TPP not favorably viewed by some tobacco interests
Negotiations for one of the largest trade deals in recent history were completed earlier this month, as leaders from the United States and 11 other nations completed talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP).
TPP would spread opportunities among dairy partners
When the United States finalized negations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), it resulted in newly opened markets in several countries and expanding exports for food and agricultural products from the United States.
Feds make plans for swift response if avian flu returns
Federal and state government agencies, working alongside the nation’s poultry industry, have launched unprecedented steps to combat the possible onset of another avian influenza outbreak like that which killed 48 million birds this spring.
Poultry industry seeks ideas for better carcass disposal
The unprecedented loss of laying hens from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) during the past year is spurring the poultry industry to improve on how birds are disposed of after decolonization.
Dry bean stocks report shows buyers slow to take possession
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has issued its latest Dry Bean Stocks Report, a publication designed to help dry bean growers.
New bacterial leaf disease identified on corn in Illinois
In Illinois, it’s getting so one can’t tell their Burkholderia andropogonis from the common Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis anymore. And when that happens, it’s time to call in a plant pathologist.
DuPont tells Sen. Toomey: Stop working against RFS
DuPont executives released a letter on Oct. 14 to Sen. Pat Toomey (D-Vt.) stating their opposition to his legislative attempts to under-mine the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Toll road lease made Indiana a road-repair leader long ago
By all the current media indications, roads and infrastructure will consume a good part of the coming Indiana General Assembly legislative session for my former colleagues.
