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Pot Pigs: Marijuana and vodka fed to hogs
A farm in Washington is now feeding marijuana and vodka to their pigs.
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Establishing nutritional value in copra, palm products for pigs
Products derived from coconuts and oil palm trees are the primary protein sources in swine diets in parts of Africa, southeast Asia, South America, and Europe. New research from the University of Illinois is helping to establish the nutritional value of these products.
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Farmers face deadline to choose ACRE as revenue-protection plan
Crop producers have until June 3 to decide whether they will participate in the Average Crop Revenue Election plan or continue with the regular Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program.
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U.S. dollar gains weighing on commodities Wednesday morning
Country markets for corn reportedly traded steady-firm Wednesday morning, which probably supported nearby CBOT futures.
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World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
If the world’s food supply and natural resources are to be sustained for future generations, visionary leadership is a must. And what better model to look to than the virtues known since antiquity?
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U.S. decision on Keystone XL pipeline seen dragging past summer
The Obama administration is unlikely to make a decision on the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL pipeline until late this year as it painstakingly weighs the project's impact on the environment and on energy security, a U.S. official and analysts said last week.
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Commentary: Next few weeks key for immigration, farm bills
In four congressional hearing rooms on Capitol Hill this week, House and Senate committees debate two legislative packages that could affect farmers and ranchers for years to come.
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Will Burger King’s rib sandwich be a McRib-buster?
McDonald’s has a new rib rival as Burger King is set to launch their new boneless rib sandwich later this month.
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U.S. Plains' farmland values rise 20 percent
Farmland values in the U.S. Plains states rose 20 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, with acreage commanding record prices because of red-hot demand for cropland in the world's biggest food exporter.
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U.S. corn farmers plant crop before rain arrives
Warm and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday will help boost corn plantings that have fallen to a record low pace, which poses a threat to production prospects, an agricultural meteorologist said.
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Half of Smithfield's U.S. pork will soon be off ractopamine
Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's largest pork producer, said on Tuesday it will soon raise half of its hogs on feed that does not contain the additive ractopamine, a lean muscle promoting drug that has been banned in China and Russia.
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- Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- Cold Storage: Frozen pork supplies up from March
- Tyson sends disaster-assistance truck to Oklahoma
- University workshops address workforce management issues
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
