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Don't miss your chance to provide the facts straight from the farm
WASHINGTON - With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of...Tags: Population and Census, Agriculture, Demographics
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S.D. tribal business to get $300K matching grant
LOWER BRULE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota tribe will receive $300,000 in federal money to promote the sales of its popcorn as part of an attempt to boost the reservation's economy. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Argus Leader that the money...Tags: Washington, DC, Popcorn
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Rising consumer demand aids organic industry sway
WASHINGTON (AP) - The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Dining and Drinking, Elections, U.S. Congress, Austin Scott
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Wetlands Reserve Program application deadline extended to May 31
Huron (NRCS) - A deadline for accepting applications has been extended for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) enrollment for Fiscal Year 2013 funding. Applications are accepted year round for the program; however, the cutoff for consideration for 2013...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wetlands, Conservation
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Scouting to get the most out of every acre
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- For the cleanest fields and highest profits, it's time to refocus on weed control. A recent BASF poll showed nearly 80 percent of growers are changing their weed management programs to head off herbicide-resistant weeds - and... -
RPT-TABLE-Trade estimates for USDA weekly grain/soy export sales
ReutersCHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - The following are trade estimates for net U.S. grain/soy export sales in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly report. The data are scheduled for release on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. CDT (1230 GMT). Grains, soybeans and... -
Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
Reuters* Corn acreage reductions possible in some areas of Midwest * Warmer weather next week to spur crop growth * Farmers racing to catch up corn plantings CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Rainfall over the next week to 10 days in parts of the Midwest will delay...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather
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Ben Jealous: Black farm ownership overcoming decades of discrimination
There is no way to make up for decades of discrimination that crippled the proud history of black farm ownership. But we can do our best to move forward. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit Pigford v...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, NAACP
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Arable Farming, Conservation, Metal
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LIVESTOCK-Fund buying lifts US hog futures to 9 1/2-month high
Reuters* Short-covering adds to futures advance * Live cattle fall as cash prices weaken * CME livestock traders digest meat storage data By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to a 9-1/2-month...Tags: Memorial Day, Russia, Holidays
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Entrenched Mexico drug mafia, vigilantes battle for control of agricultural Michoacan state
Associated PressLA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. The Knights...Tags: Corporate Crime, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mexico, Blackmail and Extortion, Felipe Calderon
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Growers catch up on corn planting
ST. LOUIS -- U.S. farmers who could only watch helplessly this spring as storm after storm left their fields a muddy mess took to their tractors en masse last week and planted a record amount of corn acreage, even in areas where conditions are still far...
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