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Farmers Share of Losses
2013-05-21 23:10:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
With the farm bill in what could be the final stages before vote, theres still some talk of cutting crop insurance subsidies. This led Tom Zacharias, president of National Crop Insurance Services to point out that before farmers received a dime in crop insurance indemnity payments, they had shouldered $12.7 billion in losses as part of their deductibles to crop insurance policies. In addition, the premiums paid by farmers totaled $4.1 billion bringing their share of the disaster to $16.8 billion. News from Brock Associates read more
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Climate change pushes farmers in India to the tipping point in pictures
2013-05-21 12:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: British artist and designer Gerry Judah was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He returned to India with Christian Aid after more than 50 years to see how people are tackling the effects of global warming. A series of works inspired by his trip can be seen in Christian Aid's Tipping Point exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery
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Climate finance that makes sense to farmers
2013-05-18 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Agroforestry Centre: Agricultural carbon projects involving smallholder farmers can take up to 16 years to generate a profit from carbon credits. Meanwhile, farmers direct income from poles, timber and fuelwood could be 50 times higher than the value of carbon revenue. These statements are just a snapshot of the evidence presented in a new World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) policy brief, Climate Finance for Agriculture and Livelihoods, which calls for an innovative and integrated approach to financing sustainable...
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High-Profit Food Companies Target Sugar Farmers
2013-05-15 08:50:48| Sugar Industry News
Since the great recession, investors have been inundated with tips for turning losses into profit, ranging from gold to social media IPOs.
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National Hog Farmers April Issue Covers Nutrient Management Topics
2013-05-09 23:09:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Hog Farmer The April 15, 2013 issue of National Hog Farmer delves into strategies for capturing manures value at a time when pork producers are tightening their belts to weather less-than-favorable hog prices, persistent high feed costs and escalating energy charges. read more
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