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Cargill launching data-analysis service for farmers
2014-09-15 18:39:59| Chemicals - Topix.net
Cargill Inc. is developing a software service that guides farmers on how to plant crops, a foray that pits the agricultural conglomerate against a host of rivals seeking to harvest reams of data to sell "prescriptive planting" technology in North America. Wayzata-based Cargill began selling the service in two U.S. states, Minnesota and South Dakota, this summer and plans a broader push over the next several years as it seeks to help farmers produce larger crops and navigate weather shifts, officials said.
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More farmers are now using social media
2014-09-13 22:04:18| Chemicals - Topix.net
"We have a limited supply of aronia berries right now. We will probably sell out tomorrow.
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Farmers go out on limb to grow organic hops
2014-09-11 11:08:15| Beverages - Topix.net
The aroma - a mix of freshly cut grass, pine needles and, strangely enough, watermelon - is sharp and pungent, immediately recognizable to any beer connoisseur. A three-story 1964 picking machine roars like a jet engine as bits of bright green dance from one conveyor belt to another.
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Sugar farmers seek subsidy
2014-09-11 07:46:30| Sugar Industry News
The sugar industry is asking for a P400-million annual subsidy from taxes and duties collected from sugar to help small sugar farmers get farm machineries and improve their capabilities.
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Kenya: Sugarcane Farmers Smile All the Way to the Bank
2014-09-11 07:46:30| Sugar Industry News
Nairobi Arrears owed to sugarcane farmers are now being paid off after a directive from President Uhuru Kenyatta for Sh1.1 billion to be released to sugar factories for settling debts owed between July 2013 and June 2014.
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