Birding adventures in Northern California
If December’s constant diet of shopping, eating, shopping, football and shopping puts you in a Scroogey kind of mood, maybe it’s time for a breath of fresh air. In Northern […]
National Thanksgiving turkey presentation to President Obama
President Barack Obama today accepted the National Thanksgiving Turkey from National Turkey Federation Chairman John Burkel of Badger, Minnesota. The presentation has occurred each year since 1947. “This is […]
Rare photo released of President Kennedy with California turkey
A photo was just released on November 22, 2013 on the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The photo depicts the President along with other officials gathered around […]
The Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 avian influenza. Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted, is for use in people 18 years of age and older who are at high risk of exposure to the H5N1 virus. The vaccine will be added to the National Stockpile for distribution by public health officials if needed. It is not intended for commercial use, FDA said. The US Department of Health and Human Services bought the vaccine from ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec. The company is a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. “This vaccine could be used in the event that the H5N1 avian influenza virus develops the capability to spread efficiently from human to human, resulting in the rapid spread of disease across the globe,” said Karen Midthun, MD, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Read More
Helene Dillard, a plant disease expert, associate dean, and head of Cooperative Extension at Cornell University, has been named the new dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences […]
FDA approves avian flu vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 avian influenza. Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted, is for use in people 18 years of […]
Farm bill negotiations end without agreement; doubts increase about whether bill can pass this year
Negotiations on the farm bill stumbled yesterday. House and Senate negotiators met for 90 minutes Wednesday evening, and for an hour Thursday morning, but talks broke up without a deal on […]
Big ethanol finally loses
It’s not often that the ethanol lobby suffers a policy setback in Washington, but it got its head handed to it Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency announced that for the […]
Farm bill takes aim at state animal welfare laws
The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen’s cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators […]
Is Butterball shortage good news for small turkey farmers?
For some small turkey farmers in the U.S., a shortage of large Butterball turkeys this Thanksgiving season means an opportunity to gobble up potential customers. Butterball announced this week there […]
America’s Thanksgiving table 2013 revealed by Pillsbury showcases a desire for twists on traditional holiday favorites
Survey divulges that Americans, particularly Millennials, are seeking ways to evolve their meals with a wider variety of foods without adding more time in the kitchen. Tradition holds true across […]