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Agriculture Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Agriculture.

Results 1 - 20 of 164,388 in Agriculture

  1. More on EthanolRead the original story

    3 min ago | KansasCity.com

    We should be clear about what corn for ethanol really is - 'a heavily subsidized cash crop supported by a powerful lobby.

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  2. Kentucky Firm Recalls Frozen Stuffed Chicken SandwichesRead the original story

    3 min ago | EMaxHealth

    ... pounds of frozen stuffed chicken sandwich products that may contain pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The following products are subject to recall: * 9-ounce boxes of "Lean ...

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    Related Topix: Mount Sterling, KY, Science

  3. USDA Will List Retail Stores Receiving Recalled ProductsRead the original story

    3 min ago | EMaxHealth

    Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer today announced that beginning next month, USDA will begin listing retail stores receiving meat and poultry products involved in Class I recalls - those of the most serious ...

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    Related Topix: Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News, Food Science

  4. Tomato growers: Salmonella scare damages industryRead the original story

    3 min ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... confidence through lower pricing and pitching the health benefits of fresh tomatoes. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has worked to spread the news that the state-grown tomatoes are safe, even offering "Virginia Grown" ...

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    Related Topix: University of Maryland System, Eastern Shore (University of Maryland System), Food Science, Life, Food, Vegetables, Science

  5. The elephant in the roomRead the original story

    10 min ago | Babalu Blog

    The New York Times has an article today on the official announcement yesterday by the monarchical dictatorship in Cuba of its plans to reform farming on the island to boost food output.

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  6. Burmese refugees find safety in AustinRead the original story

    11 min ago | KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

    He joined a democracy group in neighboring India. If he returned to his home country, he'd be arrested, maybe tortured, possibly killed.

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    Related Topix: Austin, TX, Austin (University of Texas System), University of Texas System

  7. InsightRead the original story

    12 min ago | Emporia Gazette

    ... oil supply growth, according to a senior commodity analyst at Merrill Lynch. Through the existing ability of agriculture and developing technologies that will improve efficiencies and productivity of farmers and biofuel producers, the food needs of ...

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  8. Ag AgentRead the original story

    12 min ago | Emporia Gazette

    The Flint Hills Beef Fest will be held Aug. 15-17 in Emporia, with most of the events taking place on the Lyon County Fairgrounds.

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    Related Topix: Emporia, KS, Flint (University of Michigan System), US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Science, Lyon County, KS

  9. Briefly on Saturday, July 19, 2008Read the original story

    25 min ago | Evening Sun

    Students in the Upper Adams School District will have to reach deeper into their pockets this school year to pay for their lunches.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., New Oxford, PA, Hanover, PA

  10. Cuba to Put More Farm Land in Private HandsRead the original story

    32 min ago | News Max

    Moving to reduce dependence on costly food imports, President Raul Castro has authorized putting vacant farmland in private hands, communist Cuba's state media reported Friday.

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  11. Storm water wake-up callRead the original story

    35 min ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 3:40 a.m. The rising sun Friday created a blue and pink pastel sky over the Gulf.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Bradenton Beach, FL, Science, Manatee County, FL, Opinion

  12. Supes weigh requests from rural dwellersRead the original story

    51 min ago | The Reporter

    ... he would like his children to have somewhere on his property to live. Pippo owns about 300 acres currently zoned agriculture, meaning the parcels of land are 20 acres or greater. He has asked for the 5-acre parcels so his children, should they chose ...

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    Related Topix: Solano County, CA, Vacaville, CA, Science

  13. Collective food safety of CIS states: problems and solutionsRead the original story

    53 min ago | UzReport

    ... 2000 an average volume of gross agricultural output in the Commonwealth has increased by 29%. Kyrgyz Minister of Agriculture Arystanbek Nogoyev said that specialization of productions and free trade between our states enabled to stabilize agro-food ...

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    Related Topix: Kazakhstan, World News, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Science

  14. EC proposes massive aid to help feed developing countriesRead the original story

    53 min ago | UzReport

    ... and seed, possibly through credit, and to safety-net measures aimed at improving productive capacity in agriculture. "The impact of high food prices is particularly severe for the world's poorest populations," said EC President Jose Manuel Barroso. ...

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  15. Bacteria Disrupts Lucrative Oyster IndustryRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Ledger

    Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 7:40 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 7:40 a.m. QUILCENE, Wash.

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    Related Topix: Quilcene, WA, Science, Oregon State University

  16. Judge: Water delivery system harms Calif. salmonRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Lincoln Daily News

    A federal judge ruled Friday that California's water systems threaten to push native, wild salmon into extinction but stopped short of ordering any immediate water cutbacks farmers said would have cost them ...

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    Related Topix: Science, California, California Government

  17. Jamir sworn in as new Maharashtra governorRead the original story

    1 hr ago | India eNews

    ... handling portfolios like railways, labour and rehabilitation, community development and cooperation, food and agriculture. In 1971, he moved to state politics and was elected to the Nagaland legislative assembly and since then never lost any ...

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    Related Topix: Maharashtra, India, World News, India, Mumbai, India, Allahabad, India, Uttar Pradesh, India

  18. Explore Trails in Ontario on Canada's Parks DayRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Canada NewsWire

    ALFRED, ON, July 19 /CNW/ - Today's Trails Open Ontario event on the Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail is one of many activities across the country marking Canada's Parks Day.

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    Related Topix: University of Nebraska System, Lincoln (University of Nebraska System), Canada, Alfred, ON, Ontario, Hawkesbury, ON, Plantagenet, ON

  19. Drucie Spain ScalingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Times Record News

    ... business, Flowers by Spain, until moving to Washington, D.C., with her husband when he joined the Dept. of Agriculture in 1985. While there, she was the guiding light and impetus behind the "National Earth Team," an innovative volunteer organization ...

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    Related Topix: Killeen Metro, Southern Methodist University, Science, Henrietta, TX, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

  20. Argentine rescinds farm tax increaseRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    BUENOS AIRES : President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner decided Friday to revoke tax increases on grain exports, a measure that had set off four months of farm revolts, food shortages and nationwide protests.

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    Related Topix: Science, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election