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Carbon Tax Repeal Pleases Australian Farmers
2014-07-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Australian farmers have applauded the Coalition Government for delivering on its election promise to repeal the carbon tax.
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Late monsoon starts Indian farmer's 'journey to hell'
2014-07-20 08:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indian farmer Asghar Bhura scrapes a living by growing sugarcane, but this year's late monsoon has left his tiny plot parched and he will earn nothing from his harvest. Bhura will have to go and work for a big grower to feed his family of six, making 250 rupees ($4.00) a day, as he did when India suffered its last severe drought in 2009. "I have no option but to become a bonded labourer just to feed my family one meal a day," said Bhura, 50, looking at his stunted crop on his third of a hectare...
Farmers Request Clarity on Key Points of Water Rule
2014-07-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - In a letter sent on Thursday (17 July) to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson asked for more information about which bodies of water would be deemed jurisdictional under the proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
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Farmers: Be an advocate for agriculture
2014-07-17 22:55:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Agriculture is becoming more and more distant, said David Kohl, professor emeritus, Virginia Tech University, when he spoke with CSD Editor Kurt Lawton at the Wyffels Hybrids Corn Strategies Conference at Wild Rose Farm, Inc., near Galesburg, Ill. Anyone involved in the ag industry has to be an advocate; not only to other producers, but to the non-farm public, he says. read more
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Report Shows Biotech Crop Varieties Continue to Be Preferred by U.S. Farmers
2014-07-17 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to USDA's Economic Research Service report, genetically engineered soybeans, cotton, and corn are the preferred choice of U.S. farmers because of their environmental, economical, and societal benefits. Scientific innovation and seed technology allow growers to produce reliable and abundant yields with less tilling of soil and fewer insecticide applications. These practices promote environmental sustainability, reduce on-farm fuel use, increase profit, and keep food costs ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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