Case Studies on the Effects of Transferable Fishing Rights on Fleet Capacity and Concentration of Quota Ownership (FAO Fisheries Technical Paper)
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A chunk of land the size of Nebraska has been sold off in Ethiopia in recent years. The government there is leasing farm land to wealthier nations, who hope to use the land to help feed their own people. Critics of the fast selling say that the land should be used to feed hungry Ethiopians, meanwhile those who apologize for the land grabs hope it will help feed a booming population world wide. From...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
"Friends of the Delta," another corporate astroturfing group similar to the "Latino Water Coalition," has launched an ad campaign to convince Delta residents to join in a campaign to destroy the California Delta. "What we are beginning to see is an ad campaign financed by Southern California water interests and San Joaquin Valley agribusiness to bring residents and supporters...
The Boston Foodie (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
After all the parades, football, eating and visiting with family and friends this week there will come a time when you will want to just sit down and relax a bit. If you are too worn out to get out of the house or even pick up a good book we've got a few great suggestions, as always. So, plan ahead and ... Welcome to Tonight's Feature Presentation. Lot's of people take in a film after a fine meal....
subrealism (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
WaPo | "If these deals are negotiated well, I tell you, it will change the dynamics of the food economy in this country," said Mafa Chipeta, the FAO's representative in Ethiopia, dismissing the worst-case scenarios. "I can't believe Ethiopia or any other government would allow their country to be used like an empty womb. The human spirit would not allow it." Few countries have embraced...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
KABUL — The U.S. on Monday agreed to hand out millions of dollars in development aid to provinces in Afghanistan that have eliminated or reduced the production of opium poppies, the raw ingredient in making heroin. The poppy crop in Afghanistan, which produces 90 percent of the world's supply of opium, is linked to corruption, addiction and a drug trade that bankrolls the Taliban insurgency....
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
LANSING, Ill., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holiday season in full swing, cooks are manning their recipe arsenals to make sure this season's meals and baked goods are ones to remember. To celebrate the season and remind at-home chefs and bakers about food borne illness, food safety leader National Pasteurized Eggs, (www.SafeEggs.com) makers of Davidson's Pasteurized Safest Choice Shell Eggs, has...
Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of two members to the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. Newly appointed are Christopher S. Ross, Beverly, Mass. (Region 2) and Michael A. Bell, San Antonio, Texas (Region 8). They will serve terms beginning immediately and expiring June 30, 2011. Both will be seated at the board meeting...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
DENVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Wage and Hour Division together have fined Tempel Grain Elevators LLP of Wiley, Colo., more than $1.6 million following the May 29 death of a teenage worker at the company's Haswell, Colo., grain storage operation. The youth suffocated after being engulfed by grain...
Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 41 watersheds in 12 states, known as Focus Areas, have been selected to participate in a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin. The selected watersheds cover over 42 million acres, or more than 5 percent of the Basin's land area. "The USDA is committed...
Western Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | yesterday
There are 2.2 million commercial farms in the U.S., each producing crops or livestock valued at a minimum of $250,000.
Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | yesterday
For example, in 2004, USDA awarded the Michigan Turkey Producers Cooperative in Wyoming, Mich., a Value-Added planning grant totaling $55,000 to prepare a feasibility study and business plan for marketing turkey products to health-conscious customers. In 2005, a second $150,000 grant was awarded to provide marketing capital in order to increase brand awareness and promote the benefits of the company's...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK and GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sino Green Land Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SGLA), a leading distributor of high-end fruits and vegetables in China, today announced the ground breaking for construction of the company's China Green Food Distribution Hub located in the Guangzhou Yuncheng Wholesale Market, now that the Municipal Government of Guangzhou has given its...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
XI'AN, China, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Green Agriculture, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CGA; "China Green Agriculture" or "the Company"), a leading producer and distributor of humic acid ("HA") based compound fertilizer through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd., has entered into definitive agreements to sell 1,282,052...
The Agonist (Free subscription) | yesterday
The fields stretch out across the horizon. An attenuated, high altitude light falls on the dark volcanic soils. The rusted hulks of dead war machines litter the roads. A shepherd boy smacks a goat into line, driving them all back into line. Baboons scamper across the highway. The main north-south artery between Addis Ababa and Axum is a dirt road. It is a more fecund land than I ever expected. But...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Producers of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and related products make up a rather small segment of the Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) in the United States and Canada, with fewer than 200 plants in total. Despite the size of this segment, it has been a significant player in capital and maintenance spending...
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