FDA Total Diet Study probes U S food safety with volunteers
Thirteen Belton cooks in a church kitchen prepare 250 pounds of meals bought with federal funds. FDA scientists dissect the dishes to detect pesticides contaminants and nutrients, part of a national program that monitors foods from Oreos to tuna casserole for safety and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Food and Drug Administration
Middle America
Belton United Methodist Church
FDA
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Lenexa
Kan
Belton Church
Farm Briefs Highlight Pond Workshop and Fall Field Day
A pond management workshop for farmers is set for 6 to 8 30 p m Monday at Lake Iowa Iowa County covering site selection pond construction watershed management fish and wildlife water quality and aquatic vegetation management. ISU Northeast Research Farm fall field day Sept 4 from 1 30 to 4 30 p m features Elwynn Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Iowa
Iowa County
Iowa Extension Office
Iowa State University Northeast Research Farm
Elwynn Taylor
ISU
Livestock Biosecurity Seminar in Waterloo
Biosecurity in Practice seminar on preventing livestock disease spread will run 9 am to 4 pm on September 2 at the Best Western Starlite Village in Waterloo. Registration is free and due by Wednesday. Send registrations to Eldon Uhlenhopp at VMRI Building 1 Room 16 Ames Iowa or contact by fax or phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best Western Starlite
Waterloo
Eldon Uhlenhopp
Elwood Dr
VMRI
Ames
Iowa
Farm museum shows ingenuity in historic farm tools
At Penn State Pasto Agricultural Museum in Pine Grove Mills a late 19th century Schaeffer Merkel & Co. thresher with a horse powered treadmill demonstrates how early machines powered farming. Volunteers explain and demonstrate each piece, making history hands on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin G. Braund
Penn State University
Pasto Agricultural Museum
Pine Grove Mills
Dan Leverenz
Associated Press
Schaeffer Merkel & Co
Braund
Powdered milk surplus weighs on U S dairy policy
Federal policy leaves the United States with a record 1.28 billion pounds of powdered milk in storage. Officials say the surplus burdens taxpayers, as USDA buys dairy to prop up prices while distributing milk to schools, food banks, foreign aid, and drought relief. Dairy farmers nationwide feel the impact, amid falling milk prices and aging price comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight Ridder
Washington
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Don Ault
Sparks Cos
Minnesota
America
Upper
Midwest
West Coast
Sue Beitlich
la Crosse
Wis
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Duane Hughes
U.S. Food and Drug Agency
Emmanuel Dimaano Jr
James Leonette
Charleston
W. Va
Betty Roberston
Belton, Mo
FDA Food Laboratory
Nashua
Burgmeier
McDonald On Pork Company Board
Steve Burgmeier
Lockridge
Joe McDonald
Kanawha
Iowa Premium Pork Co
Jefferson County
McDonald
Hancock
Hancock County
Pork Producer Group
Iowa Pork Producer Association
Roger Coon
Lohrville
Richard Vande Haar
Oskaloosa
Rodney Dykstra
Everly
Oelwein
Grains Council
Vic Miller
Iowa Corn Promotion Board of Directors
U.S. Grains Council
Miller
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Iowa Soybean Association
Iowa Pork
Producers Association
Farm Museum
B.C
Therese Boyd
Pennsylvania
Boyd
Iraq
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