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Cascade Grain Elevator Demolished
Wednesday morning, a grain elevator in Cascade stood tall, as a reminder of the past. But as of Wednesday night, that grain elevator was a pile of wood and scrap metal - leaving some residents calling the demolition bittersweet.
Grain industry split on WEA future
GRAINGROWERS are sending mixed messages to Canberra about the future of wheat export marketing arrangements currently being decided in Parliament.
Athletics: Colorado's 'Run the Ranches' Trail Running Series Announces 2012 Dates
Grand County hosts short-, long-distance runs to benefit Headwaters Trails Alliance.
CME to pare back plan for expanded grain trading
CME Group is set to pare back its controversial plan for nearly around-the-clock grain trading in a compromise with grain firms that complained the shift would increase their costs, trade sources said on Wednesday.
Agriculture Department study concludes healthy diet is less expensive than junk food
Tamara Lewis, 12, washes vegetables at her home in Cuba, N.M., April 26, 2012. Lewis and her sister Lisa Cowboy, 11, persuaded their mother to go on a diet after participating in a program, aimed at teaching children about healthy eating, in their hometown.
Minister of Agriculture Announces to Egyptian Press Progress on the Electronic "Hiazah" Card for Farmers
The cattle market saw choppy trading early during yesterday's session but prices rose to a 3-session high led by strength in hogs and an improving demand tone for beef. The surge in beef prices this week and ideas that consumer demand during the next few months might benefit from lower gasoline...
GRAIN HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day
GRAIN HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day
BEIJING, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Deyu Agriculture Corp. (DEYU.PK) (the "Company"), a Beijing, China based vertically integrated producer, processor, marketer and distributor ...
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform 10 Years On: Biodiversity Lessons and Challenges
16 May 2012 The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform) -founded by , Nestle, and - has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Indeed, there is much to celebrate. Hans J??hr, the Corporate Head of Agriculture of Nestle and the Honorary President of SAI Platform, noted that "Now, after ten years, food processors and farmers are ...
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cattle Ranching " report to their offering.
Zambia: Conservation Farming Increases Agro Business Gains
[Times of Zambia] IN Zambia conservation farming has been proven to be a sustainable method of enhancing crop yield especially among small-scale farmers who can not afford fertiliser to enrich their fields.
Colorado’s ‘Run the Ranches’ Trail Running Series Announces 2012 Dates
The third annual “Run the Ranches” trail running series will take place in Grand County, Colo., on Sept. 16, Sept. 30 and Oct 14. The series features trail runs at three different scenic ranches. Each ranch and its community in the county – located 70 miles west of Denver – will host a short run (3-5 miles) and a longer run (7-10 miles).Granby, Colo. (PRWEB) May 16, 2012 The third annual “Run ...
‘Ensure institutional credit for farming sector’
Lack of institutional credit is responsible for the crisis in the farming sector despite a good crop this year, according to Mr Tapan Sen, MP.
Farming Talk: Monitors urged to help combat potato disease
If you grow potatoes on an allotment, you could sign up to be a blight monitor, looking out for signs of the disease and sending in samples.
Patting the loose soil down, Jaime Minch was sure to not crowd the roots of the cumbers she was planting.
Truckers back cattle industry compensation push
The Northern Territory trucking industry hopes legal action being taken against the Federal Government by companies involved in the live cattle trade will act as a deterrent to further export bans.
CHICAGO, May 15 (UPI) -- Grain futures closed higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Some fungal-farming ants loyal to their crops
A group of fungi-farming ants are not only loyal to particular species of fungus, the relationship is so close it appears the ants and the fungus may be evolving together, a new study indicates.
Grain mill owner’s suit moves forward
A lawsuit brought by a local grain mill owner against the city of Bowling Green is scheduled to move forward to a jury trial soon.
Agriculture department seeks extension of Mindanao program
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the extension of the Mindanao Rural Development Program 2 (MRDP2) in response to the overwhelming clamor of local government and communities for more agriculture projects in the region.
Some Fungal-Farming Ants Are Loyal to Their Crops
A group of fungi-farming ants are not only loyal to particular species of fungus, the relationship is so close it appears the ants and the fungus may be evolving together, a new study indicates.
A new farming custom: For fee, companies will do field work for you
Custom farming is a growing trend among part-time farmers as well as major operations that hire out virtually every task — from crop planting and harvesting to forage harvesting and bagging, baling, tillage, trucking, manure handling and spraying.
Yissum Introduces a Novel Method for Improving Fish Farming
The global crisis of the world's fisheries is leading to increased reliance on fish farming. With fish being such an important food source, there is a need to better understand how to increase their reproductive capabilities.
Africa: Benefits of Organic Agriculture in the Continent
[Times of Zambia] EXPANDING Africa's shift towards organic farming will be good for the continent's nutritional needs, the environment, farmers' incomes, African markets and employment.
TIAA-CREF raises $2 bln for agriculture investment
--Amount raised by TIAA-CREF among largest for agriculture-specific investments --Capital to be invested in the U.S., Australia and Brazil --Agriculture investments generate 8%-10% historical real returns (Updates with areas of investment in the second paragraph, comment by executive in the 10th paragraph and research on return in the 11th.
US cattle futures jump as cash rebounds
CHICAGO: US live cattle futures settled higher on Monday after wholesale beef prices rebounded, drawing buyers to discounted futures and insulating the cattle market from broad weakness in commodities due to a strong dollar and euro zone debt fears.
Secret talks over cattle export ban compo
A year after animal cruelty in Indonesian abattoirs brought the live export cattle trade to a standstill, the industry is in secret compensation talks with the Federal Government.
TIAA-CREF raises $2B for agriculture investments
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- TIAA-CREF has finished reaping funds for its agricultural investment company, raising $2 billion, including commitments from pension funds of Sweden and Canada's British Columbia and Quebec.
ICE grain contracts kick off turf war with CME
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) kicked off the most aggressive challenge yet to the CME Group's 160-year dominance of agricultural markets with the launch of five grain and oilseed futures on Monday. In a bid to wrest a chunk of the multibillion-dollar grain business from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Atlanta-based upstart ICE has offered lower margin requirements ...
Tunisia expects large 2.5 mln tonne grain
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia expects to harvest 2.5 million tonnes of grain this year, the biggest harvest in recent decades, and plans to lease 10,000 hectares of farmland to investors, Agriculture Minister Mohammed Ben Salem said on Monday. "Our projections for the grain harvest this year are very good.... We expect (2.5 million tonnes) and the harvest could well be bigger than this," he told ...
Regulators at odds over longer CME grain cycle
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jill Sommers, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said CME Group should be allowed to increase trading of its grain futures and options to 22 hours a day. In a Reuters interview, Sommers said the CME's request is similar to other markets that trade nearly around the clock. "There are many other contracts that trade with those types of hours," she said ...
Gambia: Preparing for This Farming Season
[Daily Observer] The 2011 farming season was a failure. This led to a food crisis within the Sahel region, including The Gambia. Our focus now as a nation that wants to be self-sufficient in food is to work extra hard to maximally utilise the coming farming season. As part of the preparations, the government has so far released D37.7 million for seed procurement.
Cattle Drive From Lea County to Carlsbad Marks State Centennial
The cattle drive, which began Wednesday from the 35,000-acre Pitchfork Ranch in Lea County and ended ...
Damage to farms, ranches, resorts in last two years at least $1 million
In the last two years, axis deer on Maui have caused at least $1 million in damage to the island's farms, ranches and resorts, according to a survey by Kenneth Yamamura, an agricultural specialist in the Maui County Office of Economic Development.
West Bank village fears Israeli barrier will destroy ancient farming landscape
One of the last Palestinian farming villages that still uses irrigation systems from Roman times says its ancient way of life is in danger as Israel prepares to lay down its West Bank separation barrier.
Kenyan ranches relocating rhinos in fear of poachers
Claus Mortensen is a private Kenyan rancher with a passion -- endangered rhinos -- and now a mission: to save his herd from slaughter by ruthless poachers who sell their horns to Asia, where they are prized as a miracle drug.
Analysis: Cash bulls, paper bears face off in cattle market
It's high noon in the cattle market, where meat packers are having to pay huge premiums over benchmark futures for cash cattle, while futures traders bet that a series of misfortunes in the beef sector ...
Cattle prices jump as ranchers begin rebuilding
A cow runs circles in a small pen, her baby close by her side. Ranchers, their brows wrinkled, scribble in a glossy catalog while high on a podium the auctioneer slams his gavel, taking bids as the price ...
Exclusive: Syria buys grain via Lebanon to beat sanctions
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Syria is importing significant volumes of grain via Lebanon to work around western sanctions and secure vital supplies, European traders told Reuters. The trade is not illegal because food imports are not included in sanctions imposed by the European Union, the United States and other Western countries on President Bashar al-Assad's government over his crackdown on a revolt ...
Cattle Prices Jump as Ranchers Begins Rebuilding
Cattle prices double as Southwest ranchers begin to rebuild herds after devastating drought
Cattle industry converges on commercial competition
ALL facets of the cattle industry were out in force at CQLX Gracemere on Monday for the judging of the Beef Australia 2012 Ruralco CRT Commercial Cattle Championships.
California ranches where cattle and wildlife coexist
Nature Conservancy led the effort to preserve ranching as well as wildlife on a 31,900-acre corridor by acquiring two ranches and development rights to a third. CALIENTE, Calif. — A new land ethic is taking root on 31,900 acres north of Los Angeles managed by an alliance of environmentalists and cattlemen who want to preserve ranching as a way of life while also protecting mountain lions, black ...
Southwest Ranches approves Davie fire contract
The town will bid farewell to Pembroke Pines firefighters this fall to welcome in replacements from Davie.
Davie approves fire contract with Southwest Ranches
Town would take over from Pembroke Pines sometime this fall DAVIE Firefighters from Davie may soon add the town of Southwest Ranches to their territory.
Register farms, ranches by June 1
The deadline to register for the Texas Department of Agriculture's Family Land Heritage Program is June 1.
Davie set to vote Wednesday on fire contract with Ranches
With Pembroke Pines pulling its firefighters out of Southwest Ranches in December, Davie firefighters may be taking their place.
Southwest Ranches in battle with Pembroke Pines over public records
Town officials are accusing Pembroke Pines of refusing to turn over public records, the latest round in a fight over a proposed federal immigration detention center.
