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Spanish Farmers Concerned by CAP Issues
2013-07-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SPAIN - Farmers have expressed concern about the many issues that remain in the air on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers explained that this will be a significant week for the application of the new CAP in Spain.
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U.S. Farmers View Climate Change as Just Another Weather Challenge
2013-07-16 20:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: If it isn't torrential downpours, then it's too dry. If there's one thing U.S. farmers can count on, it's bad weather and, perhaps as a result, many of them don't think humanity is to blame for the long-term shifts in weather patterns known as climate change. But even though agriculture is a major contributor to global warming, it may not matter whether farmers believe in the environmental problem. Take, as an example of skepticism, Iowa corn farmer Dave Miller, whose day job is as an economist...
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Linking Farmers to Moving Markets
2013-07-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - A report by the FAO discusses the need for policy-makers to recognise the vast diversity of 'smallholder farmers', while linking them to constantly evolving markets, in order to be able to feed more people.
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Farmers and Growers Urged to Shape NFU CAP Talks
2013-07-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - NFU members who want to learn more about the outcome of CAP reform talks and help shape NFU policy are being invited to a series of meetings across the country.
NSW Farmers' Association to quiz new federal Ag Minister
2013-07-13 18:31:34| Agriculture - Topix.net
Mark Coulton says he's getting a lot of inquiries from grain farmers in his electorate, especially around the Moree area, about what the future holds for them with the planned sale of GrainCorp. "Well, look, there were questions on the sale of GrainCorp to Archer Daniels Midland, which is a hot topic across my electorate at the moment," he said.
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