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Why Ivory Coast Pig Farmers Are Fed Up With their Ministry
2016-11-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
IVORY COAST - In a letter addressed to the Minister of Animal and Fishery Resources, the Ivory Coast’s pig farmers have denounced the massive imports of pork in the country. Jean Armand Bokally Dande reports on why are calling for stronger state support for pig-meat production in the West African nation.
Can Thailand's rice farmers survive low prices?
2016-11-22 01:11:58| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Farmers in Thailand are struggling with a sharp fall in global rice prices - can government subsidies help them?
Farmers Receive Less Than Twenty Percent of Thanksgiving Retail Food Dollar, NFU Farmers Share Shows
2016-11-21 15:00:39| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 21, 2016) Consumers holiday food costs have declined, but farmers still receive less than 20 percent of the food dollar, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Farmers Share publication. The popular Thanksgiving Farmers Share compares […]
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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Mulch Till
2016-11-21 14:00:52| National Farmers Union
By Alexis Dunnum, NFU Intern In previous blog posts, the NFU Climate Column covered both no-till and strip-till practices as climate friendly alternatives to conventional methods. Both of these alternative conservation tilling methods allow the soil to retain more water than conventional methods, giving crops the opportunity to thrive even during dry spells. Yet another of […]
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Rodale Institute announces Organic Farmers Association
2016-11-18 12:30:22| Corn & Soybean Digest
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