@USDA_APHIS Dogs trained at @AuburnU sniff out invasive Burmese pythons in Florida.
February 22nd, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
@nlm_newsroom NLM New: #Mobile TOXNET is easy databases to use, mobile-optimized Web interface to TOXNET
February 21st, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
@AVMAvets Tips from the AVMA on preventing Salmonella infections associated w/ amphibians & reptiles
February 21st, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
@AVMAJournals A study on the health of search-and-rescue dogs deployed to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake is in the Feb. 15 JAVMA
February 21st, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
@National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL It’s National Bird Feeding Month –
February 21st, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
Here are "cardinal" techniques for attracting birds from the Yearbook of Agriculture http://t.co/012PmFQq
McDonald’s Set to Phase Out Suppliers’ Use of Sow Crates
February 21st, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
NYTimes.com - The McDonald’s Corporation said on Monday that it would begin working with its pork suppliers to phase out the use of so-called gestational crates, the tiny stalls in which sows are housed while pregnant. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/business/mcdonalds-vows-to-help-end-use-of-sow-crates.html
How New Viruses Evolve, And In Some Cases, Become Deadly
February 21st, 2012 — AWIC — Agriculture
MedicalNewsToday.com - Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240884.php
Agri-Food Past, Present and Future Report – Portugal
February 17th, 2012 — Agri-Food Trade Service RSS — Agriculture
Portugal's 10.6 million consumers have developed a strong penchant for high quality convenience food products in recent years. Rising incomes and busier lifestyles have particularly fuelled demand for healthy, chilled processed food and ready-made meals.
Rural Residents Seminar in Springbank
February 15th, 2012 — Agriculture and Food : Agri-News — Agriculture
A Seminar on March 10, 2012 on the maintenance and operation of property including septic systems, water systems, risk assessments and programs. (Agri-News, Feb 15)
REAL Beef: Linking Food Consumers with Land Stewards
February 15th, 2012 — Agriculture and Food : Agri-News — Agriculture
Description of the REAL beef pilot project, intended to show that agricultural and environmental sustainability can be met in food production. (Agri-News, Feb 15)