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Senate Blasted for Squandering Farm Policy Reform Opportunities by Leading Environmental Group (Popularity:  )
The U.S. Senate today squandered a golden opportunity to reform U.S. farm policy, cut excessive subsidies, and strengthen vital programs to help farmers clean up the environment and improve public health, a leading environmental group said today.
The Senate passed the 2007 farm bill today after Senate leadership effectively thwarted the will of a majority of lawmakers who supported two important reform amendments on payment limits and a reasonable means ...
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Senate Agrees to Move Farm Bill and Help Hungry Americans (Popularity: )
The following statement is attributable to Vicki Escarra, President & CEO of America's Second Harvest:
"After a month of political gridlock, the Senate came to an agreement late yesterday to move the Farm Bill forward and debate 40 amendments. This critical step forward in securing a strong nutrition title in the Farm Bill for hungry Americans will help bring much needed food relief to the nation's charitable, emergency food distribution ...
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Professional Activists Continue to Mislead Public and Farm Workers About 'Penny-Per-Pound' Deals That Don't Exist (Popularity: )
The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange issued the following statement today about the scheduled protest in Miami organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW):
"CIW is using today's march in Miami to mislead the public about Florida's tomato industry in a desperate attempt to pressure Burger King into adopting a "penny-per-pound" deal that does not exist. There is no such arrangement in effect between producers and fast-food companies, which continue ...
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SBA Disaster Loans Available in Michigan Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration (Popularity: )
The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal disaster loans are available to small businesses located in the State of Michigan as a result of several frost and freeze events that occurred April 4 through June 13, 2007.
Small businesses in the following counties are eligible to apply for these loans: Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, ...
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Agriculture Department Warns Consumers of Tainted Raw Milk Sold by Chester County Dairy (Popularity: )
Consumers who have purchased raw milk from the Conebella dairy farm in Elverson, Chester County, any time after Oct. 23, should discard it immediately due to the risk of Salmonellosis contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today.
Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized.
"During routine inspection of the dairy, a preliminary test showed the presence of Salmonella bacteria in some raw milk samples," said Wolff. ...
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Washington County Kennel Charged, Dogs Seized (Popularity: )
State dog wardens and humane officers removed 70 dogs from an unlicensed Washington County facility as part of Governor Edward G. Rendell's effort to crack down on unsatisfactory kennels.
State dog wardens were asked to help humane officers execute a search warrant at Calico Creek Critters kennel in Centerville on Tuesday. The wardens found between 20 and 30 dead dogs in various states of decomposition, and 72 other dogs living ...
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Monsanto Sets Webcast for November Investor Briefing (Popularity: )
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced that the company will hold a briefing with investors on Nov. 8. The briefing will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed by visiting the investor section of the company's web site at
The investor briefing will include an update on the company's strategic initiatives, financial targets, product performance, research-and-development pipeline and other business matters.
This year's briefing will feature presentations by: Hugh Grant, ...
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Senate's Farm Bill Draft Includes Organic Provisions (Popularity: )
The Senate Agriculture Committee today approved its version of the Farm Bill that included funding and direction for key organic priorities, according to Caren Wilcox, executive director of the Organic Trade Association.
"The Senate Agriculture Committee took important steps today to help strengthen the safety net for organic producers and manufacturers," Wilcox said. "These measures include funding for organic research, data collection, and transition to organic production. In addition, the ...
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Governor Rendell Says Pennsylvania, Berks County Achieve Farmland Preservation Milestones (Popularity: )
Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Board set a new record today by securing 7,122 acres on 75 farms, the most ever approved in a single meeting, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today.
The approved farmland included 14 Berks County farms, which gives the county a statewide high of 50,000 acres preserved, Governor Rendell said.
"Pennsylvania is the national leader in farmland preservation, allowing production agriculture to remain a viable industry in the ...
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Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. Expected to Benefit From the Recovery of China's Feed Industry (Popularity: )
Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: SZSN) (''SZSN'' or ''Parent Corporation''), which is incorporated in the State of Delaware, announced that its operating subsidiary company in China, Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. (''Zhouyuan'' or ''the Company''), will expect to benefit from the feed industry's upward trend due to the recovery of the domestic aquaculture industry over the next two years.
The growth in demand ...
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