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Illinois Coop Receives USDA Grant to Promote Sales of Illinois Wool and Fiber Products (Popularity:  )
An initiative developed by The Illinois Green Pastures Fiber Cooperative to increase the sale of Illinois- produced wool and fiber products has received a USDA Rural Development grant to support the coop's marketing activities. The grant, part of the USDA's Value-Added Producer and Small Minority Producer grant program, is for $180,000. The primary use of the grant will be to showcase Illinois-produced fiber through sponsorship of a fiber art show ...
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$5,000 Awarded to St. Louis Park Backyard Gardener (Popularity: )
NatureSweet Tomatoes congratulates Julie Barr of St. Louis Park for winning the $5,000 grand prize at the 2006 Homegrown Tomato Challenge, held at Cub Foods in Savage. Barr won the competition with her Cherry Sweet 100 variety of tomatoes. While Barr can now claim to be one of America's best tomato gardeners, she faced stiff competition by the following runners-up, who all received a $250 Cub Foods store voucher for ...
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Organic Valley's George Siemon Receives Prestigious Sustie Award for Leadership in Sustainable Agriculture (Popularity: )
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George Siemon, CEO and a founding farmer of Organic Valley Family of Farms, recently received the prestigious Sustie Award from the Ecological Farming Association at the organization's annual Eco-Farm Conference in Pacific Grove, Calif. The trophy Siemon received was a hand-carved gourd, the organization's symbol of agriculture stewardship. "Organic Valley is a social experiment disguised as a business," said Siemon. "We are at the heart of the organic movement leading ...
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Largest Pumpkins in the World at The New York Botanical Garden Through Halloween (Popularity: )
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Three winning pumpkins from regional weigh-offs across the United States, including a new world record holder, are on display through October 31, 2010, at The New York Botanical Garden. Scott Cully, who holds the Guinness World Record for carving the largest pumpkin, will attempt to break his own record starting October 29. The enormous pumpkins each weigh over 1,600 pounds, with the new world record breaker, grown by Chris Stevens ...
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Ackerson Gets $500,000 Award for Indiana Farm Bureau (Popularity: )
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Ackerson Kauffman Fex announced yesterday that as a result of its successful representation of property owners in Indiana and other states, $500,000 will be paid to the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation (IALF), a nonprofit foundation created by the Indiana Farm Bureau. The United States District Court for Southern Indiana finalized the distribution Wednesday, October 29, 2008. The money comes from a class action settlement of a case pitting landowners in ...
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Sign the Greener Earth Pact on Chegg.com in Honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day (Popularity: )
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In support of Earth Day and Arbor Day this year, April 20-24, Chegg.com is inviting people to commit to conservation by signing the Greener Earth Pact. By signing the Greener Earth Pact and agreeing to follow through on being more environmentally conscious, Chegg.com will plant up to 10 acres of trees. American Forests will match those efforts, planting an additional 10 acres of new forest growth. The trees will be ...
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Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Partners with the American Community Gardening Association to Launch Giving Through Growing (Popularity: )
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Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is proud to announce Giving Through Growing - an innovative partnership with the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) to support the development of community gardens across the country. The program will begin on the first day of summer, June 21, 2009, and continue through the end of the year. Giving Through Growing seeks to create awareness around the ever-growing community garden movement by donating funds to ...
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Omega Protein Announces Support of Governor's Proposal to Cap Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Harvests (Popularity: )
Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME), the nation's largest manufacturer of heart-healthy fish oils containing long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids, announced today that it has agreed to support Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine's proposal for a temporary five- year cap on menhaden caught for industrial purposes in the Chesapeake Bay. The Governor's proposal would cap the Company's Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest at its most recent five-year average (2001 to 2005) of 109,020 metric ...
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Valmont Industries, Inc. Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call (Popularity: )
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OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 6, 2011 -- Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a leading global manufacturer of engineered products for infrastructure, mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services, will hold its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Friday, October 14, 2011 beginning at 8:00 a.m. CDT.An audio discussion of Valmont's third quarter results by Mogens C. Bay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Terry J. McClain, Senior ...
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Agriculture Department Warns Consumers of Tainted Raw Milk Sold by Chester County Dairy (Popularity: )
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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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