Gristmill (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Tom Philpott Will Obama lead food and ag policy in new directions? He raised hope late in the campaign season, when he indicated he had read -- and understood -- Michael Pollan's "Farmer in Chief" essay . Since then, things have turned more dour. Obama made a boldly conventional pick for USDA chief -- a corn-belt ex-governor with ties to the GMO and biofuel industries. And now the chief adviser...
Business World (Free subscription) | yesterday
ORMOC -- A total of P1.25 million has been set aside to help local farmers produce and market fresher and lower-priced vegetables.
California Progress Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Dan Bacher At the expense of Delta fisheries and Delta communities, the Delta Vision Committee, made up of five state Cabinet Secretaries appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger, called for the construction of the peripheral canal without legislative or voter approval. In a report released late last Friday, January 2,...
On Line Opinion - Latest Articles (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
In the US, agricultural universities cater for big agribusiness at the expense of fostering democratic, family farming.
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
Agribusiness giant Monsanto announced Wednesday a significant step towards creating the world's first drought-tolerant corn, a development it says will "reset the bar" in farming productivity...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
$54,000 in Grants Announced for Ag Youth Organizations in 16 Counties HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Organizations working to shape the state's agricultural leaders of tomorrow received a boost today as Governor Edward G. Rendell announced support for 21 projects that will help young Pennsylvanians in 16 counties build leadership and career skills."The work of these organizations...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Diana Wells, President of Ashoka states, "Aligned with Ashoka's vision of forming an Everyone a Changemaker(TM) world, this partnership underscores that the most important change must be to empower humans from passive recipients of solutions to initiators and champions of innovation in the social sector. Instead of operating within the existing social-political framework using the same incentives and...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wine Artisans of the Santa Lucia Highlands, an alliance of the appellation's winegrowers and the wineries that rely on the district's world-class vinifera, will be conducting a private tasting for wine retailers, restaurateurs, and the press. The media and trade will have the opportunity to sample the newest releases from more than twenty-five Santa...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Steve Padgette, biotechnology lead for Monsanto, noted that this is the fastest a product has advanced from one phase into another. "In the almost 25 years I have been with Monsanto, the advancement of our drought-tolerant corn product into Phase 4 is one of our most significant R&D milestones, making this one of the most exciting times ever for our R&D pipeline," Padgette said. "We are now intensively...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
The scheduling feature within Report Manager allows the user to automatically run reports at specified times. Reports can be scheduled to run daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or on a certain day. Any report selected by the user can be delivered via email, fax or available in a pick-up area to be viewed. The email provides a link to the designated report and provides notification that the report is available...
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | yesterday
( Entomological Society of America ) Dr. Nan-Yao Su, a professor of entomology at the University of Florida, has donated $250,000 to the Entomological Society of America for the establishment of an endowment to award creative entomologists who have demonstrated the ability to find alternative solutions to problems that significantly impact entomology. Each year, the interest from the $250,000 will...
