Agriculture News

Finance and Commerce120 days of grass proposed for organic milk cowsUSA Today - 15 hours agoThe Department of Agriculture has issued draft rules for organic milk that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and ... [visit site]

13 - Agriculture bullish on attaining growth target for 2007Bayanihan.org, Philippines - 22 hours agoThe Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday expressed confidence in attaining its growth target of four to five percent for the agricultural sector this ... [visit site]

14000 hectares of agricultural crops hit by dry spell in Northern Mindanao Manila Bulletin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) — At least 14000 hectares of agricultural farms were already severely affected by the continuing dry spell in various agricultural ... [visit site]

amNewYork1500 Chinese raccoon dogs die from tainted feedThe Associated Press - 13 hours agoLiu said the center was assisting the Ministry of Agriculture in a nationwide inspection of animal feed but would not give any other details. ...1500 dogs dead ... [visit site]

1919 farm crisis shows some bailouts hard to undoThe Associated Press - Oct 17, 2008When the US bailed out the agriculture sector in the early 1930s, it forever changed the business of farming. While today's banking industry interventions ... [visit site]

1st Mont. license to grow hemp issued to woman The Associated Press Federal law prohibits such activity, but the license issued by the Montana Agriculture Department on Oct. 14 could challenge whether the US Drug Enforcement ... and more » [visit site]

New York Times 2 Agencies Take Steps to Improve Food Safety New York Times Strengthening its efforts to keep a deadly strain of E. coli out of meat sold to consumers, the Department of Agriculture said Friday that ... USDA ... [visit site]

2 agriculture programs to merge in Idaho IdahoStatesman.com While both programs offer agricultural education, 4-H students are as likely to build robots. "If we're going to do this, we want a smooth transition and ... FFA, 4-H programs to merge ... [visit site]

KCBY.com 112 Inspectors on Leave Over Beef RecallThe Associated Press - 10 hours agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — The US Department of Agriculture has suspended at least two federal meat inspectors following the largest beef recall in the nation's ...2 Inspectors ... [visit site]

2 Nebraska banks get rural loan guarantees The Associated Press Two Nebraska banks have obtained federal loan guarantees through the US Department of Agriculture, which is using federal stimulus funding. ... Business DigestOmaha World-Herald all 78 news articles » [visit site]