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Hospitals Blamed for Most Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Not Agriculture

2013-09-18 16:55:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: CBS News   Overprescribing antibiotics to Americans is fueling the rapid growth of antibiotic-resistant infections in the United States, according to a report released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov.) from CBS News. More than two million people in the United States  get drug-resistant infections annually. About 23,000 die from these diseases that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics in doctors' arsenals. read more

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Nevada Develops Indoor Agriculture Industry

2013-09-18 03:35:02| Agriculture - Topix.net

Nevada is encouraging the development of indoor farming in the state, a low-water use sustainable agriculture practice that could help reduce the state's dependence on unpredictable tourism spending.

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Farmers Union Encouraged by EPA Proposed Rule, Agriculture Remains Exempt

2013-09-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The National Farmers Union (NFU) is encouraged by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of a peer-reviewed study entitled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence, revealing findings on the state of American waterways.

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Agriculture Will Need To Produce More With Less

2013-09-17 19:27:00| Beef

Ron Smith for Southwest Farm Press Todays agriculture has to increase productivity with more limited resources. As the global population grows, farmers will need to be more efficient than ever before to meet the growing demand for food. read more

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EU Tackles Invasive Species Affecting Agriculture

2013-09-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - The European Commission has proposed a new legislation to prevent and manage the rapidly growing threat from invasive species. There are currently over 12,000 species present in Europe which are alien to the natural environment. About 15 per cent of these are invasive and they are rapidly growing in number.

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