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[from trufflemedia] The Persistence of the Primitive Food Movement - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

Wed, 2010-03-10 16:33
Americans are currently embracing a strange sort of primitivism. Bicycles are losing gears, runners are afoot in shoes designed to create a barefoot sensation (some are even running barefoot), and men are growing bushy Will Oldham-like beards. It’s all very curious and entertaining.

[from trufflemedia] An Ohio Farm Bureau Guide to Social Media

Wed, 2010-03-03 13:54
Social media is all about building relationships, a key
component in Ohio Farm Bureau’s mission to create a
partnership between farmers and consumers.

[from trufflemedia] NCBA urges Congress to look at science of antibiotics

Sun, 2010-02-21 01:37
Cattle producers are trying to educate Congress about the use of antibiotics in the beef industry.

Michael Apley, a Kansas State University veterinary clinical pharmacologist, recently went to Washington, D.C., with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) representatives to address the issue.

[from trufflemedia] USA - Pork prices all over the place

Sun, 2010-02-21 01:00
In a volatile market, Mark Greenwood believes pork producers have to be realistic when it comes to returns.

Greenwood with AgStar Financial Services in Mankato, Minn., told producers at the recent Iowa Pork Congress here the roller coaster ride they have the past year may continue.

[from trufflemedia] Feed Grains Database

Sun, 2010-02-21 00:32
statistics on four feed grains (corn, grain sorghum, barley, and oats), foreign coarse grains (feed grains plus rye, millet, and mixed grains), hay, and related items. This is the data behind a corresponding interactive query and reporting tool. Tables previously published annually in the Feed Yearbook are available and updated continuously as data are added to the database. (more)

[from trufflemedia] USDA Open Government Initiative | Discuss Our Ideas

Sun, 2010-02-21 00:28
Discuss Our Ideas

Here you can provide feedback about published data, records, reports & resources provided by us as well as our Open Gov Plan. Let us know how we can improve the quality, value & usefulness of USDA information.

[from trufflemedia] Transcript of Secretary Vilsack remarks at USDA Outlook Conference, Feb 18, 2010

Sun, 2010-02-21 00:26
Transcript of Secretary Vilsack remarks at USDA Outlook Conference, Feb 18, 2010

[from trufflemedia] Advocates for Agriculture: Why We Use Modern Technology

Fri, 2010-02-12 00:35
For every tonne of chemical effluents that factories dump into China’s rivers and lakes, a comparable amount of harmful waste finds its way into this country’s water bodies from green fields and farmhouses.

[from trufflemedia] Feeding consumers with what they want to hear

Fri, 2010-02-12 00:31
With recent national media reports painting grim pictures of the dairy industry and the use of antibiotics in farm animals, it seems the agriculture community has become a serious target in media circles run by the likes of CBS Evening News Correspondent Katie Couric. And whether we like it or not, Couric is a 
strong voice in millions of family homes across the United States, 
unfortunately she is sure to make an impact on consumers choices.

[from trufflemedia] U.S. Soyfoods Sales Mixed in 2009, Says Soyatech Report to Be Highlighted at Soyfoods2010 Conference

Thu, 2010-02-11 14:11
Feb. 11, 2010 – Soyatech, LLC, the leading soyfoods industry intelligence resource, announced today that early results from its annual landmark study Soyfoods: The U.S. Market indicate that the soyfoods industry had a tough year in 2009.

[from trufflemedia] Attack On America's Pork Producers

Thu, 2010-02-11 12:23
Washington, D.C., February 11, 2010 - A recent CBS Evening News story that attempted to link a rise in antibiotic-resistant illnesses in people with the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production was replete with inaccuracies. To read a refutation of its mistakes and for the real facts about pork, visit FactsAboutPork.

[from trufflemedia] Michele Payn-Knoper - Farming Your Online Community: Social Networks and Beyond

Sun, 2010-02-07 23:15
Farming Your Online Community: Social Networks and Beyond - Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters Corp.

[from trufflemedia] Farmers' Top 10 Questions Answered by Ag PhD Hosts

Sun, 2010-02-07 21:23
Is now a good time to buy farmland? This and other questions tackled by Ag PhD hosts, Brian and Darren Hefty

[from trufflemedia] From mikeroweWORKS: Are the American farmers heading towards the same fate as America’s auto industry? What is in America’s Future?

Thu, 2010-02-04 20:19
Are the American farmers heading towards the same fate as America’s auto industry?