The New York Times
| Apr 11, 2013
Drought has helped drive America's cattle herd to its lowest level in 60 years, leaving ranchers in Texas struggling to keep going and wondering if cattle country has changed forever, the New York Times finds.
The New York Times
| Mar 29, 2013
For America's beekeepers, who have struggled for nearly a decade with a mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder that kills honeybees en masse, this past year was particularly bad.
Associated Press
| Feb 10, 2013
Bacon has expanded beyond the breakfast plate - now it's the topping on your favorite pastries, and being used as a fashion accessory. The smell of bacon was in the air as thousands converged in Des Moines, Iowa for an increasingly popular festiva...
CNN
| Oct 2, 2012
Tech startup Farmigo is hoping to eliminate the middlemen between farmers and consumers, helping both in the process. Laurie Segall reports.
LinkAsia
| May 2, 2012
Despite pleas for calm by public health officials, South Korean grocery stores reacted quickly to news of mad cow being found in US beef by cutting off sales. South Korean broadcaster MBC has the story.
LinkAsia
| Mar 23, 2012
Taiwanese officials believe that South Korea's Free Trade Agreement with the US will cost the country over USD$3 billion in lost trade. A dispute over a ban of a chemical additive in US beef is holding up Taiwan's own FTA with the US. Contributor ...
— May 20 at 11:11 pm
...demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the American diet....
— Jun 10 at 12:58 pm
...would require imports of olive oil to meet the same standards as olive oil produced in the United States if a marketing order for olive oil is e...
— May 21 at 10:58 am
...mining, and agriculture. About soils- Standards help to identify soil types: 1. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) * Typically u...
— May 14 at 04:02 pm
...the average meal also contains 1,128 calories. The Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture recommends consu...
— May 14 at 02:22 am
...with filo dough, spinach and feta cheese. The piroshkis are made in a plant inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture, allowing P...
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Agriculture is a major industry in the United States and the country is a net exporter of food. As of the last census of agriculture in 2007, there were 2.2 million farms, covering an area of 922 million acres, an average of 418 acres per farm. Although agricultural activity occurs in most states, it is particularly concentrated in the vast expanse of flat, arable land known as the Great Plains, which encompasses the central region of the nation.
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