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Indian River Press Journal - Fri Nov 20, 7:33 pm ET
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — It will take more than just soil and water to support sustainable agriculture in Indian River County, but local officials are convinced it can be done.
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Yankton Press & Dakotan - Sun Nov 22, 2:47 am ET
Our last two columns have taken a look at the role of agricultural policy in increasing food security and thus reducing the number of people who experience chronic hunger in developing countries. In our survey, we have identified policies that have had the effect of reducing the level of food security for many consumers and small-scale agriculturalists and pastoralists in developing countries.
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Asheville Citizen-Times - Sun Nov 22, 12:46 am ET
FAIRVIEW — This year tried to break Jeremy and Amanda Sizemore. Storms swamped their fields with rain that sometimes totaled 3 or more inches in a day. In May alone, the area absorbed a record-breaking 9 inches.
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Iowa Farmer - Sun Nov 22, 3:14 am ET
ARBELA -- In an online farmer discussion group, Garth Lloyd poses the question: “What is sustainable?” “If 100 people respond, you could have 100 different answers,” the Scotland County farmer says.
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Newsweek - Sat Nov 21, 11:43 am ET
Wearing a white kurta and a blue turban, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 77, appeared relaxed on the eve of his state visit to Washington, which takes place this week. Many Indians worry that the Obama White House, unlike the previous two American administrations, may tilt toward China instead of India. Singh sat down in his Delhi residence last week to discuss with NEWSWEEK's Lally ...
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Iowa Farmer - Sun Nov 22, 3:15 am ET
AMES -- Iowa State University seeks ideas and proposals for a unique program pairing farmers with Iowa State University researchers to work on topics related to conservation and sustainability.
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New Jersey Herald - Sat Nov 21, 10:55 pm ET
By TOM HOWELL JR. Sussex County officials are making an urgent public plea for food donations during this season of giving.
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Pocono Record - Sun Nov 22, 12:02 am ET
Heidi L. Secord of Josie Porter Farm, Stroud Township, was honored as a "Woman of Merit" at The University of Scranton Small Business Development Center's 14th Award for Woman Entrepreneur program on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Sun Nov 22, 3:05 am ET
Tristesse Jones will probably never drive a tractor or guide a combine through rows of soybeans at harvest time.
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The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil - Sun Nov 22, 1:47 am ET
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 47 national and state food and agricultural organizations Monday delivered a letter urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to rewrite pending food safety legislation.
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High Plains Journal - Sun Nov 22, 3:38 am ET
Texas A U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project being led by Texas A&M University has brought Iraqi agricultural personnel to Texas for training and to introduce them to new technologies and methods that may be applied in Iraq. The 13 Iraqis--10 from Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture, two from the University of Baghdad and one from the University of Babil--are receiving agricultural ...
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Grainnet.com - Fri Nov 20, 3:11 pm ET
ST. Louis—The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff fund tools that U.S. soybean farmers can use to help increase their profitability.
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Ventura County Star - Sat Nov 21, 10:22 pm ET
As “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge blasted from a boombox, the group of Rotarians and other concerned citizens gathered Saturday at St. John’s Regional Medical Center got a high-energy start to the Poverty Conference.The Oxnard event was sponsored by Rotary District 5240, which covers Ventura, Santa Barbara and Kern counties.Conference Chairwoman Kay Bliss of the Rotary Club of Ojai said in ...
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Park Hills Daily Journal - Sun Nov 22, 5:23 am ET
Washington and Iron counties are among 47 counties designated as contiguous natural disaster counties by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Gov. Jay Nixon’s office announced last week.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 10:15 pm ET
Tourists love to watch herds of elephants trekking across Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, but nearby farmers watch in dismay when the animals trample their crops, leaving them little to eat.
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The New Britain Herald - Sun Nov 22, 1:53 am ET
NEW BRITAIN — While local food pantry resources are depleted due to a higher demand and less funding, children at the Boys & Girls Club donated canned goods to the Spanish Speaking Center’s food pantry Thursday.
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Midland Daily News - Sun Nov 22, 1:37 am ET
LANSING -- The Food Bank Council of Michigan wrapped up its annual Michigan Harvest Gathering campaign, announcing campaign totals and acknowledging donors at a celebratory luncheon in Lansing.
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Plattsburgh Press Republican - Sun Nov 22, 4:24 am ET
USDA announces program signups MALONE — Jennifer Bosley, executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Franklin County, has announced enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program is underway and will continue through June 1, 2010.
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Stillwater NewsPress - Sat Nov 21, 10:27 pm ET
Real Pokes Pass It On, a group founded to mimimize the waste stream created by departing spring semester students and faculty, earned a statewide Award of Environmental Excellence from Keep Oklahoma Beautiful last week.
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The Port Lavaca Wave - 31 minutes ago
Calhoun County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Rupert Butler, reminds eligible ranchers and livestock producers of the Dec. 10 deadline for applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for losses incurred during calendar year 2008. For losses incurred during the 2009 calendar year, the deadline to apply for benefits is Jan.30, 2010.