February 17, 2010 RSS feed / Farm & Ranch

Organic Meat - U.S. sharpens rules for organic milk, meat

WASHINGTON (AP) - What makes milk or meat organic? After a drawn-out debate, the U.S. Agriculture Department has significantly narrowed the definition to livestock that spend a third of the year grazing on pasture. More...

TDA Market Recap - Feb. 16, 2010

AUSTIN - (Feb. 16, 2010) For the week ending Feb. 13, feeder cattle price trends at Texas auctions were again mixed, mostly steady to $2 higher per hundredweight with a few locations to $4 lower. More...

Labor Dep’t approves new rules on farm workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department moved Thursday to reverse Bush administration rules that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign workers to help pick their crops. More...

Farm to School program changes kids’ views on where food comes from

SHARON, Vt. (AP) - The third and fourth graders at Sharon Elementary know where the veggies in their soup come from because they’ve visited the farms. More...

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