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• For chocolate lovers: more kinds of cacao
Department of Agriculture's National Germplasm Repository and lead scientist of cocoa genetics at Mars, Inc. "We can see the origins of the 10 genetic groups very clearly." While the suggestion that cacao originated in South America has been made ...
• Drought has Aussie farmers trading water
In the world's driest inhabited continent, there is simply not enough water to go around, and households, cities, industries and agriculture all demand their share from stressed reservoirs and rivers. So Australia's irrigation planting sector relies ...
• Billings School Honored
... and keep these kids healthy," says Dayle Hayes, with Montana Action for Healthy Kids. Hayes says developing healthy habits is not only important for a child's wellness but also their learning. The award was given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• After scandal, China tightens dairy regulations
Slovak food safety officials said Friday they found unsafe levels of melamine in a shipment of chocolate biscuits and snacks imported from China. In Paris, France’s Agriculture Ministry ordered a recall Friday of White Rabbit candies and Koala ...
• Frozen chicken linked to salmonella in 12 states
WASHINGTON - The government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning. The health warning by the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited frozen dishes in which the ...