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Tibet figured in Obama-Dalai Lama talks: Tibetan government
Dharamsala, July 6 The situation in Tibet and the implications of environmental degradation on the Tibetan plateau were among the issues which figured in the talks between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, the central Tibetan Administration said on Wednesday. "Obama in his meeting with His Holiness at the White House on June 15, discussed the critical political situation of Tibetans inside Tibet and the implications of environmental degradation on the plateau," said a statement by the Tibetan Cabinet to mark the pontiff's 81st birthday.
FoodKeeper app to feature new food safety tools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application, which will increase the app's food safety features while empowering more consumers help reduce food waste in the U.S. The app has been updated to include information in Spanish and Portuguese, making it easier for Spanish and Portuguese speakers to use its storage recommendations for 400 plus items covered by the tool, including various types of baby food, dairy products and eggs, meat, poultry, produce, seafood and more. The next planned update, coming in September, will allow the app to alert users of food recalls and include instructional videos on proper handling and storage of food.
Public Health Matters Blog – Global Health Security: How is the U.S. doing?
The Joint External Evaluation Team joins U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture colleagues in front of the Humphrey Building, Washington DC, May 2016 At first glance, this photo taken on a set of concrete steps in Washington, D.C., may look like an ordinary group shot-but it took an extraordinary series of events to make it happen. The photo shows colleagues from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture standing alongside a team of 15 international experts from 13 different countries, known as the Joint External Evaluation Team .
Roach Ag Marketing Announces Its Annual Outlook And Strategy Conference Series
ROACH AG MARKETING ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL OUTLOOK AND STRATEGY CONFERENCE SERIES Jul. 6, 2016 Source: Roach Ag Marketing Ltd sent via AgPR --the news distribution service for agriculture Roach Ag Marketing Ltd is sponsoring 13 seminars on the 2016 market outlook and pricing strategies throughout the Midwest and Mid-South this month. Roach Ag Marketing has grown dramatically in recent years and company founder John Roach and company President Brian Roach are regular guests on Iowa Public TV's popular "Market to Market" farm show hosted by Mike Pearson.
A look at genetically modified foods and the fight they are facing
It's a food fight in Congress over genetically modified foods. The Senate is moving ahead on bipartisan legislation that would for the first time require food packages to carry labels listing genetically modified ingredients.
Organic Insect Repellent Battles Zika Virus in U.S. and Brazil
"Shortly after the Zika virus was first detected in Brazil in 2015, we sent one thousand bottles of our repellent to a friend in Brazil who has shared it with doctors and dermatologists," she said, "and they experienced great results." As a mother-to-be faced with a mosquito invasion of her flooded New Jersey home, Jayme Bella knew she had to do something.
Product Focus: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Yamaha Motor Corp. recently opened an office at the airport in Napa County, Calif., for spraying agricultural land in Napa and Sonoma counties with its RMAX. These small aircraft can be used to assess the condition of vines using visual, infrared and near-infrared cameras more economically than manned aircraft and have other advantages such as being able to fly closer to vines or being used regularly to provide a pattern of vineyard development.
Efforts to curb carbon emissions grow in Washington, beyond
A new draft of the state's Clean Air Rule that could put carbon-capping regulations on the two oil refineries in Skagit County is on track to be finalized by September. The state Department of Ecology rule would require stationary sources that emit more than 100,000 metric tons of carbon a year to reduce their emissions by 1.7 percent each year.
Trump and Clinton looking for different things in a VP
Donald Trump wants a running mate who has what he lacks - political experience. Hillary Clinton is putting a premium on diversity as she searches for a No.
In VP search, Trump and Clinton eye different priorities
Donald Trump wants a running mate who has what he lacks - political experience. Hillary Clinton is putting a premium on diversity as she searches for a No.
GMO Labeling Ripples Through Food Industry
If your holiday road trip takes you to Vermont this weekend, you'll be entering a state that stepped first into the foray of requiring labeling of food containing Genetically Modified Organisms. But for how long remains the question.
D45 students to receive free lunches
All Barnwell District 45 students will receive free breakfast and lunch next school year, which translates into a savings of $900 annually per student. The school board approved participating in the Community Eligibility Provision .
Boone receives bids on intake construction
Representatives from the town of Boone, engineering firm W.K. Dickson and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development office on June 30 opened sealed bids for construction of the South Fork New River intake project and renovation of the town's water treatment plant. The new intake facility is planned on the South Fork New River in the Brownwood community near the Ashe County border.
Du Brook Dairy Offsetting as much as 50% Energy Demand with New…
We talked to several solar providers, and Sun Valley Solar Solutions was the most responsive and helpful...Plus, their experience with the agriculture community gave us confidence we were in the right hands. At Du Brook Dairy in Casa Grande, Arizona, a 314-kilowatt SunPower solar power system designed and installed by Sun Valley Solar Solutions has reduced the Dairy's reliance on purchased utility grid power by as much as 50%, and is projected to save more than $520,000 in the first 20 years.
The Latest: Obama arrives for Canada-US-Mexico summit-Image1
The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama's summit Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto : President Barack Obama says he'll keep working for a trans-Pacific trade deal that is stuck in the U.S. Congress and opposed by both of the candidates who are vying to succeed him. Addressing a news conference, Obama says the goal in an integrated global economy is not for countries to shut themselves off from the world.
The Latest: Obama arrives for Canada-US-Mexico summit
Obama is traveling to Ottawa, Canada for the North America Leaders' Summit with Canadian Prime Minist... . President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, to board Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., than onto Ottawa, Canada.
Millers, bakers brace for bumpy transition to new crop
With the Kansas wheat harvest nearly two-thirds completed, indications were the crop's average protein will be low this year, perhaps historically low. A low-protein hard red winter wheat crop certainly would not be without precedent, but it will provide challenges to millers and bakers who for the past couple of years engineered fairly smooth transitions to working with primarily new crop supply.
Bar area and entrance to Morton’s The Steakhouse in the new Saratoga…
The state's decision to do nothing about a controversial pesticide linked to a global honeybee die-off has some environmentalists like Bill Cooke buzzing mad. A report on the honeybee health crisis, issued last week by two state agencies after about a year of work, concluded that research remains "unclear" on the impact of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids on massive honeybee die-offs known as colony collapse disorder.
New Haven program aims to curb gap in food security
In order to make sure one less child goes hungry over the summer, officials and volunteers gathered Saturday to kick off the city's Free Summer Meals program. From June 27 to Aug. 26, low-income children 18 and under will be eligible to receive meals at 91 different sites throughout the city.