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Saskatchewan farmers get $75,000 CleanFARMS boost for recycling
2013-01-07 16:07:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
CleanFARMS Inc. has earmarked $75,000 to support recycling agricultural supplies for Saskatchewan farmers.
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Bad weather prompting more British farmers to consider GM use
2013-01-04 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The extreme weather of 2012 has turned British farmers on to genetically modified crops, with calls from farming leaders to start using the technology as a way to help combat the effects of climate change. England's wettest year on record, and the UK's second wettest, which had begun with one of the worst droughts for decades, has persuaded an increasing number of farmers that the development of crop varieties with engineered resistance to extreme weather conditions is now a priority. Farming...
OFC - Will Farmers Benefit from CAP Reforms?
2013-01-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - How European funds are distributed and the differences of territorial issues are expected to be major debating points as Europe decides on the reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy, writes Chris Harris from the Oxford Farming Conference.
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Congress extends farm bill, still manages to screw sustainable farmers
2013-01-03 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Is something always better than nothing? In the case of the farm bill extension that was buried in Tuesdays last minute fiscal cliff deal, maybe not. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) calls the deal - which will provide $5 billion in subsidies to industrial-scale corn, soy, and wheat farmers while short-changing local food, organics, and beginning farmers, and decimating on-farm conservation efforts - deeply flawed. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), meanwhile, has referred...
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VIDEO: Farmers voice extreme weather fears
2013-01-03 10:46:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The increasing frequency of global extreme weather events and volatility in food price markets present serious challenges for food producers, the president of the National Farmers Union has warned.
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