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  • Wild American Shrimp Introduces DNA Testing

    CHARLESTON, S.C. - Wild American Shrimp Inc. here, in collaboration with Applied Food Technologies, LLC, said it has developed DNA-based testing for brown, pink, and white domestic shrimp varieties. The test, the first of its kind for shrimp, allows for authentic verification that a product sold as a domestic shrimp product is indeed domestic.

  • Trade Groups Praise, Pan 2007 Farm Bill Proposal

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2007 farm bill proposals released this week prompted applause from specialty crop growers across the country, who signaled appreciation for what they consider important first steps to address the needs of specialty crop producers.

  • Trade Groups Praise, Pan 2007 Farm Bill Proposal

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2007 farm bill proposals released this week prompted applause from specialty crop growers across the country, who signaled appreciation for what they consider important first steps to address the needs of specialty crop producers.

  • Smithfield Moves to House Pregnant Sows in More Humane Group Pens

    SMITHFIELD, Va. -- Smithfield Foods is beginning the process of phasing out individual gestation stalls at all of its company-owned sow farms and replacing them with pens -- or group housing --over the next 10 years. Smithfield also will work with its contract growers regarding system conversion.

  • Smithfield Moves to House Pregnant Sows in More Humane Group Pens

    SMITHFIELD, Va. -- Smithfield Foods is beginning the process of phasing out individual gestation stalls at all of its company-owned sow farms and replacing them with pens -- or group housing --over the next 10 years. Smithfield also will work with its contract growers regarding system conversion.

  • Organic Acreage Grows, but More Needed, Says OTA

    GREENFIELD, Mass. - More than one million new acres were devoted to organic agriculture production in 2005, according to statistics released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and that's "great news," according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) here. However, the trade group said the government still needs to do more to encourage farmers to switch to organic production.

  • Organic Acreage Grows, but More Needed, Says OTA

    GREENFIELD, Mass. - More than one million new acres were devoted to organic agriculture production in 2005, according to statistics released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and that's "great news," according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) here. However, the trade group said the government still needs to do more to encourage farmers to switch to organic production.

  • Organic Acreage Grows, but More Needed, Says OTA

    GREENFIELD, Mass. - More than one million new acres were devoted to organic agriculture production in 2005, according to statistics released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and that's "great news," according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) here. However, the trade group said the government still needs to do more to encourage farmers to switch to organic production.
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