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Hog Farmers Thank Connecticut Legislature for Supporting Local Farmers
2013-06-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - America’s hog farmers and the National Pork Producers Council have hailed the Connecticut Legislature for not approving ill-advised legislation banning the use of gestation stalls for sows.
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Hog Farmers Thank Connecticut Legislature for Support
2013-06-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - America’s hog farmers and the National Pork Producers Council have hailed the Connecticut Legislature for not approving ill-advised legislation banning the use of gestation stalls for sows.
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Farmers fail to feed nation after extreme weather hits wheat crop
2013-06-12 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The wettest autumn since records began, followed by the coldest spring in 50 years, has devastated British wheat, forcing food manufacturers to import nearly 2.5m tonnes of the crop. "Normally we export around 2.5m tonnes of wheat but this year we expect to have to import 2.5m tonnes," said Charlotte Garbutt, a senior analyst at the industry-financed Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. "The crop that came through the winter has struggled and is patchy and variable. The area of wheat...
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French Farmers Protest for Higher Prices
2013-06-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
FRANCE - French pig farmers formed a co-ordinated blockade of retail shops in the North and West last week in protest of farm gate prices.
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How fracking companies exploit Amish farmers
2013-06-08 01:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: It`s no secret that fracking companies engage in some shady behavior. But a report in The New Republic reveals just how low they`ll sink in the rush to exploit natural gas: Energy companies in eastern Ohio - home to the world`s largest Amish population and billions of dollars worth of oil and gas reserves - have been convincing Amish farmers to sign away drilling rights to their land for far less than they`re worth, knowing that because their religious tradition frowns on lawsuits, the landowners...
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