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Fall in Fuel Prices Should Mean Lower Costs for Farmers
2015-01-21 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NEW ZEALAND - The continuing fall in fuel prices should be reflected in lower farm input costs Federated Farmers believes.
Remarkable Images of Californias Epic Drought Show Impact on Farmers
2015-01-19 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: With California experiencing the worst drought in 1,200 years, recent NASA satellite images documenting the stunning groundwater loss in California and the announcement last week that 2014 was the hottest year on record attributable to drivers of climate change, its vitally important that the seriousness of this issue stays top of mind for people, companies and policymakers. One award-winning photojournalist, artist and filmmaker in the Western San Joaquin Valley, Randi Lynn Beach, is doing her...
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US Farmers Fighting Drought May Have Hope Yet
2015-01-17 02:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: US Farmers that are currently fighting ongoing drought, particularly in California, may have hope yet thanks to one man's ingenious invention. Jon Dewey has developed several water devices for growing and gardening, including his Patented WaterStick that allows farmers to grow more food using 75 percent less water. For example, this method allowed him to successfully grow, on average, 150-200 pounds of tomatoes per plant using a mere half gallon of water, whereas normal growing methods would require...
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USDA announces support for beginning farmers and ranchers
2015-01-16 22:15:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it was making available $18 million in funds to educate, mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. Support is provided through the Beginning Farmers and Rancher Development Program that was in the 2014 farm bill. read more
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Leading cane farmers restate position on sugar crisis
2015-01-16 08:18:57| Sugar Industry News
The reports of the demise of the sugar industry in Belize and especially that of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) appear to be greatly exaggerated, in the view of at least one senior leader of the Association, although the Association was quick to distance itself today from their comments.
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