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Business Notes March 24

...Jones and his family also own and operate the Farm on St. Mathias near Brainerd, where they specialize in local food systems and community development.? Lee joins Weichert Realtors-Tower Properties Realtor Katie Lee joined the sales team...

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Business Notes Sept. 23

...through adult learners benefit from the critical knowledge provided by Agricultural Education programs. From basic food systems knowledge to advanced processing sciences, agriculture is the key to one in four jobs in Minnesota. Only with sufficient...

http://brainerddispatch.com/business/2012-09-21/business-notes-sept-23
Business
What's organic?

...standard will hurt small niche organic farmers. "I see this rule as laying the groundwork for an industrialized organic food system," said Theresa Podoll, executive director of the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society, an educational...

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Health
Bush administration seeks shift in farm spending from crop supports to conservation, research

...Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said. "The various policies, programs and supporting infrastructure that serves our food system will require updating to meet future needs." Veneman has not taken a position on a farm bill approved by the House...

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News
Food forum slated Saturday in Staples

...forum will feature discussions on food systems and tools for entering the local market, community-supported food systems and a panel discussion on locally...will also address how community food systems support the health and wealth of...

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Neighbors
U.S. food supply is getting safer, figures suggest

...oysters -- rose, climbing 83 percent. Health officials said the improvement shows tougher regulations throughout the food system -- including stricter inspections at slaughterhouses and in the seafood industry -- are preventing tens of thousands...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/041902/nne_0419020014.shtml
News
Ag secretary says groups' anti-biotech food message hinders aid

...individuals and organizations that are opposed to biotechnology and who are providing misguided statements about the U.S. food system," Veneman said. Nearly 13 million people are facing famine in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/083102/far_0831020028.shtml
Farm
WTO may intervene in dispute over genetically modified crops

...against Canadian imports. The requirements, he said, have ended up being an even bigger burden on the entire U.S. food system, because of the extra paperwork to certify where the food is from.

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Farm
Business Notes

...area, having briefly spent time in the area in the late 1980s. MRG Management Inc. is a franchisee of Hardee's Food Systems Inc., based in Brooklyn Park. Hardee's is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants Inc. Jugasek joins Components...

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Business
Bringing local foods to local cafeterias event planned April 7

...to www.regionalpartnerships.umn.edu and click on "Farm to Cafeteria," or contact Minnesota GreenCorps Local Foods System Specialist Genna Strauss at gennas@pinerivergreensteps.org or (218) 587-5001. The workshop is a collaborative...

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