'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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Scientists unravel corn's genetic makeup
Journal & Courier - Fri Nov 27, 5:04 am ETTHE NEWS
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In tough economy, charity holiday meals feeding new faces
Baltimore Sun - Thu Nov 26, 8:27 pm ETTens of thousands attend annual giveaway dinner at city's Bea Gaddy Family Center Tens of thousands attend annual giveaway dinner at city's Bea Gaddy Family Center
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As long as Black Friday stays local, bring it on - and more
The Gilroy Dispatch - Fri Nov 27, 9:49 am ETMy wife and daughter have a Black Friday plan - they go shopping at the Gilroy outlets at midnight along with all the other crazies who pack the place and the parking lot. For Jenny and Mariah, though, it's more about novelty "fun" than business. At least I think so, and I'm all for shopping "fun" - especially when, a) I don't have to participate and b) It's being done locally. The outlets are ...
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Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 7:59 am ETBrazil's president said that "gringos" should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich Western nations have caused much more past environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut and burn trees in the world's largest tropical rain forest.
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Off the mound, Pirates pitcher pursues farm policy
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 7:46 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.
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Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
CommonDreams.org - Fri Nov 27, 11:14 am ETby Robert Roy Britt U.S. residents are wasting food like never before. While many Americans feasted on turkey and all the fixings yesterday, 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. The study finds that about 40 percent of all the food produced in ...
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Sarkozy Wins Bid to Install Ally as EU Financial-Services Chief
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 6:36 pm ETNov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy won his bid to install an ally as the European Commission’s next financial-services regulator, fueling British concern that traders and hedge funds will face stricter rules.
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RMA’s Harvest Deadlines Extended
Yankton Press & Dakotan - Fri Nov 27, 7:31 pm ETPIERRE — Extremely wet conditions across South Dakota have delayed the harvest for many farmers and raised concerns about the fast-approaching Dec. 10, 2009, harvest deadline for crop insurance. However, producers unable to harvest their crops due to weather conditions may be eligible for additional time from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
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Trout Amid the Cows and Willows in Iowa
International Herald Tribune - Fri Nov 27, 7:05 am ETCow pastures and cornfields are the milieu for trout angling in this hidden landscape of limestone valleys and cold-water streams.
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Program would have pupils tending on-campus gardens
The Northern Virginia Daily - Fri Nov 27, 6:23 am ETFRONT ROYAL -- Warren County Public Schools is considering the possibility of participating in a local gardening program intended to encourage pupils to develop farming and agricultural skills.
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Cambridge Development Group Adopts 'Big House' Concept at The Preserve on Fredericksburg
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 11:00 am ETCambridge Development Group of Houston, is pleased to announce the opening of The Preserve on Fredericksburg, the newest, one-of-a-kind, upscale, apartment community in northwest San Antonio.
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Aerial-gunning foes ask Obama to ban practice
San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Nov 27, 4:39 pm ETA wildlife advocacy group Friday asked President Barack Obama to end aerial gunning of coyotes and other predators, citing an Idaho incident where a shotgun-wielding parachutist illegally fired on a wolf. New Mexico-based WildEarth Guardians' 39-page petition... New Mexico - Barack Obama - Idaho - United States - Society and Culture
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Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists
OneWorld - Fri Nov 27, 6:41 pm ETRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (IPS) - Public money in Brazil is being used by the state development bank to finance deforestation projects and others that trample rights, concentrate wealth, and encourage "imperialist" expansion of large national companies, according to activists at a three-day meeting in this southeastern city. Inter Press Service read more
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Research and Markets: Agriculture and EU Environmental Law Is a Valuable Resource for Academics Researching and ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 9:40 am ETDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Agriculture and EU Environmental Law" report to their offering.
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Washington, Iron counties designated natural disaster counties
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Nov 27, 11:56 am ETWashington 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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36 Hours in Austin, Tex.
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 5:11 am ETAt the Broken Spoke. THE city’s unofficial motto, “Keep Austin Weird,” blares from bumper stickers on BMWs and jalopies alike, on T-shirts worn by joggers along Lady Bird Lake and in the windows of independently owned shops and restaurants.
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Mont. historians seeks to recognize 100-year farms
San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Nov 27, 3:09 pm ETFor 100 years Henry Armstrong's family has farmed the same patch of central Montana land, hanging on through the Depression, low wheat prices and the ever-present risk that the next generation would move on. Armstrong, 82, lives in the same house near... Montana - Wheat - Great Depression - Farm - United States
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Lindsay to Underperform
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 10:29 am ETLower expected farm income and uncertainty surrounding reauthorization of the federal highway bill are adversely impacting Lindsay's incoming order rate.
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Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 3:57 pm ETCHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery fell 1.75 cents to $5.6975 a bushel, while March corn jumped 5.5 cents to $4.135 a bushel and oats for March delivery lost 3 cents to $2.685 a bushel. January soybeans shed 1.5 cents to $10.53 a bushel. Meanwhile, beef and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ...
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Australia Wheat Forecast Cut on Weather, Bank Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 10:53 pm ETNov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Australia , the world’s fourth- largest wheat exporter, may harvest less of the grain than previously forecast after extreme weather in some states trimmed yields, National Australia Bank Ltd. said today.
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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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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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