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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought
2016-09-04 07:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Today: nce a cocoa planter, Ferdinand Konan Yao has joined the ranks of fellow farmers who have abandoned Ivory Coast`s top cash crop to work in clandestine gold mines buried deep in the plantations. "It hasn`t rained for more than five years and cocoa`s no longer worth anything," said Yao, sporting a cowboy hat. Ivory Coast is the world`s leading cocoa exporter but it is the prospect of striking gold that is luring diggers from neighbouring Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. They come to seek their...
Additional FSA Loan Funding a Critical Lifeline to Struggling Farmers, NFU Says
2016-09-02 17:14:12| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 2, 2016) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced today additional funding to assist more than 1,900 approved applicants awaiting FSA direct operating loans. In response to the announcement, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger […]
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Canadian Pig Farmers on Alert Following Upsurge of Seneca Valley Virus in US
2016-09-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is encouraging pork producers be watching for symptoms of Seneca Valley Virus and to report any signs of the infection immediately, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Five Young Farmers Union Members Awarded NFU Scholarships
2016-08-30 18:43:09| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (August 30, 2016) National Farmers Union Foundation (NFUF) today announced the 2016 recipients of the Hubert K. & JoAnn Seymour and Stanley Moore Scholarship awards. Riley Donkers of Minnesota received the Hubert K. & JoAnn Seymour Scholarship, a $2,000 scholarship award given […]
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Farmers eye more soybeans, less corn for 2017
2016-08-30 15:49:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Penton Agriculture Team The red ink from 2016 may force some farmers to change crops in 2017. Cotton, sorghum and soybeans are expected to pull acreage away from corn in 2017. read more
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