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US cotton farmers in line for $300m assistance
2016-06-07 14:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US cotton producers are to receive $300m in federal aid to help offset the downturn in cotton prices and global oversupply.
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Nature Doesnt Hurt Farmers, It Helps
2016-06-03 05:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: A new paper in the Journal of Applied Ecology finds that two farm-based food safety practices removal of non-crop vegetation in and around fields, and abandonment of composting actually hurt farmers without making food safer. The practices are unnecessary, said Danny Karp, lead author on the study. Not only are they ineffective for their intended purpose, they damage growers by decreasing crop yields and pest control. Karp conducted this research as a NatureNet Science Fellow with The...
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Weekly Overview: Antibiotic Reduction Has Not Affected Profits, say Dutch Pig Farmers
2016-06-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Since 2009, farmers in the Netherlands have been working to lower their use of antibiotics in livestock production.
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Germany to provide 100m in aid to dairy farmers
2016-06-01 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The German Government intends to offer 100m in aid to help dairy farmers cope with falling milk prices.
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Colorado Towns, Farmers Battle Over Water Rights
2016-05-28 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The City of Thornton is one of many growing suburbs of Denver, Colo. On a day without much traffic, it's only a 20-minute commute into the state capitol, and its new homes with big yards make it an attractive bedroom community. Nearly 130,000 people live there, and the population is expected to keep booming. All that big growth comes with a big need for water. In the 1980s, Thornton placed its hopes in the Two Forks Dam project, which would have provided the city with enough water well into the...
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