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Approximately 262 million acres of public land in the western United States are grazed […]
A broad spectrum of integrated manure management systems are available to collect, transfer, store, […]
Farmers irrigating in the western United States face a host of changing circumstances that will […]
Foodborne bacteria cause as many as 9,000 deaths in the United States annually; yet scientifically proven safe, low doses of pasteurizing radiation can kill over 99% of most foodborne bacteria. Radiation pasteurization safely controls foodborne pathogens on beef, pork, lamb, and seafood.
For more than a century, crop price instability has dogged U.S. farmers. And in the past 60 years–despite federal subsidy and acreage reduction programs meant to stabilize farm income–farm numbers, farm populations, and rural prosperity have declined ominously.
Summary of a workshop designed to create awareness of critical changes in the workplace. Members […]
Accurate assessment of the quality of agricultural products is essential in today’s rapidly globalizing economy. […]
U.S. agricultural producers and food processors will need to focus on adding value to agricultural […]
Comprehensive report on wastes from crop production, poultry farms, swine production, cattle feedlots, dairy farms, food processing, and seafood production and processing. Chairs: Larry L. Boersma, Department of Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, and Ishwar P. Murarka, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California.
This CAST Report summarizes Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policy literature and a survey of key […]