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Heres what cow-calf producers can learn from grain farmers
2015-03-26 18:50:00| Beef
Theres no doubt, times are good. But grain producers saw a similar high and their story didnt end well. Should we take a lesson from them and prepare for more normal margins in the future? My View From The Country read more
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Farmers Union Officials Granted Audience with Pope; Vatican Leaders to Discuss Importance of Family Farming and Ranching
2015-03-25 15:32:46| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 25, 2015) Five Farmers Union state presidents and National Farmers Unions (NFU) chief counsel were granted an audience with Pope Francis today following a weeklong series of meetings with Vatican officials and rural-based non-governmental organizations. Discussions surrounded the important role family farmers
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Medford Cooking and Gardening Classes to be Offered by Farmer's Market & Whole Foods
2015-03-25 02:15:58| Grocery - Topix.net
Sprout into Spring with Medford Farmer's Market and Whole Foods Market Medford - Cooking and Gardening Class April 9! The entire ticket price goes to support Produce in a SNAP!, programming like EBT matching, and subsidized farm shares! Rosie, from the Farmer's Market, will be teaching her Spring class of our new series "Seasonal Cooking with the Medford Farmer's Market!"
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Farm Bureau: Minimum wage hike will hurt farmers
2015-03-24 18:56:23| Agriculture - Topix.net
As talks of another bump in minimum wage swirls among state legislators, the farming community is speaking out, arguing that another minimum wage increase would cause more harm than help in the agriculture industry. Last week, the New York Farm Bureau took a stance against the proposal to raise the statewide minimum wage from the current $8.75 to $10.50 .
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Monsanto Wheat Lawsuit Filed by Farmers in 7 States Settled
2015-03-21 14:41:08| Chemicals - Topix.net
Monsanto will settle a slew of class action lawsuits over genetically modified wheat for $350,000, it announced Wednesday. According to NBC News , the suits were brought by farmers in seven states: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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