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NFU Releases Special Thanksgiving Version of Farmers Share
2015-11-18 16:24:00| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 18, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) today released a special Thanksgiving version of its popular Farmers Share of the Retail Food Dollar publication. The Thanksgiving version compares the retail value of traditional Thanksgiving food items to the amount the farmer receives
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John Deere and The Climate Corporation Expand Precision and Digital Agriculture Options for Farmers
2015-11-17 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
MOLINE, IL and SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 3, 2015) - Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), have signed definitive agreements for Deere to acquire the Precision Planting LLC equipment business and to enable exclusive near real-time data connectivity between certain John Deere farm equipment and the Climate FieldViewTM platform. The agreements represent the industry’s first and only near real-time in-cab wireless connection to John Deere equipment by a third party. read more
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Nepal farmers turn climate smart as erratic rains bite
2015-11-16 15:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Bimala Bajagain, a farmer and mother of three, wears a fading red kurta and appears older than her age at 35. She offers us plates of salted guavas at the porch of her quake-damaged house. By midday, Octobers warm sun boils over Kalchebesi village of Kavrepalanchok district. Bajagain insists we also savour a plate of cucumbers. We managed to build our temporary shelter from initial government funds and assistance from an INGO, Bajagain shares, nodding toward a small hovel constructed of corrugated...
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On Kenya's climate frontline, female farmers building secure future
2015-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On a slope overlooking the rugged land of dry shrubs around Lolmusikopyi village in Kenyas Samburu county, Christine Letooya is busy harvesting her crop. Letooya plucks the ripe cobs of maize from between the papery leaves. Like all farmers, she works long hours but at least this toil is safe she used to be a pastoralist but armed raids by cattle rustlers persuaded the mother of four to change her way of life. Five years ago, our village was raided by armed young men from the Pokot community....
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Action needed from European Commission to help dairy farmers - McMullan
2015-11-12 18:10:47| Agriculture - Topix.net
Sinn FA©in MLA Oliver McMullan said urgent action is needed from the European Commission to help struggling dairy farmers. "Dairy farmers need urgent action from Europe and the EU Commissioner Phil Hogan should raise the intervention price so farmers get a fair price for their produce.
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