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USDA: New Case Of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In California

editor — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:23:00 +0000

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has confirmed a case of Mad Cow disease in a cow in central California. It is the fourth case found in the country in recent years.

The animal was a dairy cow and "at no time presented a risk to the food supply or human health," U.S.D.A.

Health Group Pushes Farmers To Reduce Antibiotic Use

Kathleen Masterson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:44:36 +0000

Even though the use of antibiotics in livestock feed has been linked to an increase in drug-resistant bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently backed away from a 30-year-old proposal that would ban the use of antibiotics tetracycline and penicillin in livestock feed.

USDA Defends Cost-Cutting Plan

Kathleen Masterson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:48:00 +0000

Some farmers groups and consumer advocates are concerned that the U.S.

USDA Announces Closure Of 259 Facilities

Jeremy Bernfeld — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:40:34 +0000

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that it will close 259 of its facilities as part of an effort to save about $150 million.

Top Of The Morning News: Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Maria Carter — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:36:10 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

• The Chiefs PickRomeo Crennel As Head Coach
• Suburban Schools Seek Delay In Kansas City Transfer Case
• USDA Closes 13 Facilities in Kansas and Missouri
• FDA Limits Antibiotics In Livestock
• Kansas Lawmakers Start Redistricting Effort
• McCaskill: Keep All Energy Options On The Table

Top Of The Morning News: Friday, December 23, 2011

Maria Carter — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:36:49 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

Topeka Zoo Improving But Still May Face Penalties
Governor Brownback OK With Reopening Tax Break Talks for Keystone XL

Fed Funds Target Rural Rebirth

Frank Morris and Harvest Public Media — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:53:52 +0000

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Kansas City – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Sept. 23 that it is sinking $118 million, mainly from the Stimulus fund, into rural communities. A small school district in southwest Missouri, for instance, will get over a million dollars in loans and grants to set up a system to heat buildings with farm waste. A tractor factory in sparsely populated north-central Kansas will get a low interest loan for a new building.

Kansas Biosciences Get Boost From Partnership With USDA

Laura Ziegler — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:54:42 +0000

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At its annual meeting in Overland Park this week, the Kansas Bioscience Authority announced that the USDA had selected Kansas to be one of 9 partnership sites.