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USDA Forecasts Record Corn and Soybean Crops
2014-08-18 18:28:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting record corn and soybean crops this fall that will result in lower prices. The 2014-15 corn crop is forecast at a record 14.03 billion bushels compared to the previous record of 13.925 billion bushels in 2013. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are projected at a record of 167.4 bushels per acre. This compares to the previous record of 164.7 bushels per acres in 2009. read more
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USDA Plan Will Speed Traceback Of Contaminated Ground Beef
2014-08-17 03:59:00| Beef
Beef Producer Tracing investigations will more quickly identify source of contaminated ground beef, remove unsafe product from commerce, prevent foodborne illnesses. read more
USDA weather update: Much-needed rain across Corn Belt
2014-08-16 02:49:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Much-needed rain fell across the southern and western Corn Belt, easing concerns about the effects of a drier-than-normal July on reproductive to filling summer crops. Weekly rainfall totaled 2-4 inches or more from the central Plains into the middle Mississippi Valley, but pockets of short-term dryness persisted in the northern and eastern Corn Belt. read more
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USDA introduces new system for improved safety of ground beef
2014-08-15 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced a new system for the improved safety of ground beef.
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USDA Issues Greenhouse Gas Measurement Guidelines
2014-08-14 00:41:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a report that provides uniform scientific methods for quantifying the changes in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and carbon storage from various land management and conservation activities. The report, titled Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity-Scale Inventory, will help USDA evaluate current and future greenhouse gas conservation programs, as well as develop new tools and update existing ones to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners participate in emerging carbon markets. read more
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