July 15, 2010

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Oregon Natural Resources Report Lower Crop-Protection Subsidy May Imperil Insurers BusinessWeek Rural lawmakers, including the Senate Agriculture Committee's chairwoman, Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln, criticized the agreement, saying it will lower ... Crop insurance companies agree to cutsIllinois Farm Bureau Crop ... [visit site]

Globe and Mail Geese Culled in U.S., Beaten and Gased - Where is the Uproar? allvoices As a result 400 birds have been gassed last week in New York, apparently sanctioned by the Department of Agriculture. In Oregon 109 birds ... [visit site]

Cattle Rise on Signs Meatpackers Boost Purchases; Hogs Surge BusinessWeek ... for immediate delivery this week, up 1.3 percent from a week earlier and 12 percent more than a year earlier, US Department of Agriculture data show. ... DJ CME ... [visit site]

New York Times Well, Is It Organic or Not? New York Times The Agriculture Department has been enforcing organic claims on food sold in the United States since 2002, but does not do the same for other items. ... Confused ... [visit site]

Agriculture colleges sell cow herds to cut costs The Associated Press The sales are taking place despite growing enrollment in agriculture programs. The herds are mainly used for faculty research. The University of Vermont ... Agriculture Schools Sell Off Their ... [visit site]

Fiorina To Discuss Agriculture At Clovis News Conference KMPH Fox 26 Fiorina will be in Clovis, where she'll address issues in the agriculture industry. Fiorina will be joined by leaders of the Nisei Farmers League to discuss ... and ... [visit site]

Focus Taiwan News Channel Economist: ECFA to boost cross-Strait agricultural cooperation People's Daily Online On the recently-signed "early harvest list," 18 more Taiwanese agricultural products will enjoy zero tariffs. When added to more than 30 Taiwanese ... Taiwan agriculture needs ... [visit site]

BestWeekEver.tv (satire) TOP CHEF RECAP: Farm Policy? Not “Chef-retaries Of Agriculture?” BestWeekEver.tv (satire) I should quit right now because they didn't name the episode “Chef-retaries Of Agriculture”, but I won't because I have a heart of gold. Literally. ... ... [visit site]

Dredging Today Piraeus Bids for ATEbank, Hellenic Stakes From Greek Government Washington Post Piraeus submitted a proposal to the Greek government to buy shares in Agricultural Bank of Greece SA and Hellenic Postbank SA, ... Piraeus Proposes Buying Stakes in ... [visit site]