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Global warming continues as greenhouse gas grows
WASHINGTON — A study released Tuesday says the world's climate is not only continuing to warm, it is also adding greenhouse gases even faster than in the past.
Wednesday, June, 29, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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WASHINGTON — A study released Tuesday says the world's climate is not only continuing to warm, it is also adding greenhouse gases even faster than in the past.
Wednesday, June, 29, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Minnesota Farm Bureau recognizes Sesquicentennial Farms
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Farm Bureau has recognized 27 recipients of the Sesquicentennial Farm award for 2011.
Friday, May, 27, 2011 - Agweek Wire Reports - Farm
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ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Farm Bureau has recognized 27 recipients of the Sesquicentennial Farm award for 2011.
Friday, May, 27, 2011 - Agweek Wire Reports - Farm
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Lawsuit seeks to curb animal feed antibiotic use
NEW YORK — A “growing and dangerous” trend of antibiotic resistance among humans that has been traced in part to the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed led several health and consumer organizations to sue the U.S. government Wednesday, demanding action, the groups said.
Thursday, May, 26, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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NEW YORK — A “growing and dangerous” trend of antibiotic resistance among humans that has been traced in part to the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed led several health and consumer organizations to sue the U.S. government Wednesday, demanding action, the groups said.
Thursday, May, 26, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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Lawsuit seeks to curb animal feed antibiotic use
NEW YORK — A “growing and dangerous” trend of antibiotic resistance among humans that has been traced in part to the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed led several health and consumer organizations to sue the U.S. government May 25, demanding action, the groups say.
Monday, May, 30, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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NEW YORK — A “growing and dangerous” trend of antibiotic resistance among humans that has been traced in part to the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed led several health and consumer organizations to sue the U.S. government May 25, demanding action, the groups say.
Monday, May, 30, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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ConAgra 1Q profit falls on higher costs
OMAHA, Nebraska — ConAgra Foods Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profit fell 42 percent, partly pressured by higher costs in its consumer foods unit. While the food maker, whose brands include Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice, maintained its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday it also expects cost inflation to be worse and said it plans to continue increasing its prices.
Tuesday, September, 20, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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OMAHA, Nebraska — ConAgra Foods Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profit fell 42 percent, partly pressured by higher costs in its consumer foods unit. While the food maker, whose brands include Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice, maintained its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday it also expects cost inflation to be worse and said it plans to continue increasing its prices.
Tuesday, September, 20, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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First lady plants potatoes
WASHINGTON — Planting her fourth White House kitchen garden, first lady Michelle Obama personally cut up several varieties of seed potatoes March 26 as reporters watched.
Monday, April, 09, 2012 - Agweek - News
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WASHINGTON — Planting her fourth White House kitchen garden, first lady Michelle Obama personally cut up several varieties of seed potatoes March 26 as reporters watched.
Monday, April, 09, 2012 - Agweek - News
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Sugar and corn syrup makers in bitter clash
LOS ANGELES — The setting sun splashes warm hues across a ripening cornfield as a man and his daughter wander through rows of towering plants.
Wednesday, September, 14, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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LOS ANGELES — The setting sun splashes warm hues across a ripening cornfield as a man and his daughter wander through rows of towering plants.
Wednesday, September, 14, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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SDSU offers help coping with field losses due to fire
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Fires in early October not only consumed standing crops and crop residue, but they could lead to soil nutrient loss according to SDSU Extension experts at South Dakota State University.
Thursday, October, 20, 2011 - MItchell (S.D.) Daily Republic - Farm
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BROOKINGS, S.D. - Fires in early October not only consumed standing crops and crop residue, but they could lead to soil nutrient loss according to SDSU Extension experts at South Dakota State University.
Thursday, October, 20, 2011 - MItchell (S.D.) Daily Republic - Farm
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Two Minnesota vets take part in YouTube series on modern livestock ag
People involved in production agriculture sometimes lament that most folks outside ag don’t understand it. Minnesota veterinarians Paul Ruen and Ross Kiehne are doing their part to help change that.
Monday, October, 31, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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People involved in production agriculture sometimes lament that most folks outside ag don’t understand it. Minnesota veterinarians Paul Ruen and Ross Kiehne are doing their part to help change that.
Monday, October, 31, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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Needed: Dairy legislation, not rhetoric
WASHINGTON — As the National Milk Producers Federation held the last of its information meetings on dairy reform proposals Aug. 22 in Nashville, House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., was making plans to introduce his bill with the co-sponsorship of Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho.
Monday, August, 29, 2011 - Special to Agweek - Farm
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WASHINGTON — As the National Milk Producers Federation held the last of its information meetings on dairy reform proposals Aug. 22 in Nashville, House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., was making plans to introduce his bill with the co-sponsorship of Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho.
Monday, August, 29, 2011 - Special to Agweek - Farm
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Irene leaves hard times for East Coast farmers
STONEWALL, N.C. — Far from the beach towns that took Hurricane Irene’s first hit, the storm inflicted some of its worst damage on inland farms as crops were pummeled by wind, scalded by salt spray and submerged by floodwaters. Some farmers are reporting total losses.
Wednesday, August, 31, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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STONEWALL, N.C. — Far from the beach towns that took Hurricane Irene’s first hit, the storm inflicted some of its worst damage on inland farms as crops were pummeled by wind, scalded by salt spray and submerged by floodwaters. Some farmers are reporting total losses.
Wednesday, August, 31, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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CBO estimates 60 percent of producers would sign up for program
WASHINGTON — While a key element in the dairy reform bill introduced by House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., would be voluntary, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the producers of at least 60 percent of the nation’s milk would sign up for it, according to National Milk Producers Federation President Jerry Kozak.
Tuesday, October, 04, 2011 - Special to Agweek - Farm
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WASHINGTON — While a key element in the dairy reform bill introduced by House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., would be voluntary, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the producers of at least 60 percent of the nation’s milk would sign up for it, according to National Milk Producers Federation President Jerry Kozak.
Tuesday, October, 04, 2011 - Special to Agweek - Farm
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Peanut shortage sending peanut butter prices up
ATLANTA — Consumers should be prepared to shell out a bit more for peanut butter soon.
Saturday, October, 15, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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ATLANTA — Consumers should be prepared to shell out a bit more for peanut butter soon.
Saturday, October, 15, 2011 - Associated Press - Farm
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New Zealand again approves farm sales to Chinese
Monday, April, 23, 2012 - Agweek - News
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New Zealand again approves farm sales to Chinese
Monday, April, 23, 2012 - Agweek - News
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AGWEEK EXCLUSIVE: Travelogue
DAY 1 – INTO MOSCOW Saturday, April 2, 2011 My flight from London to Warsaw is on the Polish airline Lot (“Flight”). I sit next to 37-year-old Kristopher, a chatty post-doctorate university professor and researcher on mathematics in the city of Rzevzow, a town in of about 200,000.
Monday, June, 06, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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DAY 1 – INTO MOSCOW Saturday, April 2, 2011 My flight from London to Warsaw is on the Polish airline Lot (“Flight”). I sit next to 37-year-old Kristopher, a chatty post-doctorate university professor and researcher on mathematics in the city of Rzevzow, a town in of about 200,000.
Monday, June, 06, 2011 - Agweek - Farm
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