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New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 12:13 am ET

Many grass-roots food groups have formed recently in the Bay Area with the goal of connecting people to one another, and to the producers who feed them.

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Cotton Rises as U.S. Export-Sales Jump Signals Demand Rebound
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 4:54 pm ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Cotton rose to the highest price in more than a week after the U.S. reported export sales were the biggest since August, signaling improved demand for the fiber.
Hanford's Sanchez brothers take Bullpups to next level
The Fresno Bee - Fri Dec 4, 1:32 am ET
When Clovis High receiver Keith Poole launched himself atop the state record book nearly 20 years ago, it was no great shock because he had athletic ability that would find its way into the National Football League.
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding USDA Final Rule to Improve ...
American Farm Bureau - Wed Dec 2, 7:18 pm ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 2, 2009 – “The American Farm Bureau Federation welcomes the news announced today that the Agriculture Department will publish a final rule tomorrow that will increase fairness and equity for poultry producers.
Single Asian carp found in big fish kill
MSNBC - Thu Dec 3, 9:36 pm ET
Environmental officials say they have found a single Asian carp in a canal leading to Lake Michigan — the closest any of the giant fish have come to the Great Lakes.
Deadline for federal disaster aid Dec. 10
News West 9 Midland - Thu Dec 3, 8:21 am ET
Associated Press - December 3, 2009 8:05 AM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Sen. Tom Udall says New Mexico ranchers and livestock producers who suffered from droughts and wildfires in 2008 should...
Berkeley calendar for December 4
Berkeley Voice - Albany Journal - Thu Dec 3, 1:48 pm ET
Cal Performances — Ira Glass bring his Radio Stories and Other Stories to Cal, 8 p.m. Dec. 5, $20-$36, tickets available at the door.
1 Asian carp found among thousands of fish in canal
Chicago Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 9:12 pm ET
Fisheries Canada workers scoop up dead fish that float to the surface of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after environmental officials dumped in a toxin in an effort to stop the spread of voracious Asian carp into Lake Michigan.
Retailers take notice as record numbers turn to food stamps
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Fri Dec 4, 12:25 am ET
A historic high number of Pennsylvanians -- many of whom are middle-class families experiencing job loss and reduced work hours -- are being forced to rely on government help to put food on the table.
Stakes are high for some in carp fight
Detroit News - Fri Dec 4, 1:17 am ET
Benton Harbor charter boat captain Russ Clark has taken clients on the St. Joseph River to chase steelhead and salmon for roughly a quarter century. Business has been good. He'd like it to continue.
Fears mount over giant carp reaching Great Lakes
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 9:32 am ET
Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River — an unprecedented step that could disrupt the movement of millions of tons of iron ore, coal, grain and other goods.
Tough times shatter food stamp stereotypes
The Kansas City Star - Thu Dec 3, 11:57 pm ET
They call Johnson County the Golden Ghetto for a reason. So it might surprise some to learn that since the economy went south, food stamp use is up 46 percent in metro Kansas City’s richest enclave. Not Shirley Kelso at Catholic Charities in Olathe. She has seen the need build with each layoff.
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Dairy Herd - Thu Dec 3, 5:51 pm ET
The good news, says Sam Miller, M&I Bank senior vice president of agribusiness and food banking, is that dairy input costs are coming down and milk prices are on the rise.
Craggy Range's Pinot Prowess
Forbes - Thu Dec 3, 6:20 pm ET
The wines regularly outperform the world's best producers in blind tastings. But how do they stand up against their neighbors?
Canada Announces Additional Support to the World Food Programme
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 3:51 pm ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 12/03/09) - The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will contribute an additional $30 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its operations. This will help the WFP to meet the immediate food aid needs of vulnerable populations and respond to a range of humanitarian situations around the world ...
Henrietta conference takes agriculture high tech
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - 10 minutes ago
An agricultural conference in Henrietta looked at how technology could help specialty crops.
On the Side: The amazing, sustaining sweet potato pie
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Wed Dec 2, 7:03 pm ET
A few weeks ago - with the Thanksgiving drums just beginning to beat - I was importuned to judge a pageant of sorts, of sweet potato pies.
US nears end of bumper corn harvest, but farmers in Ill. have a long way to go
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 19 minutes ago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The long, slow harvest of what is expected to be the second largest U.S. corn crop ever is winding down — except in Illinois. Illinois is the country's second largest corn producer.
'Hip churches' find home in West Side bars, cafes
Chicago Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 7:51 pm ET
Painted Door church opens in West Loop, ahead of schedule A pastor walks into bar.
Financing available for those in Cenla wanting to start farms
The Alexandria Town Talk - Thu Dec 3, 4:01 am ET
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency recently announced the continuing availability of funding for socially disadvantaged individuals who want to purchase or operate a family-size farm.
Climate Bill Can Benefit Farmers Despite Higher Costs, USDA Says
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 8:12 am ET
Farmers have more to gain than lose from a cap-and-trade regime for greenhouse gases, despite estimates that they could see s...

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