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Dairy Farmers of America acquires Oakhurst Dairy
2014-02-04 22:50:02| Food - Topix.net
Dairy Farmers of America , the largest dairy cooperative in the US, has acquired Oakhurst Dairy, a family-owned, New England dairy processor, for an undisclosed sum.
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Australia: Farmers feel the heat as drought advances
2014-02-04 14:40:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: "The burning heat has just scorched everything off right back to the ground and then these hot winds have just blown it all away": Rod Barnes. Photo: Paul Mathews Sydney has recorded its lowest summer rainfall to date in more than 70 years, as the state swelters through its driest January in more than a decade. Since December, the city has had just 48.4 millimetres of rain, a little more than a quarter of the usual amount, and the lowest since 1941-42, said Acacia Pepler, a climatologist at the...
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British Pig Farmers Call on Govt to Improve Border Defences
2014-02-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The National Pig Association (NPA) is calling on Government to step up defences against African swine fever, which is harmless to humans but fatal to pigs. It wants Britain to increase security at border posts to prevent contaminated meat being carried illegally into the country.
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Genetic drift of seeds, pollen is a growing concern for farmers
2014-02-03 00:13:59| Chemicals - Topix.net
Along with chemical drift, farmers face the problem of genetic drift - the migration of genetically modified seeds or pollen into fields of organic or conventional crops.
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The 2 Best Super Bowl Ads Featured Farmers & Ranchers
2014-02-02 18:30:16| Beef
Whether you cheered for the Broncos or the Seahawks last night, spent most of your evening filling your plate up with appetizers, or you only tuned in for the 30-second, gazillion-dollar commercials, there was something for everybody on Super Bowl Sunday. BEEF Daily read more
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