In advanced capitalist countries like the United States, a deadly combination of economies of scale, capital-intensive technology, and the market led to large corporations cornering agricultural production and processing. The AOA forced open agricultural markets by banning quotas, which were converted to tariffs, and required governments to import a minimum volume of each agricultural commodity at a low tariff. In Thailand, for instance, a tax on rice exports insulated the domestic market...

WASHINGTON -- Two federal agencies said chicken feed at 30 broiler poultry farms and eight breeder poultry farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China. The FDA and USDA said in a joint statement that officials learned about the contamination as part of the investigation into imported rice protein concentrate and wheat gluten. No recall of poultry products processed from these animals is being issued. Looking to buy a...

Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union BRUCE LIPSKY/The Times-Union During Farm Day at Baker County High School, Ally Poole explains how eggs that crack inside a chicken are repaired before the chicken lays it. Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union BRUCE LIPSKY/The Times-Union During Farm Day at Baker County High School, Ally Poole...

If we visit pig or poultry farms, then on the professionally-run units you cannot drive on to the farm premises and you have to change into overalls and boots provided by the unit before you can walk around them. If we think back to digital dermatitis, that came into the UK from the Netherlands, or indeed foot-and-mouth, this is a classic example of how disease can be introduced on to our farms. There is a very big difference between pig, poultry and dairy farms. This is because of the...

government said on Monday 38 poultry farms in Indiana were given contaminated feed in early February containing melamine, with some of the animals likely to have entered the food supply. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Pet food tainted with melamine, a chemical used in plastics and fertilizer, was found in feed given to hogs. They are uncertain how many animals were involved or entered the food supply....

He added that the farms were chosen for inspection based on windshield inspections, meaning that EPA officials drove by the farm and noticed something. We were aware they were coming to the state, but we didnt know where they were going until they called the morning of, he said. The EPA will give 48 hours notice of the farms they want to inspect, and a list of what the inspectors want to see. The agency also will practice biosecurity while on a farm and that at the very least, a...