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As Other Retailers Struggle, Wal-Mart Steps Up Its Game
Head to the back of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Raynham and you may be in for a surprise. Boston Globe
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Prosecutors Going After Businesses that Don’t Pay Employees
With the economy still struggling, many local businesses are hurting and some may be tempted to hold off on paying some employees. Bakersfield Califor... continue reading »
Survey of State Health Departments Underscores Gaps in Foodborne Illness Response
A survey of state health departments regarding their capacity to track produce-related foodborne
illnesses found that the response and inves... continue reading »
Report Criticizes Response to Produce-Borne Illness Outbreaks
Nov. 2, 2009 - Food-borne illness outbreaks, caused by everything from spinach to peppers, have sickened hundreds in recent years and h... continue reading »
Michigan Governor Signs Higher Education Budget, Includes Funding for MSU Research, Extension
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the state’s budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year today, and it included funding for the Michigan Agricultu... continue reading »
Food Safety Bill Stalled
In March, food safety looked like a major congressional priority. After a year of high-profile disease outbreaks and food purity scares, the new Democ... continue reading »
Calgary Doctor on Trail of Resistant E. Coli
A doctor is trying to find out why so many people in Calgary have a strain of E. coli with the potential to create difficult-to-treat infections. CBC ... continue reading »
Calif. Drought Means More Imported Produce
The talk in sunny California these days is about water - specifically, the lack of it. Legislators there are working a sweeping plan to overhaul the s... continue reading »
Syngenta Partners with the California to Improve Irrigation and Water Management
Syngenta, in partnership with the California Department of Water Resources and the Santa Clara Valley Water District, has announced that a new Califor... continue reading »
Water-Demanding Farms Looked at as Resources Vanish
Along its final miles, the Colorado River snakes through a dizzying series of dams, canals, siphons and ditches, diverted to hundreds of users in Ariz... continue reading »
