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Mississippi River reopens for barges as flood waters recede
The Mississippi River was reopened on Thursday along a five-mile stretch near St. Louis as waters receded after one of the worst floods on record halted barge traffic for four days on the main route to global markets on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Jolley: Five Minutes with Smithfield’s new Chinese connection
Let’s start with the ‘Sayings of Chairman Wan,’ the Chief Executive at Shuanghui, the world’s newest well-known meat behemoth, temporarily shoving aside Brazil’s JBS.
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Experts continue to promote exports
Exports remain a huge factor in the success of the pork industry. Several experts gave updates on export developments at a workshop June 5 at World Pork Expo in Des Moines.
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Bill Goldberg pushes Chew On This Tour
Coming to your town this year is the Chew On This Tour. It’s a joint promotion from Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, Ind., and Nutra Blend LLC, Neosho, Mo., with the mission “to spread the word about food safety and quality, and to advocate for the use of technology in food production on the Drive to Feed to the World.”
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Brumm Speaks Out: Crop progress and pig barns
This week is the 25th World Pork Expo in Des Moines. I look forward to visiting with many of you at this event.
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OECD-FAO expect slower global agricultural production growth
Global agricultural production is expected to grow 1.5 percent a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1 percent between 2003 and 2012, according to a new report published by the OECD and FAO.
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Farm bill closer to passing in Senate
The U.S. Senate voted 75 to 22 on Thursday to end debate on the farm bill, clearing way for passage next week.
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Hazardous occupations safety training in ag for youth workers
Hazardous Occupation Safety Training in Agriculture (HOSTA) sessions will be delivered across the state this spring (2013) by South Dakota State University staff.
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Groups relieved at ADUFA passage
Industry groups this week expressed relief as the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) was reauthorized without major changes or amendments. The act, which was first enacted in 2003, allows the FDA to collect fees from animal health companies to support testing and approval of new drugs. The fees help reduce the time involved in the review process and speeds approvals for new, innovative products.
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San Diego schools going meatless on Mondays
Next fall, elementary school cafeterias in the San Diego, Calif., Unified School District will be offering meatless menus on Mondays.
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Commentary: Good food, bad food
There’s a sea of diet and nutrition info floating around online. Some of it makes sense; much of it simply replays the ‘pasta/veggies/fruit good—fat/meat/dairy bad’ mantra that defies logic.
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