The food typically on a Virginian's plate has traveled about 1,500 miles from its origin, according to Cobb, in part because of how and where food is processed and imported food is sold in the United States. A Virginia food-security conference will go beyond the safety of spinach or peanut butter to examine relationships between consumers and producers, preserving local farmland and reducing the mileage of the food on your plate. Susan Sumner, head of Virginia Tech's department of food...

We ve had many inquiries from place-bound students in Washington and elsewhere as to the availability of the new Organic Agriculture Systems major via distance education, said Cathy Perillo, coordinator of the Agriculture and Food Systems program, which offers the major. We ve had many inquiries from place-bound students in Washington and elsewhere as to the availability of the new Organic Agriculture Systems major via distance education, said Cathy Perillo, coordinator of the Agriculture...

The growers plan to produce an additional 450,000 boxes of citrus to complement the 3.8 million boxes that they currently output, to take advantage in the downturn in production in traditional citrus growing areas of the United States. Jamaica's Citrus Growers Association (CGA), a co-operative of farmers, has a billion dollar plan to boost fruit production, but says its implementation is contingent on government's largesse. Department of Agriculture forecast that citrus production would...

He was referring to cotton plants that come up during the off season along the banks of irrigation canals, in ditches and on land that was not planted with any crops. Prices for both products are high. The small airplane sometimes sprays a field that has no apparent plants, but that is part of an ongoing program to eradicate the pesky boll weevil. The plane repeats this process over and over until it disappears into the horizon. So the corn that would have become livestock feed will end up...

Originally conceived as an emergency bailout for millions of farmers and the unemployed during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, the Farm Bill has snowballed into one of the most significant forces affecting food, farming and land use in the United States. This is one of those years, and the 2007 Farm Bill reauthorization is heating up to become the most scrutinized food and farm policy debate in recent history. Originally conceived as an emergency bailout for millions of farmers and the...

Blueberry production on the rise Popular and profitable, blueberries catch on with growers in Florida Kelly Griffith . Sentinel Staff Writer Posted April 30, 2007 BARTOW -- If pancakes and muffins are all there is to your blueberry experience, the best of Florida's current harvest could be passing you by. Blueberry production on the rise Popular and profitable, blueberries catch on with growers in Florida Kelly Griffith . Sentinel Staff Writer Posted April 30, 2007 BARTOW -- If pancakes...

For years, the federal Food and Drug Administration knew about contamination problems on California spinach farms and at a Georgia peanut butter processor that sickened at least 600 people and caused at least three deaths, according to agency documents and interviews obtained by the Washington Post. For years, the federal Food and Drug Administration knew about contamination problems on California spinach farms and at a Georgia peanut butter processor that sickened at least 600 people and...

In the area of modelling of mechanical behaviour, research aims to improve life prediction and failure assessment methods for critical high temperature component parts in power plants, such as welded joints in steam plant and coated components in gas turbines. Previously, research was thought of in single projects, managed by a single student, and the results filed, perhaps never to see the light of day again. The results of research projects under these circumstances should be improved,...

The Agricultural Productivity segment manufactures lawn and garden herbicide products for the residential market and animal agricultural products. Zacks.com submits: Monsanto Company (MON) should continue to benefit from the boom in ethanol production and increased demand for herbicides. This segment also develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds, as well as provides genetic material and biotechnology traits to other seed companies for their seed brands.