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NFU Defends Family Farmers and Ranchers Against Conservative Think Tank Report Attacking Farm Programs
2016-09-08 19:15:22| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 8, 2016) Responding to a new report challenging the validity of the farm safety net, National Farmers Union defended the importance of risk management programs for family farmers and ranchers facing severe financial stress during the farm economic downturn. The report, […]
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Prostitution easiest way out for Zambias drought-stricken farmers
2016-09-07 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Repeated failed crops caused by worsening drought have forced Christine Mwenda, a small-scale farmer in Zambia's central Mumbwa region, to do what was previously unthinkable. Since 2014, the 37-year-old has been selling sex in Zambia's capital Lusaka. The pay is better than growing maize, she said, and gives her a proper chance to feed her four children. "On average I make close to 500 kwacha ($0.70) on a good day," said Mwenda, who agreed to be interviewed on condition that her real name was not...
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NFU Says Farmers and Ranchers Stand to Lose Most from Bayer/Monsanto Deal
2016-09-06 21:22:05| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 6, 2016) Todays announcement that the proposal by Bayer AG to purchase Monsanto Co. is progressing towards an agreeable deal perpetuates the alarming trend of consolidation in agriculture. In response to the latest merger talks, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson […]
The starting five changes farmers need to make to reach a profit
2016-09-06 15:06:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Farmers need to consider five cost cutting measures in order to make a profit in these tight agriculture times. read more
Why Do Farmers Care About Climate Change? Pest and Weed Pressure
2016-09-06 14:51:51| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education Prior posts to NFUs blog on climate changes impacts on wildfire and temperature increases mention changing and increasing pest and weed pressure as negative consequences of climate change. Changing and increasing pest and weed pressure are concerns in all continental U.S. Climate Hub Regions. Farmers know […]
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