Here are a trade war’s likely casualties
If a trade war is coming, the cheesemakers of Wisconsin are standing in the line of fire. So are the farmers of the Great Plains and the distillers of Kentucky.
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From distillers to farmers, trade war would cause casualties
If a trade war is coming, the cheesemakers of Wisconsin are standing in the line of fire. So are the farmers of the Great Plains and the distillers of Kentucky.
Perfect Size for 1
A box of Duncan Hines Perfect Size for 1 contains four small packets of microwavable brownie mix. Empty one into a coffee cup, add two tablespoons of water, and zap for 55 seconds.
Hormel recalls 228,000 pounds of Spam, lunch load
Hormel Food Corp. is recalling approximately 228,614 pounds of canned pork and chicken Spam and luncheon loaf products that may be contaminated with pieces of metal. Affected are "Spam Classic" with a "Best By" February 2021 date and production codes: F020881, F020882, F020883, F020884, F020885, F020886, F020887, F020888 and F020889.
Why Finding the Source of Tainted Romaine Lettuce Is so Hard
The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce started two months ago, and it has sickened 172 people and killed one. But federal investigators still do not know how the lettuce came to be contaminated in the first place.
World Governments are Ignoring Health Danger of Monsanto/Bayer Merger …
Bayer-Monsanto merger plan protests Campaigners say the proposed Bayer-Monsanto EU deal will create a large conglomerate with too much market share.
If Californiaa s foie gras ban survives, it could have major…
Foie gras producers and an acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court ruling, which upheld California's wrongheaded foie gras ban. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will take the case because it could have lasting implications for the future of animal agriculture in America.
Strawberry Festival Parade dazzles
Downtown Buckhannon was crowded over the weekend with folks enjoying the final two days of the 77th annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
Bumble Bee Foods CEO indicted for price fixing
In this 2008 file photo, Bumble Bee Foods President and CEO Christopher Lischewski testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. prosecutors have filed a criminal charge in San Francisco against Lischewski as part of an investigation into price fixing.
Still No Crab Pickers, Watermen from Other Counties Worry
As the shiny, silver tables inside places like Russell Hall Seafood in Hooper's Island lie waiting, so do watermen in other Eastern Shore counties - like Bunky Chance of Talbot County. "It's not upon us yet, but if something doesn't break loose, we're going to all be highly impacted," Chance said.
Whiskey Throwdown + Doughnut Showdown and 26 Other Food & Drink Events this Week
The weather is getting hotter and Denver has a ton of food and drink events to keep you cool. Kick off your week by sipping on brews at Strange Brews and end it by munching on cookies at a Beer & Cookie Pairing.
Chinese Soybean Purchases Plant Seeds of Concern for US Farmers
Matt Aultman, a grain salesman and feed nutritionist with Keller Grain & Feed, Inc., shows locally grown soybeans during an interview at their facilities in Greenville, Ohio, April 5, 2018. Farmer Scott Halpin is facing another year of high prices for seed and fertilizer, and low prices for the corn and soybeans his family is planting on farmland outside Morris, Illinois.
Stay or go? Volcano forces choice for all in eruption zone
Edwin Montoya's family carved their farm on the slopes of the Kilauea volcano out of "raw jungle," transforming it into a fertile collection of gardens, animal pens and fruit trees.
What a restaurant found in the sausage got almost 50,000 pounds of it recalled
Little white pieces of fat make the long list of edible material in smoked sausage. Little white pieces of plastic, on the other hand, made Eddy Packing recall 49,558 pounds of smoked sausage products.
Lobbyist tied to Pruitt pushed clienta s committee candidates
The lobbyist whose wife rented a condo to Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt at $50 a night sought EPA committee posts for a lobbying client, according to a newly released EPA memo. J. Steven Hart's seeking those appointments from his wife's former tenant, Pruitt, shows "the extent to which the special interests providing him with gifts have sought specific favors from EPA in return," said Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, the senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Memo: Pruitt landlord’s husband sought EPA work for client
The lobbyist whose wife rented a condo to Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt at $50 a night sought EPA committee posts for a lobbying client, according to a newly released EPA memo. J. Steven Hart's seeking those appointments from his wife's former tenant, Pruitt, shows "the extent to which the special interests providing him with gifts have sought specific favors from EPA in return," said Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, the senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Maple, honey producers not sweet on added sugars label Source: AP
Producers of pure maple syrup and honey aren't sweet on a plan to label their pure natural products as containing added sugars. They say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's upcoming requirement to update nutrition labels to tell consumers that pure maple syrup and honey contain added sugars is misleading, illogical and confusing and could hurt their industries.
Maple, honey producers not sweet on added sugars label
Producers of pure maple syrup and honey aren't sweet on a plan to label their pure natural products as containing added sugars. They say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's upcoming requirement to update nutrition labels to tell consumers that pure maple syrup and honey contain added sugars is misleading, illogical and confusing and could hurt their industries.
USDA Announces Financial Support For Specialty Crop Industry
USDA ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIALTY CROP INDUSTRY May 1, 2018 Source: USDA news release The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the funding of $7 million to support 11 projects in six states to develop solutions to challenges affecting the specialty crop industries that cross state boundaries. The awards are managed through the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service .
Gov, Paul LePage, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, Congresswoman…
Gov, Paul LePage, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Knox County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Tim Carroll -- a former president of the Maine Lobster Festival -- are among those people who will not be allowed to march in this year's Festival parade. The Festival Board voted Tuesday to exclude all political organizations and candidates from the annual parade held on the first Saturday of August.