| 02/12/08 | Gift of farm animals gives new meaning to 'away in a manger' (USA Today) |  |
Published 02/12/08 02:16:52
"All our projects are examples of agroecology or green agriculture," says Ray White, a spokesman for Heifer International, a non-profit group that works to relieve hunger and poverty by providing animals, trees and other services. Among the green gift ideas: tree seedlings for $60 (a share for $10) for the environmental health of small farms, and bees ($30 for box, hive and training) Source : USA Today (subscribe) Explore : Hockey, Hockey Players, US |
| 02/12/08 | Lochhead meets NFUS for hill farming crisis talks (Scotsman.com) | |
Published 02/12/08 01:00:00
... farming leaders are normally summoned to government offices, but this time the boot was on the other foot. Lochhead knows that EU subsidies could be subject to a major realignment over the next few years. The point was made that without the annual £61 million of annual support for the hills, there is no prospect of a sustainable business environment throughout much of remote... Source : Scotsman.com (subscribe) Explore : Scotland |
| 02/12/08 | Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado (New York Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 00:44:24
... nearby are properly taking continuous samples of carbon dioxide, methane and a cocktail of other greenhouse gases.The elevator grumbled to a halt about five minutes later at an 820-foot perch, where the tower?s slender shadow stretched into a neighboring sunflower field in the early morning sunlight. ?We?re able to detect the whole mix of emissions here ? what comes from automobile... Source : New York Times (subscribe) Explore : Colorado, Sciences |
| 02/12/08 | Ohio Genealogical Society Reaches $2.5-Million Funding for New Building (Eastman's Online Genealogy Newslett) | |
Published 02/12/08 00:38:29
The following is an announcement from the Ohio Genealogical Society:Mansfield, Ohio--?We have achieved ?full funding? for our new building project,? reports E. Paul Morehouse, president, Ohio Genealogical Society. ?We thank our members and other contributors for their support.? The amount raised to date is $2,564,889. The Society plans to begin construction early in 2009 of an... Source : Eastman's Online Genealogy Newslett (subscribe) Explore : Ohio |
| 01/12/08 | Calculating the emissions from a 'Standard Cow' (On Line Opinion - Latest Articles) | |
Published 01/12/08 23:40:03
A carbon tax on agriculture is one of the more stupid aspects of emissions trading in carbon dioxide. Source : On Line Opinion - Latest Articles (subscribe) Explore : Paleontology |
| 01/12/08 | Ethiopia: Reshuffle Rocks Cabinet (All Africa) | |
Published 01/12/08 23:30:21
Addisu Legesse, deputy prime minister, would no longer hold his second post, that of minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD). Junedin Sado, from Minister of Transport and Communication to a parallel position at the newly established Ministry of Science and Technology. Siraj Fegessa, transferred from Minister of Federal Affairs to the top most position at the Ministry of... Source : All Africa (subscribe) Explore : Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia |
| 01/12/08 | Groups urge Kansas not to ban labeling of artificial growth hormone in milk (Consumers Union - All Articles) | |
Published 01/12/08 23:08:25
December 1, 2008 DAIRIES, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS URGE KANSAS TO NOT BAN LABELING OF ARTIFICIAL GROWTH HORMONE IN MILKNew Poll Shows 93 Percent of Consumers Believe Dairies Should Be Able to Label Products as ?rbGH-Free?Kansas Department of Agriculture to Hold Hearing on December 2Today, 94 dairy farmers; consumer, farm and agricultural groups; public health, animal protection... Source : Consumers Union - All Articles (subscribe) Explore : Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius |
| 01/12/08 | Murphy Analytics Issues Research Report on China Organic Agriculture, Projecting 12-Month Share Price of $1.45 to $2.90 (Business Wire) | |
Published 01/12/08 22:23:00
LOS ANGELES & LIAONING, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), an international diversified premium food products company capitalizing on China's burgeoning domestic consumer demand, Source : Business Wire (subscribe) Explore : Bonds, Business, China |
| 01/12/08 | ?Formation of National SRI Mission will be set in motion? (Hindu) | |
Published 01/12/08 21:34:53
Coimbatore?Formation of National SRI Mission will be set in motion? Staff Reporter Photo: M. Periasamy. BETTER PRODUCTIVITY: Norman Uphoff (second left), Professor of Government and International Agriculture, Cornell University, the U.S., releasing the SRI Newsletter at the National Symposium on System of Rice Intensification in Coimbatore on Monday. ? COIMBATORE: The System of Rice... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Cornell University, Hyderabad, India, Tamil Nadu |
| 01/12/08 | Collector releases PLP for Namakkal (Hindu) | |
Published 01/12/08 21:34:26
... made taking into account the human and natural resources endowment factors, infrastructure and other support services available and are likely to be created in the district. Collector U. Sagayam released it in the district consultative committee meeting here recently. The primary sector accounts for 59.66 per cent of the total projection while the secondary (Industries) and tertiary... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Tamil Nadu |
| 01/12/08 | Museveni blasts opposition over unemployment (New Vision) | |
Published 01/12/08 21:00:00
... the NRM candidate in the Kyadondo North bye-election. The vacancy was created when former agriculture state minister Kibirige Ssebunya passed away recently. The other candidates are Regina Bakitte (DP), Pollyne Nakabuye (FDC), Sentamu Sewandage (PPP), Kizito Nsubuga (independent) and Amina Nakiyaga. The elections are slated for Thursday. At the rally, Vice-President Prof. Source : New Vision (subscribe) Explore : Africa, Employment and Work, Gilbert, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni |
| 01/12/08 | Reprieve for the poor as maize meal price cut (News) | |
Published 01/12/08 20:52:12
A new brand of maize flour is to be sold to the poor as part of the Government?s effort to bring down the cost of the staple food.The new brand will cost Sh26 per kilo. However, the other brands will sell at Sh72 for a 2kg-packet, down from an average of Sh98.The new prices are expected to become effective next week.While supporting the new prices, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said this was... Source : News (subscribe) |
| 01/12/08 | CarboAfrica project: Africa can reduce atmospheric CO2 levels, agriculture to play crucial role (biopact) | |
Published 01/12/08 20:45:00
Although Africa contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources other than fossil fuels, it could be absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than it puts back in, according to CarboAfrica , an international research project of 15 institutions from Africa and Europe that includes the UN's Food & Agriculture Organisatin (FAO). To get the most out of Africa's... Source : biopact (subscribe) Explore : Europe |
| 01/12/08 | Tax evasion: officials keep tab on businesses (Hindu) | |
Published 01/12/08 20:33:41
... growing.In most of the cases, the stocks were stored in the name of farmers to avoid paying of agriculture cess and sales tax. Last season, the vigilance officials detected pulses and paddy worth Rs. 500 crore stored in godowns across the district.Fixing tax evasion The officials of vigilance and other departments found it difficult to establish the ownership of the stocks to be... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Andhra Pradesh |
| 01/12/08 | Presence of cooperatives can bring down drug prices peoplespeak (Hindu) | |
Published 01/12/08 20:33:23
... lay stress on utilising its network and resources to grow more food. It should invest more in agriculture, energy, irrigation and education. K.M.K. Nair Uduma Positive move The State Cooperative Department?s move to venture into the pharmaceutical sector is very wise. It will help the common man. The move can minimise the impact of the global economic crisis on the State by bring down... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Kerala |
| 01/12/08 | CBK moves to reduce prices of food (News) | |
Published 01/12/08 19:41:24
The Central Bank of Kenya on Monday moved to introduce new measures aimed at reducing the cost of food.The bank reduced the cash ratio (money which banks keep at CBK at no interest rate) from six to five per cent.This measure will leave commercial banks with more money to lend to sectors, notably manufacturing and agriculture, thereby increasing food production and reducing prices of... Source : News (subscribe) |
| 01/12/08 | Europe hopes havens will give bees a break (Christian Science Monitor) | |
Published 01/12/08 19:16:26
... "Leaving areas uncultivated is part of the farming and beekeeping tradition in Italy and many other European countries." The idea is not just good for the insects. Intensive agriculture can impoverish the land. Bee-friendly production calls for alternating fields of crops with uncultivated grassy areas. These grassy swaths are ideal places for apiaries. Switzerland, which is not... Source : Christian Science Monitor (subscribe) Explore : Europe, Government, World |
| 01/12/08 | U.S. Stimulates Global Market for Methane Recovery and Use as Fuel - The Way to Go Clean, Green and Fight Climate Change (Environmental Protection Agency) | |
Published 01/12/08 18:47:36
... U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.Through 2007, the U.S. has provided about $28.5 million to support a wide range of projects and activities. In addition, American activities and investments have leveraged more than $271 million in public and private sector... Source : Environmental Protection Agency (subscribe) Explore : Climate Change, Environment |
| 01/12/08 | Philippines stays alert for H5N1 (H5N1) | |
Published 01/12/08 17:47:53
Via The Visayan Daily Star: Western Visayas still free from bird flu: DA. Excerpt: Chicken and other poultry products sold in Western Visayas during Christmas holidays are safe to consume because the region, like the rest of the country, is... Source : H5N1 (subscribe) Explore : Bird flu, Philippines |
| 01/12/08 | Ag Profitability Conference to Be Dec. 9 in Wichita (Southwest Farm Press RSS Feed) | |
Published 01/12/08 16:01:00
Profitability in agriculture may seem as much of a moving target as it is in any other business right now. Source : Southwest Farm Press RSS Feed (subscribe) |
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