Montana meat plant owner fights USDA scrutiny
John Munsell of Montana Quality Foods, facing a federal probe over E coli in 2002 linked to ConAgra, plans to sell his business and sues the USDA alleging retaliation for criticizing food safety efforts. Officials say recalls and infections are down due to new controls, while advocates call for more testing and traceability.
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John Munsell
Montana Quality Foods
Miles City
Mont
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Munsell
USDA
ConAgra Beef Co
Associated Press
Steven Cohen
Federal Food Safety and Inspection Service
Patty Lovera
Energy and Environment Program
Public Citizen
Food awareness drives change from farms to forks
Kansas City report on how consumers like Jay Middick push for free range antibiotic free poultry and how big firms like McDonalds use buying power to shape farming and slaughterhouse practices. Experts debate the global effects on farmers, trade and the environment as shoppers consider what they eat.
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Knight Ridder
Kansas City
Jay Middick
Middick
Campo Linde
Tyson
U.S
Washington
McDonald’s
Developing World
Ben Lilliston
Institute For Agriculture and Trade Policy
Dennis Avery
Center For Global Food Issues
Fuel costs drive custom harvesters from the field
In Wichita Kansas rising fuel prices and drought push 25 to 30 percent of U S custom harvesters to quit over three years. Surviving operators run larger gear to cover more acres as Kansas anticipates a 2005 winter wheat crop amid costly fuel and big rigs.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
Dave Hermesch
Cowetta
Okla
U.S. Custom Harvesters
Kansas
Midwest
Tim Baker
U.S
Net U.S. Custom Harvesters Discuss Rate Increases
Rick Farris of Edson, a custom cutter, says fuel costs this harvest are about one third higher than last year, supporting a rate increase by Net U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. and forwarding higher costs.
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Rick Farris
Edson
Philippines Tightens Bird Flu Defenses Amid Poultry Boom
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap announced enhanced avian influenza safeguards to protect a $2.72 billion poultry industry and 300000 workers. The plan funds detection facilities, imposes a two mile quarantine for die off above three percent, and expands culling and zones if needed. Import bans cover live or uncooked poultry from 11 affected nations and 25 migratory-bird hotspots are monitored.
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Manila
Philippines
Arthur Yap
Asia
Yap
Lion
Agriculture Department
Farm notes Crawfordsville field day on soy rust
An Asian Soybean Rust Outlook is among topics at the Spring Field Day 1 p.m. Thursday at the Southeast Iowa Research and Demonstration Farm Crawfordsville. Other topics include vertical tillage tile drainage aphids and grape production. Contact Jim Fawcett for details.
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Crawfordsville
Iowa Research & Demonstration
Jim Fawcett
Cattlemen to Host Summer Conference and Trade Show
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association Summer Conference and Trade Show will be at the Ag Information Center in Nevada. Events start 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and run to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with a Foundation Dinner and Auction at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Details at www.iacattlemen.org or (515) 296-2266.
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Hadwen
Louann Kleiss
Douglas
Lisa Kleiss
HayExpo.com
Nevada
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Ag Information Center
590Th Ave
Iacattlemen.org
Enzymatic Dry Grind Improves Ethanol Yield at Illinois
University of Illinois researchers developed enzymatic dry grind to reduce DDGS by about 70 percent. The process soaks corn, grinds coarsely, and uses enzymes to prebreak kernels, removing germ and fiber before fermentation. This raises protein content and allows feeding DDGS to cattle, poultry, and swine.
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Gazette Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
Vijay Singh
University
Cattle Singh
Singh
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