A Congressional panel heard all about the current woes of the pork industry and the future prospects. ( Gary Crawford, Don Butler, Mark Greenwood, Dr. Brian Buhr and Michael Scuse)
Deputy Under Secretary Michael Scuse, telling a House Agriculture Committee hearing that USDA and the Justice Department will be holding hearings next year on competition, concentration and consolidation issues in agriculture.
There may be a correlation betwen the unusually wet weather this year in Arkansas and an increase in a broad disease that impacts fall born calves. (Rod Bain and Jeffrey Powell of the University of Arkansas)
University of Arkansas Associate Animal Research Scientist Jeffrey Powell explains this disease found in fall born calves and how wet weather could contribute to it.
While agricultural sustainabilty might connotate country visions, an Extension expert says it can also be practiced in the city as well. (Rod Bain and Leslie Allen of University of Nevada Extension)
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