Importancia de vincular pequeños productores del sector primario a redes de valor #PreguntaleaFIRA

Durante los últimos años, ha existido un renovado interés por el papel que tienen las actividades agropecuarias sobre el proceso de desarrollo regional y la implementación de mecanismos que permitan atacar las causas estructurales que han impedido su avance. Para poder enfrentar seriamente estas causas, se requiere de un nuevo pensamiento, formas diferentes de relación entre los actores, una

10 of the Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S.

From the relatively exotic to the seemingly mundane, certain occupations carry an underlying danger that can reach up to 127 fatalities per 100,000 workers.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' most recent figures, there were 4,693 fatal occupational injuries in 2011, 146 more than reported in 2010. The majority of these injuries occur in a handful of sectors representing the most

Online Systems Keeps Ag Exporters Abreast of Regulations in Foreign Markets

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently launched an online system that modernizes the way the agency informs the U.S. agricultural industry regarding changes in international food and agriculture regulations that could affect U.S. exports.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) requires member countries to submit notifications regarding proposed changes to their food regulations, enabling

Are young scientists afraid to work in the biotechnology industry?

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Olive-oil Milling Leftovers Scrutinized in New ARS Studies

By Marcia Wood





For every gallon of olive oil that's pressed from the ripe fruit, about 38 pounds of olive skins, pulp and pits are left behind. Known as pomace, these leftovers typically have low-value uses. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agricultural engineerRebecca R. Milczarek and her colleagues are working with olive growers and olive-oil processors in California—where

Los nuevos modelos de agronegocios #PreguntaleaFIRA

Es bien conocida la recurrencia de “crisis alimentarias”, “crisis de precios agropecuarios” y de la manifestación de la “crisis financieras”, en amplios sectores de la población y en muchos países, se ha expresado una cierta desilusión por los resultados obtenidos con los modelos económicos y de la apertura comercial impulsados durante las últimas dos décadas. La incapacidad de estos modelos de

Reducing stress at branding time

South Dakota State University Extension



Branding of livestock has served as an important method of permanent identification for thousands of years. Use of brands as identification is important to be able to determine ownership of an animal in public grazing land situations, on large acreages where cattle may be lost or mixed with other herds, and ranches that have cattle owned by more