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FDA Finalizes New Nutrition Facts Panel

2016-06-06 04:56:00| Food Processing

New label includes "added sugars," enlarges serving sizes but removes calories from fat.

African Leaders Make an Economic Case for Increased Nutrition Investments

2016-05-31 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Africa's contribution to global malnutrition statistics is miserably high, with 58 million children under the age of five said to be too short for their age, while 13.9 million weigh too little for their height. Former Ghanaian President John Kufor and Kenya`s President Uhuru Kenyatta. This is not only due to Africa's food security deficit but also the lack of food diversity. While Africa is the only continent which fails to produce enough food to feed its own citizens, the continent's nutrition...

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House committee passes child nutrition bill with block grant pilot program

2016-05-30 05:06:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. On a party-line vote, the House Education and Workforce Committee passed the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 which reauthorizes child nutrition programs including school breakfast, school lunch and summer feeding program. read more

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5 Ag stories: Hail damaged crops, soybean nutrition, climate change

2016-05-27 20:41:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

In the 5 ag stories to read this week, get some insight into replant options for hail-damaged crops and keys to proper soybean nutrition. Find out how climate change will impact corn yields in the future and consider switching unplanted corn acres to soybeans this year. Finally, we pay tribute to the farmer soldiers this Memorial Day. read more

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