Aquaculture

Aquaculture, including production of catfish, shrimp and other products offer farmers new opportunities to diversify operations. Articles will detail the challenges and opportunities of these endeavors.

May 11, 2012

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Delta Farm Press

DOL regulatory back-down calms family farm tempest

The U.S. Department of Labor’s recent decision to withdraw the proposed rule dealing with family farms and child labor calmed a months-long storm in rural America....More
May 7, 2012

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Alabama catfish farmers say foreign production damaging industry

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R-Ala.), promised west Alabama’s catfish farmers he will protect United States industries on the world stage.  ...More
May 3, 2012

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California BSE case proves food safety system works

While the California dairy cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, made national headlines, University of Georgia livestock and food safety experts say the real story is how well the nation’s food safety....More
May 1, 2012

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Legislation would benefit Alabama growers, youth’s waistline

Students in Alabama’s public school system could start feasting on locally grown products during their lunch breaks, pending the adoption of new legislation that would benefit the state’s farmers.  ...More
May 1, 2012

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Artificial insemination can pay its way in beef herd

Many of the spring beef bull sales are now wrapped-up and cow-calf producers have purchased bull power for the 2012 breeding season....More
Apr. 30, 2012

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Is the cattle market too cautious?

The beef industry was stung by two negative events in the past two months that have left market traders uncertain about their longer-term impacts....More
Apr. 27, 2012

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USDA releases more information on latest BSE find

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service yesterday released the following update on the BSE detection announced earlier this week:...More
Apr. 25, 2012

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Livestock industry responds to latest BSE finding

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service yesterday confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow from central California....More
Apr. 24, 2012

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California dairy cow is nation’s fourth case of BSE

USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford today released the following statement on the detection of BSE in the United States....More
Apr. 24, 2012

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Is Southeast livestock industry in trouble? 1

This little piggy went to China, this little chick went to Japan, and along with them went nearly 60 percent of the 3.1 billion bushels of soybeans grown in the U.S. last year....More