Agriculture & Livestock

Magazine articles on agriculture, livestock, and genetically engineered foods.

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National Gardening National Gardening editors	Fresher Market Strawberries "We thought we'd try surrounding them with a little extra amount of a natural antifungal compound they make themselves," he explains.
Reason March 2004 Julian Sanchez	Got Bilk? Under the Dairy Act, dairy farmers pay almost $4,000 a year to fund such ads as Got Milk? Some farmers are fighting for the right to opt out of the program on free speech grounds.
CIO March 1, 2004 Stacy Cowley	Tracking Mad Cows with IT The mad cow incident has made developing the underlying technology for the US Animal Identification Plan (USAIP)--in development since October 2002--an urgent priority for the USDA.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Arlene Weintraub & Ginsburg	A High-Tech Race To Corral Mad Cow Radio chips and retinal scans vie for the job of tracking cattle from birth to butcher
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Janet Ginsburg	Now Is Not The Time To Drag Our Heels On Testing Two months after the Agriculture Dept. announced the first case of mad cow in the U.S., dozens of countries, including Mexico and Japan, continue to ban American meat. The USDA is dragging its heels on approving rapid tests.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Sing Chiquita's Praise After a rough patch, Chiquita Brands follows through with more good results.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2004 Rex Moore	What Now for Mad Cow? Two weeks after the disease surfaced in the U.S., there are more questions than answers.
InternetNews January 2, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	'Mad' Scramble for Electronic Livestock Tracking RFID vendors say they have the technology at hand to help U.S. officials track the origins of mad cow disease in livestock. But who's going to get it down to the farm?
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 Arlene Weintraub	Commentary: A Bum Steer On Mad Cow Disease Despite USDA reassurances, America's beef supply -- and its citizens -- are at risk.
InternetNews December 31, 2003 Janis Mara	Beef Marketers' Online Mad Cow Flop Confronted with a marketing nightmare -- the first U.S. case of mad cow disease (BSE) -- Web sites of many beef businesses and organizations aren't responding.
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