'Evangelist' for Organics Going Against the Grain in Iowa
New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 1:57 pm ETSIOUX CITY, Iowa -- In the midst of sprawling corn and soybean fields, industrial animal-processing plants and ethanol refine...
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Business events scheduled for the coming week
Washington Post - Fri Nov 27, 1:14 pm ET-- SUNDAY, Nov. 29 Several airlines will begin adding 10-dollar surcharges on most of their tickets.
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Celebrating Id al-Adha
International Herald Tribune - Fri Nov 27, 12:20 pm ETThe Muslim holiday of Eid marks the end of Haj, or the month when Muslim pilgrims from all over the world descend on Mecca.
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Heritage turkeys gobbled up at $10 a pound
UPI - Thu Nov 26, 7:13 pm ETALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Gourmet "heritage turkeys" costing $100 or more remain a popular U.S. Thanksgiving niche, even in tough economic times, farmers say.
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San Juan County Fair Board says fairgrounds is best site for permanent farmers market
Journal of the San Juans - Fri Nov 27, 3:45 pm ETThe San Juan County Fair Board has issued a public letter proposing that a permanent farmers market be located at the fairgrounds. The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild is proposing that a permanent farmers market be located at 150 Nichols St., the former site of Friday Harbor Electric; the fairgrounds was ranked third on a list of proposed farmers market sites.
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Groups see that among suburban residents, more are hungry
Daily Herald - Fri Nov 27, 1:01 am ETOn a recent Thursday, dozens of families crowded into a Naperville warehouse and took a number. Those who could find a seat did so, while others stood waiting in a hallway or spilled out the front door.
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Food banks nationwide report more 1st timers
Rocky Mount Telegram - Fri Nov 27, 9:22 am ETCHICAGO — Prentice Jones worked construction jobs around Chicago for most of his 60 years and ...
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Agriculture, livestock futures fall in early trade
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 11:03 am ETAgriculture futures fell early Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 9:46 am ETWhile many Americans feast on turkey and all the fixings today, a new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since 1974. Some 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories a year.
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Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty'
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - Fri Nov 27, 2:07 pm ETAssociated Press - November 27, 2009 2:04 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - Many statisticians and analysts say a recent projection that almost half of all U.S.
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Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's Amazon fight
USA Today - Fri Nov 27, 10:08 am ETDrawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find around a bend.
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Muslims cast stones on 3rd day of hajj
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 10:07 am ETVast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.
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American Agri-Women concerned about a climate change bill
AG Weekly - Fri Nov 27, 1:30 pm ETWashington, 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.
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Federal loans available to Kauai farmers who suffered storm damage
Honolulu Advertiser - Fri Nov 27, 12:54 am ETThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency has announced an emergency loan program for Kauai farmers who suffered losses from storms in Mid November.
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NM researcher develops trees for dry, rural areas
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 9:44 am ETA New Mexico State University researcher is using tree planting to help arid, impoverished regions in the Four Corners region and Africa.
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Kathy Freston: Top 10 (Recent) Developments On Factory Farming And Vegetarianism
The Huffington Post - 1 hour 20 minutes agoOne of the joys for which I am giving thanks is all of the recent attention on a topic that is near and dear to my heart -- the cruelty and environmental harm involved in raising animals for food.
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Viewpoints: Time to meet challenge of ending hunger
The Sacramento Bee - Wed Nov 25, 9:50 pm ETOn this day of Thanksgiving when we pause to give thanks for the bounty on our plates, let us also pause to remember that one-sixth of all humanity is hungry. One billion people live on the edge. It is not just a moral call to action, it is a crisis that threatens world peace and affects all of us. One billion people are dependent on the rest of us and not contributing to the world's economy.
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Off the mound, Pirates pitcher pursues farm policy
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Nov 27, 9:11 am ETAn e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engineering, 3.8 college GPA, 1520 SATs. Ross Ohlendorf didn't mention his 95 mph sinking fastball, but it probably wouldn't have hurt his chances.
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In Brief: Markets critical to food security in Sahel
IRIN - Fri Nov 27, 12:45 pm ETDAKAR, 27 November 2009 (IRIN) - Some communities in the Sahel region could face extreme food insecurity after erratic rains this year deeply cut cereal production particularly of the staple millet, food security experts say.
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Ahead of the Bell: Lower demand, dollar hurt Deere
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 9:00 am ETAn improved 2010 revenue forecast prompted an analyst to slightly increase his profit estimate for Deere & Co. Friday, although he warned that the farm equipment manufacturer could be hurt by reduced demand and the weak dollar.
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'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 8:51 am ETBeneath 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.
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The little island and its big, green victory
Fri Nov 27, 3:00 am ESTThe Independent - Nov. 27 (Special Report) - The Danish haven of ...
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The cost of adapting to climate change
Thu Nov 26, 3:00 am ESTThe Guardian - By Anne Perkins - Nov. 26 (Opinion) - Farmers in ...
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Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?
Sun Nov 22, 3:00 am ESTNew York Times - By Andrew Rice - Nov. 22 (Special Report) - Fearing ...
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The Dirt on Worms
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