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Maine's small-scale egg producers say they expect to benefit from the nationwide scare over a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people in several states.
People are a little bit hesitant about buying at the grocery store" because of last week's recall of hundreds of millions from egg producers in Iowa, said Gary Balducci, president of the Maine Poultry Growers Association, which includes about 40 small producers.
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Contact: Chris Garza, American Farm Bureau Federation, +1-202- 406-3600; Steve Censky, American Soybean Association, +1-202-969- 8999; Audrae Erickson, Corn Refiners Association, +1-202-331-1634; Scott Openshaw, Grocery Manufacturers Association, +1-202-295-3957; Gregg Doud, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, +1-202-347-0228; Kevin Natz, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, +1-202-626- 8700; Jaime Castaneda, National Milk Producers Federation/U.S. Dairy Export Council, +1-703-243-6111; Tom Hammer, National Oilseed Processors Association, +1-202-842-0463; Nick Giordanno, National Pork Producers Federation, +1-202-347-3600; Chris Schlect, Northwest Horticultural Council, +1-509-453-3193; Rebecca Bratter, U.S. Wheat Associates, +1-202-463-0999; Jim Sumner, USA ...
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... as broilers by independent contract growers, and transport the birds to the processing plant. ...
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... as broilers by independent contract growers, and transport the birds to the processing plant. ...
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... amount of indemnity for which contract growers are eligible will be reduced by any payment they h...
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PHIL CAMPBELL, Ala. (AP) -- Tom Parker shook his head and seemed near tears as he talked about all that he lost in an April 27 tornado that ripped apart the northern Alabama farm where he grew up and had spent much of his adult life raising chickens, cows and three children.
The tornado, one in a series of storms that killed more than 300 people in seven Southern states, demolished Parker's six large chicken houses, killed 140,000 2-day-old chickens and destroyed the family home.
...Other Alabama poultry growers are faced with similar losses from storms that tor...
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....\71\ This cost would be borne by pullet growers but could be passed on to egg farms depending on m...
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WASHINGTON - A proposed rule to require USDA inspections of catfish enjoys wide support, according to an analysis by the Catfish Farmers of America.
The group says 84 percent of the public comments on the rule endorse a broad definition of the species covered by the inspection regimen mandated in the 2008 Farm Bill.
... & Egg Export Council, and the Western Growers Association, opposed the broader definition and qu...
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... farms but obtained its eggs from Poultry Growers, Inc., a corporation which, like Tyson's Poultry, ...
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It's all about how you handle your balls," he said, surveying the scores gath- ered at the Jackson Family Winery for Monterey County Vitners and Growers Foundation's annual gala last Saturday. "I use veal, pork and beef, add crackers and garlic, and poach it all in wine and veal stock.
John Ladas, who plays chef de cuisine at TusCA after stints at Highlands, Tamarack and Le Cordon Bleu, starred last Thursday. A local gardener and I split menu one ("Backward-Forward") and two ("Castro Pub") and the experimentation was as intriguing as it was edible. From the Backward side, the starters (portobello flan, chevre mousse among others) were the highlight, while the exotic sliders- tuna tartare with avo, pulled pork with fried pickle and quail egg with tomato- ruled menu two. Affordable wine...