... XChange Category: Agriculture. Why the Latest Crop Data Might Not Hold. posted by
Diane Eastabrook, Chicago Bureau Chief at 6:09 PM on 06/30/08. ...

... The Japanese Agriculture association, (JA), a private, non-governmental group, has
hired Osamu Murakami to teach new methods of farm management to local farmers ...

... The US Agriculture department announced on March 17 that it has ordered animal testing
for Mad Cow Disease in the US to be increased tenfold, following the ...

... It was part of a US Customs and Border Protection effort at the US-Mexico border
to protect US agriculture from pests and diseases often carried by popular ...

... At a food industry show in Chicago this week, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
said the US food supply is safe and consumers remain confident in it. ...

... The US Agriculture Department issued its latest crop report today, showing 2007
is shaping up to be the biggest year for corn plantings since the 1940s. ...

... Monsanto, one of the largest producers of seeds, says genetically altered seeds
are now planted in the largest agriculture producing countries in the world. ...

... US exports -- manufactured goods, services, and agriculture products -- account
for 13 percent of US GDP and support an estimated 10 million American jobs. ...

... "It was a pretty decent year, considering everything," said Jim Heep,
a US Department of Agriculture statistician in Nashville. ...

... information from a network of local business contacts across many industries, such
as retail, the service sector, manufacturing, real estate and agriculture. ...