WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from Agri-Mark Inc., Andover, Massachusetts: * * * To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES In re: Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas Doc. No. 23-J-0067; AMS-DA-23-0031 FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDER RECOMMENDED DECISION COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY AGRI-MAR more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, Gilbert: * * * To: The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture 200A Whitten Building 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 Re. Docket No. AMS-DA-23-0031-0002, Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendmen more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from California Dairies Inc., Visalia: * * * ATTN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Marketing Service Docket Number: AMS-DA-23-0031 Federal Register: Page 57580, July 15, 2024 To: Office of the Hearing Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Stop 9203, Room 1031 Washington, DC 20250-9203 Re:  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from CME Group Inc., Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Office of the Hearing Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave. SW Stop 9203, Room 1031 Washington, DC 20250-9203 Re: Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders (Federal Register Vol. 89, No. 135, 57580)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from Family Farm Defenders, Madison, Wisconsin: * * * To: Office of the Hearing Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 9203, Room 1031 Washington, DC 20250-9203 Re: AMS-DA-23-0031 * * * To Whom it May Concern, Please accept the following public comment from Family Farm Defenders (FFD) in response to  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 4, 2024, from Milk Producers Council, Ontario, California: * * * To: Office of the Hearing Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 9203, Room 1031 Washington, DC 20250-9203 RE: USDA Recommended Decision of Federal Milk Marketing Order, Docket Number AMS-DA-23-0031. Federal Register information noted on page 3. * more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from the National Family Farm Coalition: * * * To: Erin Taylor, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, Order Formulation and Enforcement Branch, STOP 0231-Room 2530, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0231 RE: Comment on Proposed Rule- Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements an more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent A. Leonhardt: * * * To: Office of the Hearing Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Marketing Service 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 9203, Room 1031 Washington, D.C. 20250-9203 Docket Number: AMS-DA-23-0031 Federal Register: 89 FR 57580 - July 15, 2024 Dear USDA  more ST

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 20 -- The Canadian Journal of Animal Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features animal agriculture and animal products, including breeding and genetics, cellular and molecular biology, growth and development, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 104, No. 3): Research Article * Effects of partial replacement of fishmeal with dried porcine soluble on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microbi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 19 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by KTM Services, Inc., of its Enjoy Premium Taro Cookie and Enjoy Premium Coconut Cookie products. The labels do not inform consumers that the recalled products may contain milk, which is an allergen, which prompted the recall. The recalled products were distributed throughout Hawai'i at retai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following summary of a report (No. ERR-339) on Sept. 19, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * By Kate Vaiknoras, Greg Kiker, Ephraim Nkonya, Savannah Morgan, Jayson Beckman, Michael E. Johnson and Maros Ivanic What Is the Issue? Climate change may affect plant growth, including grasses that cattle and other livestock feed on--ultimately affecting livestock production. This development has th more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 20 -- The International Journal of Food Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Food Science and Technology that says it covers components of foods, their nutritional, physiological, sensory, flavour and microbiological aspects, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 59, Issue 10): Invited review * Packaging, perception, and acceptability: a comprehensive exploration of extrinsic attributes and  more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news on Sept. 19, 2024: A report issued this week by the National Institutes of Health provides 17 recommendations (https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/2024.09.16_NEC_WG_report_FINAL.pdf) (PDF 1 MB) to improve the scientific evidence around necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal di more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: A sweeping campaign to identify ways to encourage breastfeeding has concluded that existing efforts place too much emphasis on individual breastfeeding duration and not enough on the many outside factors that determine breastfeeding success. Doctors consider breastfeeding ideal for the health of infants and mothers alike, but, for some moms, breastfeeding can be difficult or impossi more PR