February 02, 2010

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Woodland college district gets 0K for agriculture and natural resources program Bizjournals.com Woodland Community College has received more than 0000 to boost its agriculture and natural resources program, with an emphasis on sustainability ... Tech ed grant received by Yuba ... [visit site]

Kinky Friedman says run for agriculture chief is serious Dallas Morning News The entertainer – characterized by his signature cigar, black hat and wry one-liners – has given the agriculture ... and more » [visit site]

Minn. man helps rebuild agriculture in Afghanistan Minneapolis Star Tribune This winter, though, he's high up in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan, working to help rebuild an agricultural sector that's struggling after decades ... and more » [visit site]

Colo. counties gets agriculture disaster loans KJCT8.com AP - February 1, 2010 5:44 PM ET DENVER (AP) - The US Department of Agriculture has granted a request for disaster designation in several Colorado counties ... US grants aid because of ... [visit site]

Wallace's Farmer Iowa Department of Agriculture May Have to Absorb Big Budget Cut Wallace's Farmer The legislature and the governor will have to work things out this session, and like all state agencies the Iowa Department of Agriculture is being ... [visit site]

Lake Wylie Pilot China pledges new efforts to boost rural development China Daily The government will continue to enhance financial support to agriculture and farmers, improve agricultural subsidy systems and maintain a good order in farm ... China Sets Budget ... [visit site]

KATU Sharpshooters hunt deer in park around Camp David Washington Post The shooting will be done by three US Agriculture Department sharpshooters, because public hunting is banned in the park. Denniston said he expects them to ... Deer management program ... [visit site]

Insurers, big farms face cuts in federal budget DesMoinesRegister.com This time, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack flatly denied that the latest proposals were related. Instead, he said, the subsidy cuts are needed to shrink ... Vilsack: B Agriculture request a freezeUPI.com ... [visit site]

Merrifield, A&M agriculture research leader, dies at 79 Houston Chronicle Robert G. Merrifield, a forestry professor who became a Texas agricultural research leader, died Saturday in College Station. He was 79. ... and more » [visit site]