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U.S. Farmers Urge Congress to Stop TPP
2016-02-03 23:44:04| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (February 3, 2016) The U.S. Trade Representative today signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and a national organization representing farmers and ranchers from coast to coast is calling on Congress to block the giant trade pact. TPP is modeled after the failed deals
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Talks to assist farmers
2016-02-03 07:05:46| Sugar Industry News
SUGAR industry stakeholders will meet to discuss how farmers can be assisted in importing more mechanical harvesters.
Chemelil Sugar owes farmers Sh186m
2016-02-03 07:05:46| Sugar Industry News
NAIROBI: Chemelil Sugar Company says it still owes cane suppliers Sh185.7 million. However, the miller moved to allay fears that it may be on the brink of collapse.
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National Farmers Union Helps Provide Beginning Farmers With The Tools They Need
2016-02-01 06:01:30| National Farmers Union
The demographics of American agriculture tell it all. Fully 57 percent of the nations 3.2 million farmers are within 10 years of retirement age or older, according to the 2012 Ag Census. That means agriculture will see a huge transition in the next decade or so, as retiring farmers and ranchers turn over the reigns
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NY farmers say defeating $15 minimum wage is top priority
2016-01-29 19:33:31| Agriculture - Topix.net
The organization representing New York's 35,000 farms says defeating Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed $15 minimum wage is its top political priority of the year. New York Farm Bureau Dean Norton said this week that a $15 minimum would put the state's agriculture industry at a competitive disadvantage with states like Pennsylvania, where the minimum is now $7.25 an hour.
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