03/12/2010 01:10PM
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DES MOINES, IA Fri., Mar. 12, 2010 USDA Market News
03/12/2010 11:04AM
The Chicago Tribune reported the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s data showing a decrease in beef and milk purchases in the
past 100 years while increasing consumption of cheese, chicken and soft
drinks in the same timeframe.
03/12/2010 09:58AM
Today, March 12, was the first Agriculture Department and Department of Justice workshop to explore competition and regulatory issues in the agricultural industry. It was the first of five that are being called the ag antitrust workshops by most people.
03/12/2010 08:13AM
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scrap a national animal identification system could seriously hinder U.S. veterinarians' ability to track diseased animals and prevent the spread of those diseases -- diseases that could spread to humans and cost U.S. farmers millions of dollars.
03/12/2010 08:12AM
A complex and sprawling storm system will continue to influence weather
conditions across much of the eastern half of the U.S. into the
weekend. Additional precipitation will be heaviest from the northern
Mid-Atlantic region into southern New England, where as much as 3 to 5
inches of rain will cause flooding.