USDA has been saying for a year it hopes to list the remaining import restrictions, but subsequent mad cow cases in Alberta, B. Blair Frache, who works in the livestock trailer sales industry, told local media a complete lifting of the beef ban means increased sales of livestock trailers and more trucking jobs. Canadian cattle farmers, feedlots, and livestock trucking companies have been suffering for the last three years as the national herd has swelled since 2003 -- although the number...

Published: May 19, 2007 Business: Retail Food scares may help farmers markets By Rowena Vergara ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR Click here for more information about Rowena Vergara ROCKFORD A string of high-profile food-borne illnesses nationwide may spur more interest in locally grown produce, especially food sold at farmers markets. Published: May 19, 2007 Business: Retail Food scares may help farmers markets By Rowena Vergara ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR Click here for more information about Rowena...

Iowa Farmers Union is among more than 200 agricultural and trade organizations that believe these measures are critical to the protection of open and fair markets for all livestock producers. As any livestock farmer knows, options for marketing hogs and cattle have shrunk dramatically in the past 30 years. DesMoinesRegister.com Home::Opinion. When Congressman Boswell held hearings in mid-April on livestock competition, witnesses testified about unjust retaliation by poultry processors,...

Staff Reports February 9, 2007 Print Email Staff Reports The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that a mature bull from Alberta was confirmed positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy -- mad cow disease -- as part of its on-farm testing program. Staff Reports February 9, 2007 Print Email Staff Reports The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that a mature bull from Alberta was confirmed positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy -- mad cow disease -- as part of...

Fri, 05/04/2007 - 10:51 admin Currently No Way to Trace Poultry Contaminated by Feed -- Without Tracking, No Way of Knowing if Contaminated Chickens Were Sold to Consumers in Recent Months; Schumer to Reintroduce Bill that Creates Tracking System to Trace Meat and Poultry to Source in Case of Contamination or Outbreak of Disease. Fri, 05/04/2007 - 10:51 admin Currently No Way to Trace Poultry Contaminated by Feed -- Without Tracking, No Way of Knowing if Contaminated Chickens Were Sold to...

This listing includes most of the area's seasonal farmers markets and key year-round sources of fresh produce. Markets designated "FT" are backed by the Food Trust, a nonprofit that supports local farms and access to fresh foods. Markets designated "FTC" are run by Farm to City, a group also supporting small farms and community access. Seasonal-market dates may change because of crop conditions, but most operate rain or shine. Farmers may be the only thing you won't find here. A full...