Farm Compliance

American Ethanol Creates Jobs and Strengthens Our Economy

Written by Tom Buis - CEO of Growth Energy
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Washington, DC - American Ethanol Creates Jobs and Strengthens Our Economy: Every year, we send $1,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States to foreign countries, many of them unfriendly to Americanvalues and American priorities.
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USDA Announces Measures to Improve Humane Handling Enforcement

Written by Farm Compliance
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Washington, DC - The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced several measures that will better ensure the humane treatment and slaughter of all cattle presented for processing at FSIS-inspected facilities.
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USDA Announces Final Environmental Impact Statement for Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

Written by Farm Compliance
Monday, 20 December 2010
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the availability of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) that evaluates the potential environmental effects of deregulating alfalfa genetically engineered (GE) to be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate, which is known commercially as Roundup.
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No-till, rotation can limit greenhouse gas emissions from farm fields

Written by Brian Wallheimer
Monday, 20 December 2010
West Lafayette, Indiana - Using no-till and corn-soybean rotation practices in farm fields can significantly reduce field emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, according to a Purdue University study.
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Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected in Ventura County California

Written by CDFA
Monday, 20 December 2010
Sacramento, California - An Asian citrus psyllid has been detected in a trap in a citrus grove in the La Conchita area of Ventura County.
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