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Ballots for the 2009 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections were mailed to eligible voters on November 6, 2009. All eligible farmers and ranchers are encouraged to get involved and vote in this year’s county committee election.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
By TOM HOWELL JR. Sussex County officials are making an urgent public plea for food donations during this season of giving.
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.
Tristesse Jones will probably never drive a tractor or guide a combine through rows of soybeans at harvest time.
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.
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 ...
ST. Louis—The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff fund tools that U.S. soybean farmers can use to help increase their profitability.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
agweb.com - By Pam Smith - Nov. 18 (News Report) - The earthworm ...
Economist - Nov. 15 (Special Report) - In the Senate, however, ...
McClatchy - Nov. 02 (News Report) - Farm state senators and others ...
Huffington Post - By Aaron Gross - Oct. 26 (Review) - Over the ...
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