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VIDEO: Cattle slaughter ban hits Indian farmers
2016-05-12 01:01:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
India is the world's biggest exporter of beef but a ban on cow slaughter in many states has severely affected the lives of cattle farmers.
Could a plastic punch help subsistence farmers?
2016-05-10 01:34:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Could a plastic gadget make farmers richer?
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NFU Media Teleconference Standing Up for Independent Farmers and Ranchers Against TPP
2016-04-27 18:43:32| National Farmers Union
*Audio Coming Soon* United States trade officials are promoting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as an export-boon for agriculture, but NFU continues to stand strong in their defense of the independent farmers and ranchers who will see little benefit if Congress were to pass the trade agreement. NFU, representing nearly 200,000 family farmers and ranchers, convened a
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160+ Farm and Food Groups Ask Congress to Reject TPP, Stand Up for Independent Farmers and Ranchers
2016-04-27 17:10:46| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2016 Contact: National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, ajerome@nfudc.org Food & Water Watch: Kate Fried, 202-683-4905, kfried@fwwatch.org Western Organization of Resource Councils: Kevin Dowling, 406-252-9672, kdowling@worc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2016) The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has become a divisive issue in the nations capital, and criticism intensified after 161 food, farm, faith
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Oklahoma measure pits farmers' rights against pollution fears
2016-04-27 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For advocates, it is all about protecting a fundamental right of Americans to farm their land. For opponents, it is about big business, pollution and puppy mills. Oklahoma's "right to farm" measure, which would declare agriculture as a vital economic sector that must be safeguarded by the state constitution, is dividing voters ahead of a November ballot and is seen as a bellwether for similar amendments in other states. "All eyes are on Oklahoma," said Joe Maxwell, political director for the...
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