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EDITORIAL: Agricultural negotiator poor choice for lofty goals
Florence Morning News - Tue Dec 8, 3:54 pm ET
President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Islam Siddiqui to be chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative with the rank of ambassador. If confirmed, Siddiqui will be responsible for negotiating international agreements governing the use of pesticides among other things.
Heron Hill Winery owner enjoys challenges of growing in Finger Lakes
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Wed Dec 9, 3:50 am ET
The challenge of growing grapes in the Finger Lakes is inspiring to Heron Hill Winery owner John Ingle.
Self-Destructing Bacteria Improve Renewable Biofuel Production
BioresearchOnline - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
An Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing lower-cost, renewable biofuels. The team has programmed a photosynthetic microbe to self-destruct, making the recovery of high-energy fats--and their biofuel byproducts--easier and potentially less costly.
Catch of the Freezer
New York Times - Tue Dec 8, 11:54 pm ET
When it comes to salmon, the questions of organic versus conventional and wild versus farmed matter less than whether the fish is frozen or fresh.
Farms power up by going green
The News Journal - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
Like a small but growing number of organic farmers around the country, Chris Jagger has converted an old Allis-Chalmers Model G tractor built in the 1940s to run on electricity at his farm in southwest Oregon.
Give parties local flavor
The Morning Call - 7 minutes ago
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Salmonella recalls prompt call to close meat plant for inspection
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 3:50 am ET
Rep. Rosa DeLauro asked the USDA to examine Cargill's Beef Packer facility in Fresno after two recalls for a dangerous strain of salmonella.
COP15 Limo Fleet Powered by Ethanol Made from Straw
The Auto Channel - Wed Dec 9, 1:19 am ET
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7 -- The climate change summit got off to a good start with a fuel change. For the first time ever, the fleet of VIP limousines switched to a climate-friendly fuel -- The New Ethanol, made from straw by the Danish company Inbicon.
Finding new power for old tractors
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - Wed Dec 9, 3:50 am ET
APPLEGATE, Ore. — At Blue Fox Farm, the tractor is old but the fuel is new.
Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 2:43 am ET
In the past three years, the government has provided the nation's schools with millions of pounds of beef and chicken that wouldn't meet the quality or safety standards of many fast-food restaurants, from Jack in the Box and other burger places to chicken chains such as KFC, a USA TODAY investigation found.
Study: Global Biofuels Reduce GHGs by 123.5 Million Tonnes
Marketwire - Wed Dec 9, 3:12 am ET
Reductions offset double the emissions from Denmark
Guyana Offers a Model to Save Rain Forest
New York Times - Tue Dec 8, 3:18 am ET
The economist-turned-president of the South American country is asking the world to help finance Guyana's effort to refrain from cutting its rain forest.
Cultivating a culture of health & wellness - a prescription with priceless results
New Hampshire Business Review - 7 minutes ago
Find out what some progressive companies are doing to keep employees healthy and productive while controlling their health care costs. The 2009 NHBR Health Care Forum, sponsored by MVP Health Care , addresses the new connections between nutrition, lifetime wellness and its positive impact on health care cost trends.
Fast-food standards top those for school lunches
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 1:05 am ET
The government has provided U.S. schools with millions of pounds of meat that wouldn't meet the fast-food chains' quality or safety standards.
Old-hen meat fed to pets and schoolkids
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 1:01 am ET
"Spent-hen" meat isn't very popular, but the National School Lunch Program is used as an outlet for egg producers as a market for culled hens.
Plant A Tree, Cool The Planet
Forbes - 55 minutes ago
Greenhouse gases aren't the only things driving global warming.
Ski racer Bode Miller: Lindsey Vonn well suited for gold-medal spotlight at Winter Olympics
New York Daily News - Tue Dec 8, 4:10 pm ET
With two months to go before the Winter Games start in Vancouver, ski racer Bode Miller says his teammate Lindsey Vonn is exactly what he was not the last time the Winter Olympics rolled around: the ideal vehicle for America's gold-medal hopes.
Russia seeks U.S. help in fight against heroin epidemic
CNN - 1 hour 28 minutes ago
Russia's top drugs adviser has called on the United States to use its troop surge into Afghanistan to help stem the flow of drugs entering its borders, as heroin addiction reaches epidemic levels.
Future Harvest conference to focus on nourishing farmers
The Herald-Mail - Tue Dec 8, 5:01 am ET
I would like to encourage you to take a few minutes and make your reservations for the 2010 Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture Conference.
Self-Destructing Bacterial Minions Could Usher in New Era of Biofuels
AnandTech - Tue Dec 8, 3:42 pm ET
Genetic engineering feat could greatly reduce costs...

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