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United Kingdom: Farmers' leaders look at new areas for badger cull
2013-01-09 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Farmers' leaders are considering the possibility of finding fresh areas for the controversial badger cull in England, which is due to take place later this year. The cull had been due to take place in two zones in Gloucestershire and Somerset this winter but the government announced in October that it would be postponed. The farmers' union, the NFU, said that alternative areas were being looked at in case the will to carry out the cull, designed to tackle bovine tuberculosis in cattle, was...
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Governments Help Ontario Farmers Find Sustainable Water Management Solutions
2013-01-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The governments of Canada and Ontario are making a joint investment to help producers adopt innovative and sustainable on-farm water management practices. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ted McMeekin have announced a new initiative that will focus on finding innovative technologies and solutions to water conservation and water use efficiency problems for Ontario farmers.
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Central Texas supplier could cut off rice farmers
2013-01-08 12:16:23| Energy - Topix.net
The board of the Lower Colorado River Authority will vote at an emergency meeting Tuesday and likely cut water for most downstream rice farmers.
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Iowa Food & Family Project, SUBWAY Restaurants Partner to Strengthen Connections Between Food, Farmers, Consumers
2013-01-07 22:40:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Iowa Food & Family Project The Iowa Food & Family Project and SUBWAY restaurants share many values, including the commitment to raising awareness about healthy food options, connecting people to their food and supporting Iowa farmers and local communities. Now, they are partnering this year to take those shared values to a higher level. read more
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Family Farmers Continue Fight in Landmark Lawsuit Against Monsanto
2013-01-07 16:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Dozens of family farmers--plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto--will travel from across America to Washington, D.C. this week to take on Monsanto and demand the right to farm. They will attend the Jan. 10 Oral Argument in the Appeal of Dismissal to be aired before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. A Citizen`s Assembly in support of family farmers at 10 a.m. in Lafayette Square will coincide with the beginning of the Oral...
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