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The U.N.'s Emergency Relief Coordinator says the effects of climate change are already being felt across the developing world and he hopes much of the money devoted to the problem will go toward helping it adapt.
Thousands of Ohio corn farmers have a keen interest in the local effect -- for good or bad -- of any global agreements that might come out of climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark. "All agriculture, including Ohio corn farmers, needs...
A second Salmonella recall by Beef Packers Inc. has prompted one lawmaker to call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to shut down the troubled meat processor until it can be inspected and given a clean bill of health. According to a report in USA Today, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn, chairwoman of the [...]
Washington, DC - USDA's 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey has found that farmers and ranchers are now irrigating 54.9 million acres farmland across the United States, an increase of nearly 5 percent since 2003. U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collected the data for the Irrigation Survey earlier this year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The following is a transcript of remarks made Wednesday during the presentation of the 11th annual Awards for Corporate Excellence at the U.S. Department of State:
The federal government is lowering cotton production estimates for Louisiana and Mississippi as the toll from the rain-delayed harvest becomes clearer.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could pinch the nation's water resources says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country.
Tuesday’s public forum with Senator Sam Aanestad turned from the budget reform process to talk of the four dams along the Klamath River that are slated for possible removal, pending a decision by the Secretary of the Interior in 2012.
BOSTON----Converted Organics Inc. announced today that it received notice on December 4, 2009 from The NASDAQ Stock Market stating that the closing bid price of its common stock had fallen below $1.00 for thirty consecutive business days, from October 22, 2009 to December 3, 2009, and, therefore, that the Company was not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550 as of December 3, 2009.
Was that a nightmare, or did she really have coffee with the father of genetically engineered corn? It was late. Cub reporter Sally Smart sat with an untouched latte in the darkest corner of the coffee shop, writing her first story about agribusiness.
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.
A group of musicians including Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp got together in St. Louis, Missouri recently and held a benefit concert to raise money for small farmers.
Tulare, Calif., (AgPR) - The results are in for the highly anticipated 2010 Top-10 New Products competition, the winners of which will be showcased Feb. 9-11 during the 43rd annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s biggest producers of sugar beet expect a record harvest this year, boosted by warm weather and advances in creating better-yielding plants, according to a survey of national planters associations and beet processors.
To avoid federal penalties and monetary fines, foreign owners of U. S. agricultural land must report holdings, acquisitions, dispositions, leases of 10 years of more and land use changes within 90 days to the county Farm Service Agency office to complete for ASCS-153.
NEW ORLEANS - The federal government is lowering cotton production estimates for Louisiana and Mississippi as the toll from the rain-delayed harvest becomes clearer.
Agriculture futures traded mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery dropped 3.25 cents to $5.32 a bushel; March corn added 2.5 cents to $3.86 a bushel; January soybeans dipped 0.5 cent to $10.28 a bushel; and oats for March delivery were unchanged at $2.545 a bushel.
A feared year-end tuna shortage in Hawaii likely will be averted, meaning residents can eat their good-luck tuna at New Year's as usual.
Much of the nation's valuable corn crop remains in the field waiting to be harvested
Florida is renowned for its largemouth bass, so state officials want to ensure their future.
Montgomery County Humane Society has hundreds of dogs, cats, small mammals, birds, reptiles and livestock available for adoption at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter, 14645 Rothgeb Dr., Rockville. Animals can be seen at the shelter from noon to 7 p.m. weekdays, except Wednesday, and noon to 5...
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