by Jin Wu | Jul 13, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – It’s no secret that farming is a business with more than its share of ups and downs. Sometimes it’s too much of a good thing. While ranchers are benefiting from the low feed costs and high meat prices, Iowa’s grain farmers are struggling with an...
by Jin Wu | Jul 9, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON — In Western China, abundant but fragile natural resources are juxtaposed against lagging economic development. The unique region is home to many of China’s ethnic minorities, such as the Zhuang group. Increasingly, it’s also the victim of...
by Jin Wu | Jul 8, 2015 | Health, Science + Technology
Farm to fork, detecting the bacteria can be made easier, scientists say. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Worried about food safety? Is salmonella a big deal for you? Better, faster ways of spotting it may be on the way. Researchers from universities and corporations...
by Jin Wu | Jul 2, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – International forecasters predict a rosy outlook for beef producers worldwide over the next decade, but ranchers in Montana are proceeding with caution. “Cattle prices are more or less an attitude,” said Jim Baker, a regional director at the Montana...
by Jin Wu | Jun 25, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – A U.S. law that requires all beef and pork to be labeled with its country of origin could cause massive retaliation against American meat exports in other countries at a cost about $3.2 billion, experts from Iowa told a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday. The...
