STAT Technology NewsAgNews that matters for growers processors and tradersUSDA Proposes EDI Rules- (Found July 2, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jan 2706 - SNS -- The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to concerns raised by the industry regarding electronic invoicing. The concern is that sellers may lose their status as trust creditors when using electronic data interchange or electronic invoicing.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/179820.phtml USDA Approves Plant-Made Vaccine- (Found July 2, 2008 ) NEW YORK - Jan 3106 - SNS -- Dow AgroSciences LLC received regulatory approval for a plant-made vaccine from the USDA's Center for Veterinary Biologics, the first time a plant-made product has been approved.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/180371.phtml PDA For Dairy Operations- (Found July 2, 2008 ) VANCOUVER - Jun 1606 - SNS -- North American dairy producers now have available a rugged PDA for instantly entering data about individual cows in their herds.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/200000.phtml SWP Expands Wireless Network- (Found July 2, 2008 ) SASKATOON - Sep 706 - SNS -- The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. (SWP) will off wireless high speed access points at 100 of its facilities under a seven year agreement with VCom Inc.' YourLink Inc. subsidiary.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/213599.phtml Rapid Herbicide Resistance Tests- (Found July 2, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 2005 - SNS -- USDA researchers have developed two tests for rapidly screenings horseweed plants for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/149175.phtml |