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No H1N1 here, but who would know? The Washington Post reports that pork producers are testing less for swine flu (as well as other infectious ailments, like MRSA) than they were before the virus made its global debut last spring. Hat tip to Tom Philpott @ Grist.

Welcome to Farmville, Pop: 62 million If your experience with the Facebook sensation is anything like mine, it’s been limited to “hiding” notices about friends’ wandering cows, and apparently, we’re missing out on something.  Apparently, online faux farmers outnumber actual farmers 60 to 1.

Iceland says bæbæ to the Golden Arches The collapse of the krona has led McDonald’s to shut down operations throughout the country, as it’s no longer feasible to fly in ingredients.

US says hello to more imported produce? The California drought may force the issue.

Frightfully disgusting The Consumers Union wants the FDA to outlaw the disturbing practice of feeding “poultry litter” (chicken manure, feathers, bedding material and often, random foreign objects like rocks and dead rodents) to cattle.  Should they really have to ask? One last spooky fact: because it’s legal for chickens to be fed meat and other material from cows, this could lead to an upswing in mad cow disease.

An appointment with controversy Environmentalists are up in arms about Obama’s nomination of Islam Siddiqui, as Chief Agriculture Negotiator.  Siddiqui is a former lobbyist and current VP for science and regulatory affairs at Crop Life.  Can you say “conflict of interest?”

Biggest Losers visit WH Garden The remaining contestants on the weight loss reality show hit up the White House garden recently, the WHO Farm reports.  The episode will air Nov. 3.

Taxing carnivores? Pete Singer makes a case for sin tax on meat, though he fails to acknowledge the fact that there are farmers out there practicing more sustainable methods of meat production.

Are you a “fan” of the USDA? True to her word, the increasingly modern Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will host her second live Facebook chat on November 5 at 3pm.