| _______________ | 1 | | China to overhaul dairy industry | | China's dairy industry - at the centre of the country's latest food safety scandal - will be overhauled to improve every step from cow breeding to milk sales, the government says. The major shake-up will cover all aspects of the dairy supply chain, | | 2h 34min 3sec ago | |
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| _______________ | 3 | | US: Pecan crop's size drops off | | This year's harvest across Oklahoma likely will be less than half of last year's total. Fresh local pecans will be more scarce this year as farmers report a dismal crop for the buttery nut. Oklahoma's pecan crop is expected to be less than half of last | | 2h 46min 4sec ago | | |
| _______________ | 5 | | US: Idaho spud crop will be smallest in 19 years | | Idaho's potato production will decrease about 12 percent this year compared with last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts. State officials said the decrease is due mainly to some farmers switching to wheat. While Idaho farmers produced more | | 2h 47min 4sec ago | |
| _______________ | 6 | | India corn futures range-bound; exports support | | MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - India corn futures were rangebound but with a slight positive bias Thursday, as some early export demand supported while rising arrivals and weak local demand limited gains, analysts said. Export deals to Bangladesh and | | 2h 47min 4sec ago | |
| _______________ | 7 | | Newton County Dairy Judging Team places third | | (The Newton Record - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Newton County Dairy Judging Team competed at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) on Nov. 9, 2008. They placed third in Aryshires, third in Brown | | 2h 48min 3sec ago | | |
| _______________ | 9 | | Farmer referendum wanted on national animal i/d scheme | | Federated Farmers national council wants a farmer referendum on a proposed national animal identification and tracing scheme. The federation is leading the opposition to NAIT, which will introduce compulsory electronic ear-tagging for cattle and deer by | | 2h 58min 4sec ago | |
| _______________ | 10 | | Rules Approved for Labeling Farmed Fish 'Organic' | | For the first time, a federal advisory board has approved criteria that clear the way for farmed fish to be labeled 'organic,' a move that pleased aquaculture producers even as it angered environmentalists and consumer advocates. The question of whether | | 3h 4sec ago | |