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Farm Headlines from High Plains JournalTeam to monitor imported feed and food products in Texas
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:01 GMT
Texas The Office of the State Chemist, a state regulatory agency administratively housed by Texas AgriLife Research, has received grant funding from the Food and Drug Administration to be part of a rapid response team monitoring imported feed and food products into the Lone Star State. The grant is administered by the Texas Department of State Health Services-Foods Group, which regulates human food manufacturers and wholesale ...
Farm Bureau honors three state legislators
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:01 GMT
Oklahoma Three legislators received Oklahoma Farm Bureau's Meritorious Service award Feb. 15 during the farm organization's annual leadership conference in Oklahoma City. The Meritorious Service award is presented to legislators who have a strong voting record for Farm Bureau issues and show support for rural and agricultural issues.
NMSU professors patent process for converting waste to useful products
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:01 GMT
New Mexico A New Mexico State University professor is working to revolutionize the way we dispose of our waste. In December 2009, civil engineering professors Zohrab Samani and Adrian Hanson received a patent for a process that economically coverts municipal and organic waste into methane gas and a soil amendment.
K-State's Biosecurity Research Institute takes steps to safely research animal and plant diseases
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:01 GMT
Kansas Through stacks of documentation and months of preparation, the Biosecurity Research Institute is undergoing the extensive, multilayered process of gaining approval to study federally regulated select agent pathogens that threaten human and animal health as well as the food supply. "There's a misperception that regulators will just come in and give a blanket OK, and that's not true," said ...
Sen. Peterson makes plans for next farm bill
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:01 GMT
House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson recently outlined his plans to begin the process of writing the next farm bill as early as this spring during a meeting of livestock and commodity groups including the American Sheep Industry Association. Peterson said he is serious about beginning the process with a series of hearings in Washington, D.C., as early as April and May followed by a series of farm bill field hearings around the country later ...
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