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New Diet Guidelines Say Eat More Fruit, Less Salt

By Emily Stephenson February 10, 2011

Americans need to cut salt and fat and eat more fruits and vegetables, the Obama administration said in its latest set of dietary guidelines released Jan. 31. The new dietary guidelines also advise cutting out sugary drinks and drinking water instead, and eating less overall. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the guidelines, saying Americans

Hogs, News

South Korea’s Recovery From Foot-And-Mouth Slow

By Cho Mee-young February 10, 2011

South Korea’s swine industry could take one or two years to recover from a foot-and-mouth epidemic that has boosted meat purchases by one of the world’s top pork importers. A long-term boost to the country’s pork imports, mainly from the United States, could support U.S. hog futures already at record highs partly on the back

Livestock, Other livestock

Processed Horse Feed May Not Be The Best Choice

By Carol Shwetz January 27, 2011

Modern horse owners have embraced processed feeds as a convenient way to deliver supposed high-energy complete nutrition to horses. However, as the percentage of processed feeds increases in a horse’s diet, so does the incidence of gastrointestinal problems such as colic, gastric ulcers, choke, and diarrhea. Skin diseases, immune system compromise, cribbing, and wood and/or

News

Washington’s Tough New Food-Safety Law Could Affect Canada

By Alex Binkley January 20, 2011

While it’s too soon to tell for sure, the new U.S. food-safety law could become another big headache for Canadian food exporters. The law, to be implemented over the next 18 months, gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration powers similar to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, namely the authority to proactively protect the food

Livestock

Pain Control For Dehorning

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 20, 2011

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has released a new video promoting its policy on how to reduce pain for cattle during dehorning. The AVMA policy and informational video offer guidance to help make this procedure as comfortable as possible for animals. Dr. Cia Johnson of the AVMA Animal Welfare Division said AVMA policy recommends

Livestock

Ottawa Broadens Food Discussions

By Alex Binkley January 20, 2011

The federal government is broadening its consultations on food policy by launching a discussion with eight consumer organizations. The consumer round table was proposed last year in Sheila Weatherill’s report on the deadly 2008 listeria outbreak. It also dovetails with the Connecting with Consumers theme of the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Beef cattle, Livestock, Poultry

Meat, Poultry To Have Nutrition Labels By 2012 — USDA

By Christopher Doering January 13, 2011

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Agriculture Department says will make it easier for consumers to understand the content of the foods they buy. USDA said the nutritional information will be required for major cuts of raw, single-ingredient meat and

Country Crossroads, Poultry

How Should You Feed A Cold?

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 13, 2011

Can you see the love floating out of the bowl?” my husband asked our 12-year-old daughter as he brought her a steaming bowl of chicken soup. “I’m kind of hungry. This is the best chicken soup ever,” she said as she propped herself up on our couch and took a sip of soup. She looked

News, Oilseeds

U.S. Drops ADM Canada Crusher From Restricted List

December 30, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dropped Archer Daniels Midland’s canolacrushing plant in Windsor, Ontario from its list of plants that are under import restrictions due to salmonella concerns, easing measures that sharply cut Canadian shipments of the livestock feed to its biggest export market. The FDA removed the Windsor plant from its

Country Crossroads

Weather May Influence TV Viewing And Health

By Julie Garden-Robinson December 23, 2010

Mom, you look like a lady from the olden times,” my seven-year-old daughter said. I wasn’t sure if she meant I looked old-fashioned or just plain old. I will stick with the first option. If I had been a lady from the distant olden days, however, I would not have been watching TV. I was

Daily Network News

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