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...

The rapidly growing passion for locally grown produce from farmers like Stout and his wife, Wendy Munroe, is one sign of just how nervous Americans have become about the state of food on their plate. Little wonder, given recent headlines: melamine dumped in pet food and fed to millions of chickens and pigs; E. So he keeps the manure pile away from the packing shed, tests the water used to irrigate and wash vegetables, and keeps an eye on his workers to be sure they wash their hands....

Department of Agriculture doesn't keep track of how many farms start each year, and many of those going into business are doing so with plans that don't rely on a traditional wholesale market. The agency issued last year about $1 billion in low-interest loans to new farmers, who the USDA classifies as having been in business for less than a decade. And some new farmers, like the Woosters, have modeled their businesses on community supported agriculture programs which rely on customers who...