiga Toxic producing E. Coli (STEC) illnesses
and outbreaks (both beef and produce).
Animal-to-human contamination.
Having to do more with less: Public funding for food safety is
down, but the workload is growing.
21st Century communication: Food safety agencies need to improve
communication with consumers.
Balancing food protection and environmental health.
Rise in zoonotic diseases – viruses jumping from animals to
humans (avian influenza is an example).
Consumers and food safety – includes education to traceability.
Pet food ills – supervision of the pet food industry needs
improvement.
See the release at: www.marlerclark.com/press_releases/view/top-ten-food-safety-challenges-of-2009
-- www.marlerclark.com/
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The National Farmers Union (NFU) expressed its disappointment with
the final mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rule and indicated
it may seek Congressional modifications.
NFU said, “Despite the strong support from Congress, and demands from
consumers and producers alike, USDA has chosen to implement COOL in a
manner that does not meet Congress’ clear intent, leaving loopholes in
place for those willing to circumvent the law. The final rule still
contains a loophole that would allow meatpackers to use a multiple
countries, or NAFTA label, rather than labeling U.S. products as
products of the U.S. This is misleading to consumers. The intent was to
provide country of origin labeling, not trade agreement origin of
labeling. If a product is exclusively born, raised and processed in the
United States it should be labeled as such. USDA takes great liberty
with the definition of ‘processed products,’ effectively leaving
several food products without labels and denying consumers the knowledge
of their food’s country of origin.”
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said, “Despite the
flexibility provided in the implementing regulation, the mandatory COOL
law has been estimated to cost the livestock industry $2.5 billion
initially and nearly $212 million annually over the next 10 years.
Already there is anecdotal evidence that pork producers have incurred
higher transportation costs because some packing plants will process
only U.S.-origin pigs, and packers are directing Canadian-born pigs to
other plants.”
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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Democratic and Republican leaders named new members to the House Ag
Committee. Democrat Representatives named are Kathleen Dahlkemper (PA),
Debbie Halvorson (IL), Kurt Schrader (OR), Eric Massa (NY), Bobby Bright
(AL), Betsy Markey (CO), Frank Kratovil (MD), Mark Schauer (MI), Larry
Kissell (NC), and John Boccieri (OH). Republicans Representatives named
include Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO), Phil Roe (TN), and Glenn Thompson (PA).
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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The Kansas State University campus has been officially named as the
home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced. The Manhattan
campus bested six finalists vying for the $650 million federal
biodefense lab that will employ hundreds of scientists and other workers
and will replace the aging facility at Plum Island, NY.
"With this new lab, Kansas will cement its reputation as the nation's
leader in plant and animal health research and the biosciences," said
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS). "We will reap the benefits of a
cutting-edge industry while protecting the nation's food supply and
agricultural economy for years to come. Kansans can be very proud. This
is a historic day."
The Kansas City Business Journal reported that the facility is
expected to be a boost for the region’s animal health corridor –
which stretches from Manhattan, KS, to Columbia, MO – and is home to
more than 13,000 employees and more than 125 animal health companies.
The corridor accounts for about 34% of sales in the $16.8 billion global
animal health market, according to the Kansas City Area Development
Council.
Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in 2015, but
research probably will begin before then at KSU’s existing Biosecurity
Research Institute, which is adjacent to the NBAF site, the article
says. The 500,000-sq.-ft. NBAF is expected to employ 250-350 people and
have an annual operating budget of $125 million. Its economic impact is
estimated to reach $3.5 billion in the first 20 years.
-- News reports
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Six men have been arrested and imprisoned awaiting trial on charges
of adding melamine to animal feed. The men are also charged with selling
“knacker meat” for human consumption from a retail butcher shop.
Knacker meat is derived from animals that died rather than being
slaughtered and is typically used for cat and dog food.
When raided by health inspectors, the government officers seized four
tons of the meat at a shop that had been operating for six months. The
men had a knacker truck collecting the dead animals for pet food, but
were retaining the best of it to utilize through the retail shop – as
much as six tons weekly.
-- Muriel Elizabeth Hayes,
Argentina
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced that the deficit for
fiscal year 2009 will reach a record $1.2 trillion and the national debt
will reach $10.6 trillion. The U.S. did not reach a national debt of $1
trillion until 1981.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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U.S. retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly in the
fourth quarter of 2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau
Federation (AFBF) Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the
total cost of 16 basic grocery items in fourth-quarter 2008 was $48.19,
down 1% (49¢) from third-quarter 2008.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
AFBF news release
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Regular gasoline at retail was up for the second week in a row, for
the week ending Jan. 12, while diesel rose for the first time since July
14, 2008.
The national average for gasoline jumped by a dime to $1.784/gal., which
is $1.284 lower than a year ago and $2.33 below the all-time high
reported on July 7, 2008. Prices were up in all regions. The East Coast
price leaped 10.8¢ to $1.75, the Midwest 9¢ to $1.823, the Gulf Coast
9.8¢ to $1.645, and the Rocky Mountains 6.8¢ to $1.563. The West Coast
jumped 10.8¢ to $1.954, with California shooting up 11.4¢ to $1.988.
Meanwhile, diesel was up for the first time in 15 weeks – 2.3¢ to
$2.314/gal., but $1.012 below the price at the same time last year. Up
in all regions for the week, the East Coast saw a 1.5¢ increase to
$2.395, the Midwest 1.7¢ to $2.289, the Gulf Coast 1.6¢ to $2.244, and
the Rocky Mountains 2¢ to $2.235. The West Coast jumped 7.8¢ to
$2.353, while California shot up 9.5¢ to $2.334.
-- U.S. Energy Information Administration
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"Merging Trails: Culture, Science and Innovation" is the theme for
the Society for Range Management’s 2009 Annual Meeting in at the
Albuquerque (NM) Convention Center, Feb. 8-13. More than 30 special
symposia are scheduled on such topics as borderlands watershed
management, grazing policy, invasive species, wolf-livestock
interactions, wildlife habitat management, restoring rangeland
communities, and advanced technologies for rangeland management. For a
meeting schedule, see www.srmmeetings.org/
-- Society For Range Management
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Corn production has changed. More efficient combines lose less
grain, and modern corn hybrids stand up better to pests and weather,
avoiding ear drop. So, given these new realities, are your corn stalks
providing all the nutrients your cows need? Bruce Anderson, University
of Nebraska Extension forage specialist, offers the following
advice.
“Ten to 15 years ago, about 4% of the corn grain was left in the field
due to downed ears and combining losses. Today, it’s about half that,
or about 1 lb. less grain/acre for the cows to consume for every bushel
harvested,” he says.
The rule of thumb for initiating the feeding of protein supplements on
corn stalks is when you no longer see grain in the manure. But with less
grain in the field, protein is needed earlier, usually about ½ lb. of
actual protein/cow/day, preferably from natural sources, he says.
Energy is a bit harder to judge, but as long as there’s grain, cows
should be okay.
“The same holds true for the husks. Surprisingly, they are high in
energy, between 65-70% total digestible nutrients (TDN). But once the
husks have been eaten, trampled, or blown away, it gets iffy,”
Anderson says. “Leaves tend to be in the mid-50s for TDN, which is
about the same as what the cows require. But stalks themselves may be 10
points lower. So cows eating a fair amount of stalks will lose weight
and body condition, even with protein supplements.”
-- Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Over the past several years, Dan Frobose, Ohio State University
Extension marketing educator, has worked with livestock producers in
developing a "Story Market" (branding) program to add value to their
farm businesses.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Dan Frobose
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The regional environment ministry for Madrid, Spain confirmed a case
of BSE in a 10-year-old cow from a farm in Galapagar. It’s the sixth
confirmed cases in Spain since 2000, with the last case coming in
2004.
-- Muriel Elizabeth Hayes,
Argentina
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Missouri’s Commercial Agriculture Stocker/Backgrounder Institute
is set for Feb. 19 at the Harrisonville Community Center in
Harrisonville, MO.
Offering a variety of topics of interest to both new and experienced
stocker/backgrounder operators, among the topics are: opportunities for
stocker/backgrounding operations in Missouri; keys to receiving cattle
nutritional programs; pathogen dynamics and biocontainment in stocker
cattle; and treating respiratory disease and monitoring success. In
addition, Tom Gallery of the Gallery Ranch in Dewey OK – winner of
BEEF magazine’s 2007 National Stocker Award’s
backgrounding/drylot division – will discuss the Gallery Ranch
operation with an emphasis on how alliance formation and data management
has played a role in their success.
Registration ($60 onsite, $50 before) begins at 9:30 a.m., with the
program beginning at 10 a.m. For more info, visit muconf.missouri.edu/stockerinstitute
or contact Christine Pickett at 573 882-4349.
-- University of Missouri
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USDA Secretary Ed Schafer says Texas animal health officials will
have an extra $4.9 million to help fight cattle fever ticks from
spreading into the U.S.
"This funding couldn’t have come at a better time," says Jon Means,
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president. “Now,
maybe more than ever, federal funding for the control of cattle fever
ticks is desperately needed in order to address the current infestation
in the temporary quarantine zones. Without these funds, the pests could
spread the fever throughout the nation’s cow herd, resulting in losses
of $1 billion/year to the industry and rising food costs to
consumers.”
Cattle fever ticks can transmit a parasite that causes “tick fever,”
a disease that can kill up to 90% of infected cattle. Since 1943, the
ticks have been eradicated from the U.S. except for a permanent
quarantine zone along the Texas-Mexico border. During the past two
years, however, 128 new fever tick infestations have been found in the
permanent quarantine zone, several temporary preventive areas and in
tick-free areas in Texas.
Texas State Veterinarian Bob Hillman says the funds will be used to hire
additional personnel and get the extra equipment and supplies needed to
treat cattle found to be infested with the ticks. For more on the
effort to fight cattle fever ticks, go to beefmagazine.com/health/long_thin_line/index.html.
-- Burt Rutherford
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The checkoff’s first National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
Train-the-Trainer Certification Program held via the Internet was
conducted Dec. 1. Thirty-five BQA State Coordinators participated in the
program, which featured presentations from veterinarians Bob Smith, Dee
Griffin and John Maas of the BQA Advisory Board on national BQA
guidelines and standards for national certification recognition.
Presenters also visited with state coordinators about consumer
expectations of producers in the information age. As of Dec. 15,
coordinators in 13 states have completed all coursework and fulfilled
requirements to be a state with the ability to nationally certify their
producers in BQA. For info on the national BQA guidelines, go to www.bqa.org/CodeGuidelines.aspx.
-- Cattlemen’s Beef Board
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USDA says more than 72,000 tons of ag commodities ($100-million
value) will be allocated under USDA's McGovern-Dole International Food
for Education and Child Nutrition Program for fiscal year 2009 to assist
children, women, and school communities in 15 countries in Africa, Asia
and Latin America.
"The McGovern-Dole program has touched the lives of millions of the
world's children, providing nutritious meals so that they can focus on
their studies, not their hunger," USDA Secretary Ed Schafer says.
The allocation will feed nearly 500,000 children in new programs in
three developing countries in addition to recent allocations to more
than 3 million children in 12 countries. The program helps support
education, child development and food security in low-income,
food-deficit countries committed to universal education. To date, the
McGovern-Dole program has provided meals to more than 22 million
children in 41 countries and boosted school attendance by an estimated
14% overall, and by 17% for girls.
Administered by USDA's Foreign Ag Service, view a list of program
allocations at: www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/12/0312.xml.
For more on the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child
Nutrition Program program, go to: www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/FFE/FFE.asp.
-- USDA release
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USDA published details of the final regulation for the mandatory
country of origin labeling (COOL) in Thursday’s Federal Register.
Required by the 2002 and 2008 farm bills, the rule will become effective
60 days after the date of publication – March 16. See the final rule
at www.ams.usda.gov/COOL
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
Farm Press release
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Former Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa appeared before the Senate Ag
Committee this week regarding his nomination as USDA Secretary. The
priorities Vilsack mentioned to the committee that he plans to pursue as
USDA Secretary were:
- To administer a robust farm safety net and create real and
meaningful opportunities for farmers and ranchers to succeed;
- To guarantee that the communities where those farmers and ranchers
live can grow and prosper;
- To help families that struggle to make ends meet put food on the
table;
- To place America at the forefront of efforts to aggressively address
energy independence and global climate change;
- To enhance the safety of the food supply and reduce the incidence of
foodborne illness;
- To work with those who seek programs and practices that lead to more
nutritious food produced in a sustainable way; and
- To preserve and protect our national resources – our land, water,
and forests.
The Senate is expected to approve Vilsack’s nomination next week.
-- P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C.
correspondent
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X-ray technology is effective in killing bacterial pathogens in
leafy greens without causing undesirable changes in product quality, say
Michigan State University (MSU) researchers.
-- Click on headline to read the rest of this
story by Foodnavigator.com
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