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SBA Disaster Loans Available in New York Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration (Popularity:  )
ATLANTA, July 6, 2012 -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties in New York as a result of freezing temperatures that occurred on March 1 through May 13, 2012. "These counties are eligible because they are contiguous ...
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SBA Economic Injury Loans Still Available for Businesses Impacted by Last Year's Crop Losses (Popularity: )
http://www.sba.gov
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses that were economically impacted due to damages and losses to crops caused by excessive rain, hail and high winds May 11, 2006 and continuing, that there is still time to apply for assistance. "SBA's disaster declaration was issued as a result of a similar action taken by the Secretary of Agriculture to help farmers recover from," said Frank Skaggs, Director of ...
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Scientists find genes involved in the battle between Hessian flies and wheat (Popularity: )
http://news.uns.purdue.edu
Wheat has ways to battle the tiny, red wormlike insects that nibble on the plant's leaves and can destroy crops worldwide, but the Hessian fly larvae that survive eventually evolve methods to overcome plant defenses. Purdue University and USDA-Agriculture Research Service scientists trying to thwart the insect have identified Hessian fly genes that nullify toxins that wheat produces to protect itself from the munching larvae. The researchers report their findings ...
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Senate Agrees to Move Farm Bill and Help Hungry Americans (Popularity: )
http://www.secondharvest.org
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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Senate Blasted for Squandering Farm Policy Reform Opportunities by Leading Environmental Group (Popularity: )
http://www.environmentaldefense.org
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's Farm Bill Draft Includes Organic Provisions (Popularity: )
http://www.ota.com
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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SG Biofuels Launches Genetic Resource Center to Accelerate Large-Scale Production of Jatropha Oil (Popularity: )
SG Biofuels today announced the opening of its Jatropha Genetic Resource Center (GRC) to further accelerate profitable, large-scale production of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of feedstock for biofuel.With research sites in San Diego and several Latin American countries, SG Biofuels and its GRC posses the largest, most genetically diverse library of Jatropha genetic material in the world. The GRC will enable the company's efforts to drive genetic improvements ...
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Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. Adds Another Exclusive Sales and Distribution Agent in Jiaozhou City (Popularity: )
http://www.chinaseedcorp.com
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"), has signed a sales and distribution agreement with Qingdao Jiaozhou Cabbage Research Co., Ltd. ("Jiaobai") on August 7, 2007. Pursuant to the agreement, Zhouyuan will provide original cabbage ...
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Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. Expected to Benefit From the Recovery of China's Feed Industry (Popularity: )
http://www.chinaseedcorp.com
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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Shandong Zhouyuan Seed and Nursery Co., Ltd. Signed Agreement with Qingdao Seed Distribution Company to Strengthen Local Sales Capacity (Popularity: )
http://www.chinaseedcorp.com
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"), had signed a new sales and distributions agreement with Qingdao Pingdu Jin Qiu Le Seeds Company ("Jin Qiu Le") on August 1, 2007. Jin Qiu Le is authorized ...
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