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USDA climate study sees dire future for agriculture
2013-02-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Des Moines Register: Climate change could have a drastic and harmful effect on U.S. agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to alter where they grow crops and costing them millions of additional dollars needed to tackle weeds, pests and diseases that threaten their operations, a sweeping government report said Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture analysis said that while crops and livestock have been able to adapt to changes in their surroundings for close to 150 years, the accelerating pace and intensity...
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Agriculture & Agrifood Department Receives ISO Certification
2013-02-06 02:09:56| Livestock - Topix.net
The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar yesterday handed over an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certificate to the Veterinary Laboratory Services Unit, Division of Livestock Industry, at the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood.
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Antibiotics in Agriculture: Need for One Health Approach
2013-02-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - For progress to be made in resolving the issues surrounding antibiotic use in livestock production, leaders in animal, human and environmental health must find common ground. That is among the conclusions in a White Paper from the 2012 Antibiotics Conference.
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Report: Climate change could devastate agriculture
2013-02-05 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Climate change could have a drastic and harmful effect on U.S. agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to alter where they grow crops and costing them millions of dollars in additional costs to tackle weeds, pests and diseases that threaten their operations, a sweeping government report said Tuesday. An analysis released by the Agriculture Department said that although U.S. crops and livestock have been able to adapt to changes in their surroundings for close to 150 years, the accelerating pace...
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Animal Agriculture Encouraged to be Responsive to Attacks by Animal Activists
2013-02-01 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The executive director of the Center for Food Integrity USA says those involved in animal agriculture need to be continually responsive to attacks by animal activist groups, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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