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Farmers call on government to keep grain hauling rules in place
2014-11-21 04:11:56| Railroads - Topix.net
Alberta farm groups are calling on the federal government to extend the minimum grain hauling requirements for Canada's railways, even though this year's harvest was significantly smaller than the bumper crop of 2013. The mandated volume minimums - which require Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway to move one million tonnes of grain per week or face financial penalties - are set to expire Nov. 29. They were put in place by government order last March following complaints that rail companies were providing poor service to western grain farmers.
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Chinese company, Dairy Farmers plan Kansas plant
2014-11-19 18:09:52| Food - Topix.net
A Chinese company and the Dairy Farmers of America say they are planning a $100 million plant somewhere in Kansas but details are sketchy. The Dairy Farmers of America, a cooperative owned by 13,000 dairy farmers based, is based in Kansas City.
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5 Characteristics of profitable farmers
2014-11-18 18:05:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The grain industry is taking a body blow punch as prices have moderated over the year. If the lower prices continue into 2015 and beyond, there will be a punch in the mouth which will disrupt many producers strategic planning in the middle and later parts of the decade. A certain set of producers will still be profitable in the economic moderation. Lets examine some of their characteristics. Road Warrior read more
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'Occupy the Farm' illustrates Berkeley's battle with farmers
2014-11-17 04:34:06| Grocery - Topix.net
The Occupy movement has been well documented, but the activists in Todd Darling's satisfying "Occupy the Farm" took a different approach to their 2012 battle to save a tract of land from commercial development. When UC Berkeley revealed plans to turn the site of what had been an agricultural center in Northern California into a mixed-use complex anchored by a Whole Foods Market, about 200 urban farmers descended on the property.
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EuroTier 2014: Farmers Face Their Challenges
2014-11-17 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GERMANY - EuroTier 2014 has far exceeded expectations, attracting 156,000 trade professionals, around 30,000 of whom came from outside Germany.
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