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4-H & FFA Fair
The Carroll County Agriculture Center hosts family-friendly activities, including livestock exhibits, contests, an antique tractor show, a combine demolition derby, a robotics demonstration, a parade and more Saturday through Aug. 1. Live entertainment... -
Forget fuel; let's focus on local food
Even if the price of oil falls, the governor should launch a full-fledged sustainability effort to promote an expansion of farming here and the production of more Maryland food for Marylanders. In fact, all the governors of the Chesapeake watershed should...Tags: Academic Progress, Executive Branch, Food Industry, Globalization, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Invasion of fig whitefly threatens South Florida ficus plants
South Florida Sun-SentinelVoracious invaders are sweeping across South Florida, pushing their way northward and devouring the landscape. It might sound like the script for a summer thriller. But the villains actually are tiny fig whiteflies. And they are laying waste to ubiquitous...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fort Lauderdale
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Helping farmers find their niche
Special To The SunThe sight of a wooden table full of plump peaches, shiny red cherries and mounds of ripe blueberries at Harbin's farm stand in Ellicott City on Monday makes Kathy Zimmerman's efforts to turn people on to local produce seem easy. In fact, farmers are...Tags: Consumers, Agricultural Research and Technology, Local Authority, Economic Policy, Farms
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EU offers to cut farm tariffs sharply
From wire reportsFacing the possibility of another trade talks collapse, the European Union said yesterday that it would be willing to slash its farm tariffs by an average of 60 percent as part of a new global commerce pact - a deeper cut than it has ever offered. EU...Tags: Ethanol, Farms, Agricultural Research and Technology
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DuPont 2Q profit rises, beats expectations
AP Business WriterChemicals maker DuPont Co. said Tuesday agriculture sales and emerging markets helped fuel a rise in second-quarter profit, which was also boosted in part by a lawsuit settlement and a lower tax rate. Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont earned $1.08 billion,...Tags: Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Electronics, Sales, Earnings, Earnings Forecasts
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Mich. feed mill to turn turkey waste into energy
A Montcalm County feed mill will install equipment for converting turkey manure into energy that it will use to produce livestock feed. Work on the new, $3 million biomass operation at Sietsema Farms Feeds LLC in Pierson Township near Howard City is...Tags: Farms
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Farmer avoids jail for deaths of 8 cattle
247-4741A man battling cancer was spared jail time for letting cattle starve to death on his farm. Farmer William Lee Shelton, who faced eight counts of animal cruelty, was found guilty of three counts Tuesday in Suffolk General District Court. On Dec. 26,...Tags: Animals, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Death and Dying, Agricultural Research and Technology
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EPA postpones decision on Perry's request to reduce amount of ethanol required in gasoline
Associated Press WriterLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday put off a decision on Texas' request to temporarily lower ethanol requirements for gasoline, a change Gov. Rick Perry says is needed to rein in corn prices. EPA Administrator Stephen...Tags: Executive Branch, Corporate Officers, Ethanol, Regional Authority, John McCain
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EPA postpones decision on ethanol requirements
Associated Press WriterThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday put off a decision on Texas' request to temporarily lower ethanol requirements for gasoline, a change Gov. Rick Perry says is needed to rein in corn prices. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson said the agency...Tags: Executive Branch, Corporate Officers, Ethanol, Regional Authority, John McCain
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