July 09, 2010

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Globe and Mail Should We Ease Curbs on Travel to Cuba? New York Times Representative Collin C. Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, says American travel to Cuba would “show the Cuban people how great ... Cuba's marginal ... [visit site]

GMA news.tv Lorenzo now included in fertilizer fund probe GMA news.tv The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday said it has included former Agriculture Secretary Luis "Cito" Lorenzo Jr. on the list of people being investigated for ... Ombudsman moves ... [visit site]

Clarke Daily News Kan. electric cooperative to get federal loan BusinessWeek The US Department of Agriculture says the loan will allow the Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative to build 61 miles of new distribution lines and upgrade 12 ... Va. electric ... [visit site]

Loss of farms, other rural lands declines in Va. The Associated Press Citing figures from the Farmland Information Center, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the commonwealth lost 60800 acres of ... Loss of Farmland Possibly SlowingWHSV ... [visit site]

Reuters India FAO sees need for doubling global food production Manila Bulletin The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on developing nations to double its budget for the agriculture sector to ... Stop corporate takeover of agriculture, food security advocates ... [visit site]

New Mexico pecan crop ranks first in value The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, NM — Georgia had the larger pecan crop in the US last year, but New Mexico's pecans ranked first by value, the Department of Agriculture said. ... ... [visit site]

Developers are getting tax breaks on agriculture land in urban areas: In some ... American Chronicle July 09--MADISON -- About half the land that gets agricultural property tax breaks in four urban areas of the ... Developers are getting tax ... [visit site]

TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Morning markets: US crop report overshadows La Nina fears Agrimoney.com But food commodity investors were focused on the US Department of Agriculture's latest monthly estimates of global crop supply and demand, much anticipated ... Soybean, Corn ... [visit site]

Kansas City Star Calif. aims to boost enforcement of organic rules The Associated Press "Enforcement is critical, because right now no one's watching the store," said Al Montna, president of the state Board of Food and Agriculture. ... Calif. aims ... [visit site]