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'Evangelist' for Organics Going Against the Grain in Iowa

New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 1:57 pm ET

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- In the midst of sprawling corn and soybean fields, industrial animal-processing plants and ethanol refine...

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New York Times - Thu Nov 26, 3:02 pm ET
Soul Food Farm learned the meaning of community-supported agriculture the hard way.
'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 2:39 pm ET
Beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine, the nation's lobster breadbasket, lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster "ghost traps." Lost over the years to storms, boats — even the knives of fishermen who've cut them from their buoys to settle scores — many of the traps continue catching lobsters.
Food banks nationwide report more first timers
The San Francisco Examiner - Thu Nov 26, 12:39 pm ET
CHICAGO — Prentice Jones worked construction jobs around Chicago for most of his 60 years and is quick to boast of a foreman job he once held at a revamped city college and 23 years at a steel company.
Holistic Health: Lose weight holistically
Pacifica Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 1:52 pm ET
Our bodies are amazing in so many ways. They carry us through our lives and we often take them for granted until they do not do what we want them to do. Consider this: within milliseconds of an injury, our systems are rushing healing proteins, blood cells and many other important
Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 1:55 pm ET
A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified.
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Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 26, 8:58 am ET
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A shame there's hunger in the land of plenty
The Gainesville Sun - Thu Nov 26, 6:17 am ET
By DAVID A. LOVE Progressive Media Project We need to wipe out hunger in America. It's a sin that it not only exists, but is actually increasing in the richest nation on earth.
Locusts in Argentina Test Farmers After 30-Year Gap (Update1)
Bloomberg - 23 minutes ago
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine farmers may struggle to repel a plague of locusts poised to devour the wheat crop from next month because they’re untrained in fighting the bug after three decades of wet and humid weather drove them from fields.
Cochise County's Farm Service Agency election deadline is Dec. 7
Arizona Range News - Wed Nov 25, 8:17 pm ET
Carol Case, Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Cochise County, announced that the 2009 FSA county committee elections start Nov. 20 as ballots are being mailed to eligible voters. Dec. 7, 2009, is the deadline for eligible voters to return ballots to their local FSA offices.
Blairo Maggi's About Face
Forbes - Thu Nov 26, 11:46 am ET
Five years ago Blairo Maggi would have been the jungle's least likely savior. Since then he has had a conversion.
Nebraska Food festival focuses on locally produced foods
Grand Island Independent - Thu Nov 26, 11:56 am ET
On the walls of the Stuhr Building at Grand Island's Stuhr Museum are artifacts and reminders of another era when self-sufficiency and using available resources was a necessity and buying local was about the only option available.
Arianna Huffington: Sharing the Privilege of Abundance
The Huffington Post - Thu Nov 26, 9:24 am ET
The food, fuel, and financial crises have pushed the numbers of those enduring chronic hunger past one billion people for the first time in history. So as we enter the season of colossal Wall Street bonuses and a frenzy of holiday spending, it's time for us to share the privilege of plenty. It's time to declare, once and for all, that not a single child should die from hunger. This is an ...
American Agri-Women concerned about a climate change bill
AG Weekly - Thu Nov 26, 1:31 pm ET
Washington, DC - The House has recently passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), and Senate action is expected this fall.
Hunger in America is growing issue
Disaster News Network - Thu Nov 26, 3:21 am ET
As American families gather to celebrate abundant food and festive Thanksgiving dishes, nearly 15 percent of them will struggle to have enough food to survive by the end of the weekend, according to a new government study.
Webinars for Reporters: Industrial Biotechnology Partnerships for Green Production
The Auto Channel - Thu Nov 26, 1:28 am ET
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host an educational webinar on how biotechnology can help industries around the world reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 2.5 billion tons each year, according to a recent WWF report.
Murphy delivers food donations in New Britain
The New Britain Herald - Thu Nov 26, 12:36 pm ET
NEW BRITAIN — The line outside the Spanish Speaking Center Wednesday stretched all the way from the front door to the sidewalk on Cedar Street.
SMART girls help collect food for the needy
The New Britain Herald - Thu Nov 26, 12:30 pm 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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Agricultural Research Magazine - Wed Nov 25, 6:04 pm ET
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) was established on November 2, 1953, pursuant to authority vested in the Secretary of Agriculture by 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, and other authorities.
Australian Wheat Crop Forecast Cut by National Australia Bank
Bloomberg - 19 minutes ago
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s wheat crop forecast for the current harvest was cut by National Australia Bank Ltd. after frosts in New South Wales and hot weather in Victoria and South Australia states.
Middletown artists open up
Gazette.net - Thu Nov 26, 4:57 am ET
Guests visit Anne Gibson Snyder's Catepetl art studio in her Middletown home during the Valley Craft Network's Holiday Studio Tour on Sunday afternoon.

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Uncertain Fate for Pet Moose
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China executes two in tainted milk scandal
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French farmers: we're scapegoats in algae problem
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Local farmers struggle financially
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