Friday, August 17, 2012

Google Alert - agriculture


News10 new results for agriculture
 
Agriculture ministry releases framework for PPP under 'Rashtriya Krishi Vikas ...
Economic Times
Titled "Framework for Public Private Partnership for Integrated Agricultural Development (PPPIAD)", the circular provides an enabling mechanism for States to team up with private sector players to achieve targeted goals in various sub-sectors of ...
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Agricultural exports bring higher income
Joliet Herald News
In addition to the actions the administration already has taken, we will continue to work with members of Congress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill — because the U.S. Department of Agriculture needs tools to help, and producers need ...
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Madhya Pradesh clocks 18 % agriculture growth
Times of India
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh stood first in the country by achieving about 18 percent agriculture growth rate during year 2011-12 and also stood at second position among states in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), an official spokesman said. With state ...
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Rs 25-crore Norway project to boost food security
IBNLive.com
In a bid to ensure food security, India and Norway are working on a four-year project to improve climate change adaptive capacity of agriculture and water sectors in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The main objective is to map vulnerability, gaps and ...
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Kentucky agriculture commissioner fires official from Richie Farmer's tenure ...
The Courier-Journal
News · Local News · Steve Beshear. FRANKFORT, KY. — Agriculture Commissioner James Comer this month fired one holdover official from his predecessor Richie Farmer's tenure at the Department of Agriculture and demoted a second. In letters dated Aug.
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Agriculture Forum urges government to present dams' projects at CCI meeting
Business Recorder (blog)
Agri Forum Pakistan has urged the government to present Kalabagh Dam, Munda Dam and Bhasha Dam projects in the Council of Common Interest (CCI) and start working on priority basis on that dam, which can be built at the earliest, generate maximum ...
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Govt plans to give agri sector in state a boost
Times of India
"Though a new agriculture policy is essential for the state, the main problem is that we don't have a favourable environment for agriculture," he said after inaugurating an Agro Super Bazaar and launching the Agro Labour Force at Panoor in the district ...
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Argentina trims wheat outlook
Business Recorder (blog)
Argentina's Agriculture Ministry trimmed its outlook for 2012/13 wheat area on Thursday to 3.7 million hectares from 3.82 million hectares a month ago, further dimming the crop's prospects. The South American country is the world's No 6 wheat exporter ...
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Russia agriculture minister rules out grain exports ban
Gulf Times
Russia's agriculture minister yesterday ruled out a ban on grain exports from the country, fears of which have helped to drive global prices higher following drought in US and Black Sea grain belts. The minister, Nikolai Fyodorov, said Russia might use ...
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Gulf Times
Agriculture trainee drowns in hotel pool
Visayan Daily Star
A seminar participant drowned at the swimming pool of the Bacolod Pavillon Resort Hotel and Restaurant at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. The fatality was identified by case investigator Senior Police Officer 1 Dante Escorpion as Reniel Centino, 23, of Brgy.
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Blogs5 new results for agriculture
 
USDA Blog » Secretary's Column: Supporting American Jobs by ...
By Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
A big part of this work is ensuring strong markets for quality American agricultural products. President Obama and I know that supporting strong markets for U.S. agricultural exports is crucial to continuing economic growth in rural America.
USDA Blog
No Sidestepping Agriculture Reform
Net farm income hit a record $98.1 billion last year and is forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reach $91.7 billion in 2012 -- the second highest level on record...
Daily Policy Digest
Slow Barge Traffic on Mississippi River Causing Agriculture Backup ...
By Daniel Hight
(Helena-West Helena, AR) - A barge left a Helena-West Helena Arkansas port Friday, not quite carrying full load of grain.
WREG.com -- Memphis News & Weather...
Agriculture and Life Sciences News » New Books in Agriculture ...
By Rhea Grove
New Books in Agriculture & Life Sciences @ NCSU Libraries · Raven biology of plants · Alice in the Land of Plants [electronic resource]: Biology of Plants and Their · Plant cell culture protocols [electronic resource] · Seaweed Biology ...
Agriculture and Life Sciences News
Agriculture Price Indices Mon...
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Monday, August 13, 2012

Google Alert - organic farming


Northeast Organic Farming Association conference at UMass Amherst set to begin
MassLive.com
File photo by David Molnar / The RepublicanDale Perkins, of Rutland, hows how to hook up a New England "D" Ring Harness to his horse Gypsy during a demonstration at the 33rd Annual Northeast Organic Farming Associaiton Conference at Hampshire ...
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MassLive.com
The Fate of Organics
Good Times
Then there is the impressive concentration of organic farms, which is high enough to prompt Congressman Sam Farr (D-17thDistrict) to say Santa Cruz County is part of "the leading organic region in the world." There are approximately 3500 organic farm ...
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World Heritage status could help revive traditional farming: KSBB
The Hindu
Talking to The Hindu here on Monday, Dr. Oommen said the introduction of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Kerala would encourage cultivation of traditional crops, revive the practice of conserving seeds and promote organic farming. PES is a ...
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The Hindu
Rats! Gnats!
San Diego Reader
After some study, a large part of the problem was traced to an organic vegetable farm, Be Wise Ranch, on San Pasqual Road. Because organic farms don't use pesticides, the gnats can breed. The County made several studies, as did Bill Brammer, who owns ...
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Farm just the first step: Soquel farmer, once a Chilean orphan, hopes for ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Organic farming is pretty fresh to me. I'm learning things every day." Branch Out Farm is only a piece of Cuevas-Badilla's vision -- a multi-step dream he has every intention of making a reality. It goes something like this: Build a customer base, get ...
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Web2 new results for organic farming
 
organic farming - फसल / Crops - aAQUA
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Agriculture Minister Advocates For Organic Farming > Gurtong Trust ...
Western Equatoria State Minister for Agriculture West Yugulle has appealed to the farmers to adopt organic farming techniques to increase their produc...
www.gurtong.net/.../Agriculture-Minister-Advocates-For-Orga...

Google Alert - agriculture technology


China to Build Agricultural Research Facility in Mali
AllAfrica.com
The announcement came ahead of the fifth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing (19-20 July), at which the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, pledged to build further agricultural technology demonstration centres and to expand scientific ...
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Obama may act to stop infrastructure cyberattacks
Bradenton Herald
His comments reflect escalating U.S. worries about the persistent computer network probes, attacks and industrial espionage that already have stolen billions of dollars in high-tech data from U.S. companies and could eventually shut down critical water or ...
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Maxwell Technology offers solution for rural internet connection
Bizcommunity.com
"Broadband connectivity has a key role to play in stimulating our vital agricultural industry and giving rural people access to the internet economy," says Kallie Carlsen, technical director at Maxwell Technology. "Farmers in particular need this connectivity to ...
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Web5 new results for agriculture technology
 
Sustainable Management of Agricultural Research and Technology
The development objective of the Sustainable Management of Agricultural Research and Technology Dissemination Project is to improve the institutional ...
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Farm technology level substantially increased - Azarov ...
This suggests that Ukraine has significantly upgraded the level of agricultural technologies and ensured proper logistics of fieldwork," Mykola Azarov said.
www.blackseagrain.net/.../farm-technology-level-substantially-...
Development Channel » Emerging Voices: Oshry, Bradlow, Miller ...
Issues and innovations in global economic development.
blogs.cfr.org/.../emerging-voices-oshry-bradlow-miller-and-ha...
Tech Leader Steven J. Ross Joins Terra Tech Corp's Board of ...
Terra Tech Corp (OTCBB:TRTC), a leader in sustainable agricultural products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven J. Ross to the company's ...
www.virtual-strategy.com/.../tech-leader steven-j-ross-joins ter...
Coachella Valley agriculture pursues renewable strategies | The ...
Thermal fish farm: Rocky French, founder of Aqua Farming Technology, a fish farm in Thermal, explains his natural, closed-loop system for cleaning and ...
www.mydesert.com/.../Coachella-Valley-agriculture-pursues-r...