PA Preservation Board protects additional acres of prime farmland

The Pennsylvania Agricultural Lands Preservation Board has preserved an additional 1,788 acres on 19 farms in 12 counties for future generations through the state’s nationally recognized farmland preservation program. During the program’s 23-year history, 455,208 acres on 4,208 farms have been safeguarded for future agricultural production. The preserved farms are located in Berks, Blair, Cambria, [...]

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What Is Organic Beef?

USDA Organic Certification, unlike under-determined labels such as “natural,” requires that stringent regulations be met. These regulations depend on the type of food product and specifications can vary widely between products. So what does the USDA require when it comes to beef? According to the most recent, relevant rules passed in late 2002, certified beef [...]

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Meat Exports Have Nothing to Do with Price Hike: Minister

Nyala – The Minister of Animal Resources at the State of South Darfur, Edam Abdel Rahman Adam, has excluded the existence of any relationship between recent meat price hike and exports. In an interview with Niyala Broadcasting Station, the minister said meat price hike is attributed to many reasons, some going back to the eighties [...]

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What is hay really worth? Depends on value and price

When new crop hay starts hitting the ground, one of the common questions we get in the Extension Office is “What is hay worth?” The answer should be, it depends. In general hay has a value and a price. Let’s explore both of these. The value of hay is dependent on its ability to the [...]

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Officials recall tainted beef produced in L.A. plant

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday announced the recall of 377,000 pounds of ground beef possibly tainted with E. Coli bacteria. The ground beef was produced between Sept. 7 and Oct. 6, officials said. No illness have been reported in association with the tainted products. The [...]

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The Farm Bureau says we should expect more jobs and export business

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — The Farm Bureau says we should expect more jobs and export business with this week’s trio of free trade agreements approved by Congress. They’re with South Korea, Columbia and Panama. We found out from the Arkansas Farm Bureau that overall, from agriculture to electronics, our state stands to gain close [...]

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Texas cattle ranchers adapt to climate change

Cattle farmers in Texas are moving their herds north, to greener pastures. Everyone knows that Texas has been hot and dry. Cattlemen are responding to this new news. Given that they expect that this drought will continue, they are seeking out new “verdant” areas to raise their cattle. Investment under uncertainty and rational expectations lives [...]

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Meat traders call on CAP crisis fund to be available for price rises as well as falls

The International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) has called for increased flexibility over European Union (EU) commodity crisis management so that soaring meat prices – as well as price collapses – can be tamed by the European Commission. Its comments come as Brussels today released its anticipated proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which [...]

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Steamboat Springs entrepreneur goes from T-shirts to T-bones

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Ryan Wood hustles through the weathered barns and cabins on his Sweetwood Ranch, pointing out century-old ladders and floors well-worn by countless shuffling boots. “I’m a sucker for this old stuff,” he says in a restored log cabin that once served as a post office at a gold mining camp near his [...]

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National Steak and Poultry Makes Additions To Their Sirloin Steak Offerings

National Steak and Poultry has been very successful with their products under the brand name Steakhouse Certified®. This line extension consists of five new beef items for the center of the plate. Each item is packaged with 1 to 4 pieces per pouch. The new beef items are part of the Steakhouse Certified® brand that [...]

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