BY FRED GRAY, NEWS-REVIEW STAFF WRITER EAST JORDAN - Greg Niewendorp of East Jordan, like growing numbers of small farmers across Northern Michigan and the rest of the nation, is challenging state and federal agencies and the big downstate cattle industry to back off their Big Brother policies and allow farmers like him to carry on with their way of life. BY FRED GRAY, NEWS-REVIEW STAFF WRITER EAST JORDAN - Greg Niewendorp of East Jordan, like growing numbers of small farmers across...

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Interior basis levels for soybeans and wheat had declined entering Thursday's trading session, led by a 3-cent plunge in interior spring wheat premiums. Meanwhile, futures continued Wednesday's rally, pushing cash contracts up by another 5-8 cents for corn/soybeans/oats, and some 10-15 cents higher for wheat. Some terminal markets in the western corn belt have now narrowed basis by 20-30 cents during the past two weeks alone. Torrential downpours occurred from central Kansas to the Texas...

and China met this week in bilateral sessions to discuss food safety issues. of products from unregistered firms; The publication of a list of all registered Chinese firms and the periodic updating of such a list; The clearances necessary, including multi-year, multi-entry visas, for personnel from the Food and Drug Administration within the U. Calls for Food Safety Measures from China Compiled By Staff. Some of the measures requested by the U. Printer Friendly FormatEmail Page. of...

With today's announcement of USDA's intention to buy, FNS will survey potential recipients to determine how much product will be accepted for shipping. USDA also makes emergency purchases of commodities for distribution to victims of natural disasters. AMS will seek the lowest overall cost by publicly inviting bids to supply the desired quantity and by awarding contracts to responsible bidders. Food items are normally required to be low in fat, sugar and sodium. Government food experts...