Understanding the 'USDA Organic' Label by Danielle D. Treadwell, Mickie E. Swisher

“…Swisher, briefly outlines the history of the USDAs National Organic Program (NOP), summarizes for consumers the benefits of government regulation of organic food products, and provides a guide for interpreting labels on products with organic ingredients. …”
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‘USDA-Spiers’ Rabbiteye Blueberry by Stephen J. Stringer, Arlen D. Draper, Blair J. Sampson, Hamidou F. Sakhanokho, Ebrahiem Babiker

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The Effect of Housing Environment on Commercial Brown Egg Layer Production, USDA Grade and USDA Size Distribution by Benjamin N. Alig, Peter R. Ferket, Ramon D. Malheiros, Kenneth E. Anderson

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Genetic variation and genetic complexity of nodule occupancy in soybean inoculated with USDA110 and USDA123 rhizobium strains by Susan Araya, Patrick Elia, Charles V. Quigley, Qijian Song

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The Effect of Housing Environment on Egg Production, USDA Egg Size, and USDA Grade Distribution of Commercial White Egg Layers by Benjamin N. Alig, Peter R. Ferket, Ramon D. Malheiros, Kenneth E. Anderson

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USDA Organic Certification: Who Should Be Certified? by James J. Ferguson

“… According to The National Organic Program (NOP) any “farm, wild crop harvesting, or handling operation (processors and manufacturers) that wants to sell an agricultural product as organically produced must adhere to the national organic standards.” This means that USDA certified organic farmers and handlers must have an organic system plan approved by an accredited certifying agent and use materials in accordance with the National List of Allowed Synthetic and Prohibited Nonsynthetic substances. …”
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Appraising the administrative burden of USDA organic certification by David Carter, Ian Adams, Seth Wright, Tyler Scott

“…Department of Agriculture (USDA). Lev­eraging a novel and unique compilation of “Notice of Noncompliance” letters issued to organic pro­ducers and processors, we find a preponderance of administrative violations, relative to substantive ones. …”
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USDA Inspected Livestock Slaughter Facilities in Florida by Chad Carr, Larry Eubanks, Ryan Dijkhuis

“…AN203, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Chad Carr, Larry Eubanks, and Ryan Dijkhuis, provides a comprehensive list of USDA inspected meat animal slaughter facilities in Florida. …”
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USDA Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance by Regina Fegan, Michael T. Olexa

“…It is part of The Disaster Handbook, a component of the Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Education Module. DH201/DH201: USDA Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance (ufl.edu) …”
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USDA Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance by Carol Fountain, Michael T. Olexa, Jana Caracciolo, Lauren Grant

“…Olexa, Jana Caracciolo, and Lauren Grant, and published by the Food and Resource Economics Department, October 2019. DH201/DH201: USDA Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance (ufl.edu) …”
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Critical Reflections on the USDA Local Food Economics Toolkit by David Conner, Florence Becot, Diane Imrie

“…Department of Agriculture (USDA). The toolkit was created as a guide for food systems organizations to frame issues and collect and analyze data in order to credibly measure economic and other benefits of their initiatives. …”
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A genome‐wide analysis of the USDA Soybean Isoline Collection by Erin Gilbert, Ryan Merry, Benjamin W. Campbell, Robert M. Stupar, Aaron J. Lorenz

“…Abstract The USDA Soybean Isoline Collection has been an invaluable resource for the soybean genetics and breeding community. …”
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Postharvest treatment research at USDA-ARS: stored product fumigation by Walse, Spencer S., Rodriguez, Matthew, Tebbets, John S.

“…The overall goal of this USDA-ARS research is to ensure the protection and quality of stored product foodstuffs. …”
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Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage by Kenani E. Chiwina, Gehendra Bhattarai, Haizheng Xiong, Neelendra K. Joshi, Ryan W. Dickson, Theresa M. Phiri, Ibtisam Alatawi, Yilin Chen, Zachary Stansell, Kai-Shu Ling, Ainong Shi

“…In this study, 68 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) tomato accessions were assessed in a controlled greenhouse experiment, encompassing both water deficit treatment and a control group subjected to standard watering conditions. …”
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Screening of USDA Onion Germplasm for Fusarium Basal Rot Resistance by Subhankar Mandal, Christopher S. Cramer

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The Impact of Enhancement, Degree of Doneness, and USDA Quality Grade on Beef Flavor Development by Jerrad F. Legako, Kassandra V. McKillip, Kelly R Vierck, Travis O'Quinn

“…The objective of this study was to determine the impact of enhancement, degree of doneness (DOD), and USDA quality grade on beef volatile flavor compounds from cooked strip loin steaks. …”
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Evaluation of public submissions to the USDA for labeling of cell-cultured meat in the United States by Morgan Failla, Helene Hopfer, Josephine Wee

“…Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Services (USDA-FSIS) call on the labeling of cell-cultured meat and poultry. …”
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Phenotypic Evaluation of Fire Blight Outbreak in the USDA <i>Malus</i> Collection by Laura Dougherty, Anna Wallis, Kerik Cox, Gan-Yuan Zhong, Benjamin Gutierrez

“…During the 2020 season a naturally occurring fire blight outbreak occurred in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) <i>Malus</i> collection, providing a unique opportunity to evaluate the diverse collection for fire blight susceptibility. …”
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Characterization of the USDA Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata, and C. maxima germplasm collections by Christopher O. Hernandez, Joanne Labate, Kathleen Reitsma, Jack Fabrizio, Kan Bao, Zhangjun Fei, Zhangjun Fei, Rebecca Grumet, Michael Mazourek

“…We present the analysis of genotype data generated through genotyping-by-sequencing of the USDA germplasm collections of Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata, and C. maxima. …”
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Identification of an Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Gene in <i>Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens</i> USDA110 by Chunxia Xu, Huaqin Ruan, Wenjie Cai, Christian Staehelin, Weijun Dai

“…However, the EPS biosynthesis pathway in <i>Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens</i> USDA110 remains elusive. Here we used transposon (Tn) mutagenesis with the aim to identify genetic elements required for EPS biosynthesis in <i>B. diazoefficiens</i> USDA110. …”
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