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Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 26

Taylor Hillman August 26, 2016Farm City Newsday, Podcasts

Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals …

Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry

Taylor Hillman August 26, 2016Almond Update, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

What is the current state of the almond industry and what’s ahead in the future? AgNet West talked with Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board of California, …

AgNet Media to Provide On-Site Coverage of Sommet de l’Élevage

Josh McGill August 26, 2016General

Sommet de l’Élevage Celebrating 25 Years The 25th annual Sommet de l’Élevage, held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, is gearing up for another year of premium livestock coverage. The event will be …

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Pallet Project

Dan August 26, 2016General, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom checks out how we can sprucing up our garden with a pallet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On …

Using Chickens to Repel Mosquitos

Dan August 26, 2016Industry News Release, Poultry

Scientists say malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animal species such as chickens, using their sense of smell. The new findings show odors emitted by chickens may provide protection …

Algeria Returns to U.S. Corn

Dan August 26, 2016Corn, Industry News Release

U.S. corn sales to Algeria are making a strong showing in 2016, doubling 2014-15 marketing year imports. A U.S. Department of Agriculture’ export sales report showed 527,000 metric tons—20.7 million …

CFTC Approves First Exchange for Hemp Derivatives

Dan August 26, 2016Industry News Release, Seeds, Specialty Crops

Trading hemp derivatives is becoming a reality in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the first exchange for hemp derivatives when it …

Sugar Industry Responds to Recommendations for Added Sugars

Dan August 26, 2016Industry News Release, Sugar

The sugar industry is fighting back against the American Heart Association’s strict new recommendations for added sugars for kids. The Sugar Association described the guidelines as “baffling” and said the …

Chicago Tribune Editorial: Pacific Trade good for the Midwest

Dan August 26, 2016Industry News Release, Trade

The Chicago Tribune editorial board says “global trade is the reality, and should be promoted.” Published this week, an editorial by the Tribune says failure by Congress to ratify the …

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host, who in this instance, was actually the biomedical photographer, James Gathany, here at the Centers for Disease Control. You?ll note the feeding apparatus consisting of a sharp, ?fascicle?, which while not feeding, is covered in a soft, pliant sheath called the "labellum?, which is seen here retracted, as the sharp ?stylets? contained within pierced the host's skin surface, as the insect obtained its blood meal. The fascicle is composed of a pair of needle-sharp stylets. The larger of the two stylets, known as the "labrum", when viewed in cross-section takes on the shape of an inverted "V", and acts as a gutter, which directs the ingested host blood towards the insect's mouth. This female?s abdomen had become distended due to the blood meal she was ingesting, imparting the red coloration to her translucent abdominal exoskeleton. DF and DHF are primarily diseases of tropical and sub-tropical areas, and the four different dengue serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4), are maintained in a cycle that involves humans and the Aedes mosquito. However, Aedes aegypti, a domestic, day-biting mosquito that prefers to feed on humans, is the most common Aedes species. Infections produce a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from a nonspecific viral syndrome to severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease. Important risk factors for DHF include the strain of the infecting virus, as well as the age, and especially the prior dengue infection history of the patient. 2006 Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame

China’s Zika Rules Raise Fears for U.S. Exporters

Dan August 26, 2016General, Industry News Release

China’s recent move to add the U.S. to a list of Zika-infected countries is worrying U.S. exporters. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports U.S. exporters fear they will be required …

Agri View: Duck Eggs

Dan August 26, 2016Agri View, Poultry

Everett Griner talks about the use and demand for duck eggs increasing in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt …

The California Kitchen: Carrot Duck Soup

Taylor Hillman August 25, 2016California Kitchen, Features

In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing carrot duck soup with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection …

USDA Ups 2016 Export Forecast and Projects Growth in 2017 Exports

Taylor Hillman August 25, 2016General

2017 U.S. agricultural exports could show their first yearly increase since 2013. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt RamseyNovember 4, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Breaking Down Belt Pesticide Ban

Taylor Hillman August 25, 2016Environment, General, Pest Update

Dealing with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide ban when you still have existing stocks of the product. An appeals court has upheld the EPA’s ban on flubendiamide, which is …