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India urged to invest in VN agriculture (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - India, the country noted for its green revolutions that triggered great leaps in agriculture, still lagged behind many other countries in agricultural investment here, a seminar heard yesterday.
Auction a winning bid for Del. agriculture (The News Journal)
Jean Fabi had her eye on an unusual item at the 30th Annual Benefit Auction for the Delaware Agriculture Museum on Saturday.
Mottl stays active in agriculture (Wahoo Newspaper)
BRAINARD – Involvement is key for East Butler Public School agriculture instructor DJ Mottl.
Former Mississippi County staff chair inducted into Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame (High Plains Journal)
Arkansas Mark Bryles, former Mississippi County Extension staff chair for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, is a 2010 inductee into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. While an agent, Bryles initiated on-farm demonstrations during the 1980s and promoted supplemental irrigation to stabilize crop yields at a higher level.
Indian American appointed US chief Agriculture Negotiator (NDTV)
An Indian American has been appointed as the chief agriculture negotiator of the United States, who would carry out all critical negotiations for the country in the crucial Doha round and other bilateral discussions.
Commissioner Staples salutes farmers, ranchers during National Agriculture Week (High Plains Journal)
Texas As the agriculture industry took center stage during National Agriculture Week March 14 to 20, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples asked Texans to join him in honoring the state's hardworking farmers and ranchers for making Texas a powerhouse of productivity. "Our producers are responsible for the most abundant, most affordable and safest food supply in the world," Staples said.
Kinky Friedman loses agriculture commissioner race (High Plains Journal)
DALLAS (AP)--Kinky Friedman says he has run--and lost--his last race. The songwriter and author lost his bid March 2 to become the Democratic nominee for agriculture commissioner. With nearly three-quarters of precincts reporting, cattle rancher Hank Gilbert had 53 percent of the vote to win the nomination for the second time.
Urban Agriculture Center teaches residents to build chicken coops (Columbia Missourian)
COLUMBIA — As Jaye Wright and Laurie Florio walked up the driveway to the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture , Billy Froescher asked them, "You here to get dirty?" "Oh yeah!" Wright answered. Both Wright and Florio were building a chicken coop for the first time, but so was Froescher, who led the Saturday workshop on building coops for urban hens. Froescher was no stranger to construction ...
Conference planned for women in agriculture in Labette County (The Morning Sun)
The Labette County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Labette County Extension Office are again jointly hosting a Women In Agriculture Conference. This the second year for the conference and, according to Kitra Cooper, Labette County FSA Director, was well-received last year by area women. This second annual conference, set for Thursday, April 8, will be held in Altamont at the First Baptist ...
Agriculture futures trade mixed on the CBOT (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery lost 1.75 cents to $4.6475 a bushel, while May corn added 1.25 cents to $3.5625 a bushel and oats for May delivery climbed 5.25 cents to $2.12 a bushel. May soybeans jumped 9.5 cents to $9.52 a bushel. Meanwhile, beef and pork futures traded lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. June ...