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Farming News


New York Times

Refugee Farmers Find Solace in a Floodplain
New York Times
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Unpredictability has been a life companion for Clothilde Ntahomvukiye and her fellow refugee farmers from Burundi, who were out clearing stubborn hillocks of weeds and dandelions with hand hoes the other day in a spring drizzle.

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CBC.ca

BC salmon farm takes big financial loss as virus forces cull of 560000 fish
Winnipeg Free Press
VANCOUVER - Atlantic salmon farms around Vancouver Island have begun testing and formed a special outbreak management team after a virus outbreak at one farm led to a site quarantine and the cull of more than half a million fish.
Virus sparks quarantine on BC salmon farmCBC.ca
Virus Sparks Quarantine On B.C. Salmon FarmHuffington Post Canada

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Austin American-Statesman

Urban farmers fight to be treated like their country cousins
Austin American-Statesman
The farm's ducks waddle among the crops, occasionally nibbling on plants but mostly keeping troublesome insects away from their urban countryside home. Springdale Farm's urban location at 755 Springdale Road in East Austin means its owners are not ...

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Wired News

Organic Farming Inspires Gaming's Latest Kickstarter Success
Wired News
“You subscribe to a small organic farm and get a basket of their latest produce every week.” CSAs cut out the middleman and put consumers directly in touch with their local food growers. When Jensen and her husband Robert Holmes lived in California in ...

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New York Daily News

Farming jobs drop Siskiyou unemployment two points
Mount Shasta Herald
By Skye Kinkade With the addition of 260 farming jobs, Siskiyou County's unemployment rate dropped more than two points in April to 16.4 percent. Smaller numbers of jobs were added in the manufacturing of non durable goods, retail trade, ...
California's unemployment rate decreases to 10.9 percentCentral Valley Business Times

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

2012 Farm Bill: 15 Key Points You Need To Know
CropLife
As anticipation for the passage of the 2012 Farm Bill begins to build, there are many critical parts in the legislation that need to be understood. By Matthew J. Grassi Photo credit: Associated Press Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the US Senate ...
Thompson Agriculture Subcommittee Completes Final Farm Bill Reauthorization ...NorthcentralPa.com
House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management ...Insurance News Net (press release)
Sen. Al Franken: Farmers need a safety netMinneapolis Star Tribune

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From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest
NPR
From rooftop apiaries in Paris to a vegetable-and-chicken farm in Philadelphia, agriculture has come to the city. Urban farmer Mary Seton Corboy and food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King talk about the future of food in the city. Plus, Tama Matsuoka Wong ...

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Farmer's Forum: Farmland leasing and contracts
Warren Reporter
Lots of rain and no sun doesn't bode well for the tomatoes and so the average isn't really much use to a farmer over the short term. If we got half the rain we usually get (the average) and got it when it is vital to the crop in question (say pumpkins) ...

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Farm Animal Frolic at Quiet Valley is hands-on experience
Pocono Record
By MELANIE VANDERVEER Baby farm animals and learning about what life was like on a farm in the 1800s is the theme of the 24th annual Farm Animal Frolic at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm. For two weekends, people can come visit the farm, ...

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Allentown Morning Call

Urban farm sprouts in south Bethlehem
Allentown Morning Call
The South Side boasts two weekly farmers markets. But produce is heavy, presenting a big challenge for seniors to carry for several blocks. And many don't have cars. Of the 5395 residents in that US Census tract, a quarter don't have access to cars, ...

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