Agriculture News

Drought pares harvest expectations for Ky. farmers BusinessWeek Beshear said in a letter to US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the dry conditions have "critically impacted" the state's agriculture sector. ... Princeton, KentuckyPrinceton Times Leader Corn yield down about 80 ... [visit site]

Farm City: Where Are You Growing celebrates Brooklyn's agriculture NorthJersey.com As late as the 1880s, the borough was one of the largest agricultural producers in the area. But once urbanization grabbed hold, Kings County became better ... and more » [visit site]

Austin American-Statesman Iowa ag agency looking into DeCoster feed mill DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is taking a second look at its authority over the Galt feed mill that supplied the DeCoster egg ... Salmonella ... [visit site]

Mother Nature Network Emerald Ash Borer quarantine extended to cover entire state Wooster Daily Record COLUMBUS -- State agriculture officials extended Ohio's emerald ash borer quarantine Wednesday to cover all 88 counties, but they continued to ... Emerald ash borer ... [visit site]

Deyu Agriculture to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment ... MarketWatch (press release) Deyu Agriculture Corp. ("Deyu Agriculture" or the "Company") is an emerging organic and non-organic agricultural products producer and distributor in Shanxi ... and ... [visit site]

Reuters Northrop Grumman to Provide Geospatial Services for the Department of Agriculture MarketWatch (press release) "Not only will this assist in protecting America's agricultural future but it will also be an invaluable asset for disaster preparedness, forest inventories ... Northrop ... [visit site]

Washington Times Grassley seeks answers to USDA's role at egg farms The Associated Press Charles Grassley has asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address accusations that federal workers ignored complaints about conditions at an Iowa farm ... Grassley seeks answers ... [visit site]

Press TV Iran Bans Imports of 49 Agricultural Products Including Apples, Donya Says Bloomberg Iranian Agriculture Minister Sadegh Khalilian wrote to the Commerce Ministry demanding imports of certain ... Iran bans agricultural produce importsPress TV all 2 news articles » [visit site]

The Money Times Wheat Futures Advance as Two-Day Losing Streak Lures Investors, Importers Bloomberg 3 through yesterday, even as traders and analyst expect the US Department of Agriculture will pare its estimate of global supply tomorrow. ... Corn Trades Near ... [visit site]

Clinton: Dems battling anger, apathy and amnesia The Associated Press ... a mistake for voters to give in to "anger, apathy and amnesia" and deprive Arkansas of the Senate Agriculture chairmanship by defeating Democratic Sen. ... Clinton: Dems battling anger, ... [visit site]