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AAM announces 30th annual convention in Oklahoma City Jan. 9 to 11 Larry Matlack, President of the American Agriculture Movement, has announced that the organization will hold its 30th annual convention in Oklahoma City Jan. 9 to 11. AAM will focus on the agricultural economy and renewable energy as a path to economic parity. "Over 30 years ago the American Agriculture Movement was born from a vision that foretold most of what has happened to farm and ranch families over the past three ... Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Across the Americas, squash and gourd bees are superb pollinators Acorn squash and other winter squashes at your local supermarket likely got their start months ago, when their colorful blossoms were pollinated by hardworking bees. An ongoing, science-based census called "Squash Bees of the Americas" is providing new information about the abundance of these bees and their excellence as squash and gourd pollinators. Agricultural Research Service entomologists Blair Sampson, James Cane and ... Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
ND farmer defies government by draining wetlands BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)--Armed with a tractor or a backhoe, Alvin Peterson bulldozes the dirt that chokes the waterways forming prairie potholes on his land, saying he's putting it back to the way God intended. The 78-year-old retired farmer from Lawton, in northeastern North Dakota, has been in hot water with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over wetlands for more than 40 years. The agency had an easement contract with his father for the ... Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
OSU ag exchange enhances student experiences, graduate-level pr ograms Oklahoma Brazil is a world-leader when it comes to alternative fuels, part of the reason that Jim Stiegler, an Emeritus professor in Oklahoma State University's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, helped develop and received funding for a student exchange program with universities in Brazil. Stiegler, who served as head of the OSU department of plant and soil sciences for many years, said a global bio-... Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Russian ex-tycoon turns shepherd NIZHNEVASILYEVSKOYE, Russia (AP)--The financial crisis has cost some Russian tycoons their fortunes, but one of Russia's first multimillionaires says he hasn't lost a kopek. That's because German Sterligov, a onetime boy wonder of Russia's young market economy, dropped out of the business world years ago and started raising sheep and other livestock on two farms outside Moscow. "We're in clover compared to the oligarchs," he said recently. Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Shop, sheds, hold place for enthusiast By Larry Dreiling A farm shop can be many things to many people. It's a workspace, certainly. Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Slow economy topic of Texas Commodity Symposium By Jennifer M. Latzke For the eighth year, the annual Texas Commodity Symposium drew producers from across the Panhandle and beyond to the Amarillo Civic Center, Dec. 3. Held in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm Show, the Commodity Symposium brings legislators and farm agency officials together with producers to discuss the issues of the day. Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Texas AgriLife Extension Service presents seminars during farm show Texas The Southwest Farm & Ranch Classic and Texas AgriLife Extension team up to host unique symposiums at the fifth annual Southwest Farm & Ranch Classic in Lubbock, Texas, Jan. 27 to 29. Courses will include: Gearing Up for 2009 Jan. 27; Room 107, Mark Brown and Brant Baugh--Coordinators. Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Upcoming K-State agricultural events Kansas Kansas State University Research and Extension is offering the following area and statewide agricultural conferences and field days to all interested persons. For more information about these, as well as more localized events, check with your local K-State Research and Extension office. Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
USDA's interim final rule amends composition, responsibilities of state technical committees Notice of 60-day public comment period on rule published in federal register U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Arlen Lancaster Dec. 3 announced the release of the interim final rule for State Technical Committees, which amended requirements regarding the composition and responsibilities of these advisory committees nationwide. The Food, Conservation, and ... Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
Young Farm Bureau members honored for management and participation Iowa Lee County farmers Jeff and Paula Ellis were presented Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's 2008 Young Farmer Achievement Award on Dec. 4 at the organization's annual meeting in Des Moines. The annual contest honors young farmers who show outstanding management ability in their farming operations and involvement in Farm Bureau and community activities. Read | 0 Recommend | 0 Comments | log in |
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