Farmer World

'Wild' fish in farming scandalThe Sun, UK - 5 hours agoFISH sold as “wild” in shops including Sainsbury’s were actually farmed, a watchdog said. Asda and posh store Harrods also wrongly labelled fish, ... [visit site]

>>Food Crisis: Imoke Takes To Rice FarmingLeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 50 minutes agoHe said the current shortage of rice in the country has helped him to arrive at the decision to embark on rice farming. "I'm going to start rice farming ... [visit site]

>>YFDI Harps On Revamping Mechanised Farming In NigeriaLeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 7 hours ago"Nigeria is richly endowed with favourable agro-ecologies, climatic conditions, farming systems and human capacities required to be able to produce both ... [visit site]

Washington Post"Food, Inc.'' serves up some righteous indignationBoston Globe, United StatesJoel Salatin is filmed at his Shenandoah Valley farm in Rob Kenner's documentary "Food, Inc." (Magnolia Pictures) By Wesley Morris As you might gather from the title, Rob Kenner's documentary “Food, ... [visit site]

"If everyone switches to organic farming, we can’t support the ...Indian Express, India - 5 hours agoBut if everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn’t support the earth’s current population—maybe half. You believe that environmentalists should be ... [visit site]

"Mad Cowboy" has beef with factory farmingUNH The New Hampshire (subscription), NH - 4 hours agoFactory farming is a streamline method of using cows for milk and meat. On many of these farms, milk cows are injected with hormones and then killed ... [visit site]

Canada.com"Noah's Flood" May Have Triggered European FarmingNational Geographic, DC - 16 hours agoThe flood that is said to have inspired the story of Noah's Ark may also have sparked the rapid rise of agriculture in Europe, a new study says. ...Noah's Ark ... [visit site]

"Raising Farm Profits" bus tour offered jointly by DSU, UMES The News Journal Dover, DE Delaware State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are partnering to host the "Raising Farm Profits" farm bus tour August 31 ... Bus ... [visit site]

'Alaska Far Away' comes to Carlton County Duluth News Tribune (registration) Midwesterners, including 10 families from the Carlton County area, settled in Alaska's Matanuska Valley to start an experimental farming colony during the ... 'Alaska' documentary to be featured in ... [visit site]

The Guardian 'All these things we're seeing – E coli, mad cow, listeria, salmonella; this ... The Guardian Joel Salatin, chemical-free farmer Joel Salatin is America's most celebrated pioneer of chemical-free farming – but if you want to taste his ... [visit site]