March 09, 2010

Representatives Introduce Animal Rights Legislation Farm Futures The bill was referred to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the House Agriculture Committee. Thatcher, a panelist at a Commodity ... and more » [visit site]

Smith presented award for excellence in agriculture Greenville Daily Reflector In addition to graduating from NC State's Agricultural Institute program, he earned a bachelor's degree in business management. For 35 years, he worked for ... and more » [visit site]

Governor's Awards for Excellence in Agriculture Ag Weekly Governor CL “Butch” Otter announced the recipients of the Governor's Awards for Excellence in Agriculture at the 2010 Idaho Ag Summit held recently in Boise ... and more » [visit site]

Origin Agritech forms new pesticide unit; shares jump Reuters The company said it expects a premium branded glyphosate product to be marketed immediately in the domestic agricultural market for the 2010 selling season. ... Origin Helps China Rally With Premium ... [visit site]

Wallace's Farmer Guest Column: Support community supported agriculture Montana Kaimin With fewer and fewer people choosing to become farmers, the labor of the land has been minimized from the agricultural equation, leading us to focus on ... More Farmers Showing ... [visit site]

China Green Agriculture's CFO, Ms. Ying Yang, to Provide Presentation at ROTH ... TransWorldNews (press release) China Green Agriculture, Inc. (NYSE: CGA) will be giving a presentation at the ROTH 22 nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference. The company's CFO, ... [visit site]

RocNow Column: Are you familiar with Community Supported Agriculture? Norwell Mariner Still others offer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. Are you familiar with the concept of Community Supported Agriculture? ... Students to start Campus Shared Agriculture program for UMass communityThe ... [visit site]

Alamo Group reaps 4Q profit from recent purchase The Associated Press SEGUIN, Texas — Alamo Group Inc. harvested a fourth-quarter profit as the mowing equipment manufacturer's agricultural division got a boost from a recently ... Alamo Group Announces 2009 Fourth ... [visit site]

Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT The Associated Press CHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery gained 1.5 cents to .95 a bushel, while May corn ... Agriculture futures, ... [visit site]

Atlanta Journal Constitution Shrinking Detroit: NPR talks with Metzger; Fast Company looks at farming vs ... Model D And then we have this from Fast Company, examining the proposed Hantz farm and other urban farming ideas. Will farms exacerbate Detroit's ... [visit site]