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The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (NCR-SARE) program of the USDA has called for proposals, with a deadline of December 3. The NCR-SARE program has allocated about $400,000 for the 2009 Farmer/Rancher Grant Program. Competitive grants of up to $6,000 are available for individual farmers and ranchers, and grants up to $18,000 are available for groups of three ...
The soybean and corn harvests jumped ahead last week as farmers enjoyed an unusually dry week for this fall.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. corn crop's progress has nearly matched the crop's five-year average after an entire season of lagging, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
Two major agricultural programs in Africa are partnering to bolster food security on the continent. They say African governments have to increase their investment in agriculture in order to combat the hazards caused by climate change.
ASMARA, Eritrea — In this lonely corner of the world, the first sign of distress is the luggage.
ALBANY -- A survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that New York state's wine industry has weathered the recession well. The survey of 169 New York wineries found visits to the vineyards by tourists and wine lovers have grown 20 percent in six years.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accused three detained Americans of spying today, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless...
In a search for a response to the annual question of what to serve with the bird, the wine panel found that the Thanksgiving wine issue has no right answer, but many excellent solutions.
Students inside Great Falls high schools will likely soon add another class to their schedule, agriculture education.
USDA's latest forecast says Nebraska's expected corn harvest to beat 2007 record by 8 percent
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. wheat futures on Tuesday are expected to pull back from Monday's rally after government crop data reminded traders of large supplies.
County resident dies from the swine flu A woman in her 60s with multiple underlying health problems is the first Shasta County resident to die from complications of the H1N1 flu virus, Shasta County Public Health officials said Monday. The woman died in late October, but her case could not be counted as probable H1N1 until laboratory tests were completed, officials said. She had underlying ...
Army Spc. Alex Baker, horticultural specialist from Stephenville, assigned to the Texas Agribusiness Development Team at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, listens as his interpreter explains how a lime is used in local cuisine during a market assessment at the produce market in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Oct. 27. The ADT performs market assessments in the produce market every 4-6 weeks to measure ...
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar mills in India’s biggest cane- growing state may begin crushing this week after the Agriculture Minister asked them to pay farmers a “proper price,” seeking to end a tariff dispute that threatened to delay supplies.
The John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly announced the establishment of the Stuart J. Sperber Endowed Chair/Faculty Fellowship for Sustainable Systems, through a $1 million endowment donated by the Sperber family. Stuart Sperber, forme...
Last month, a statewide coalition named Sharon Thornberry a public health genius for her gut-level grasp of how hunger and gaps in our food system contribute to chronic disease and health disparities.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused three detained Americans, including a former Cottage Grove man, of spying Monday, signaling that Tehran intends to put them on trial. The accusations drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq. The announcement comes …
LINCOLN, Neb. – James Ziebarth, chairman of the Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners, has resigned to take a position with the USDA Farm Service Agency.
Rainy October delayed harvest, increased moisture content of corn and soybeans
A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
Industrialized nations agreed this year to spend $20 billion during the next three years on food security projects across the developing world that improve small farmers' access to seeds, training, and markets. Methods that combine traditional agricultural techniques, such as natural regeneration, with modern technologies are more likely to become a larger component of the food security ...
McClatchy - Nov. 02 (News Report) - Farm state senators and others ...
Huffington Post - By Aaron Gross - Oct. 26 (Review) - Over the ...
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Grist - By Tom Laskawy - Oct. 09 (Opinion) - Big Ag has clearly ...
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