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USDA will extend high tunnel greenhouse program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will extend a program that has helped pay for high tunnel greenhouses in the Kodiak area.
High tunnel greenhouses feature steel frames that hold a plastic sheet. They're larger than hoop houses, which use plastic...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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USDA wants to cut junk food from school lunches
Channel 2 NewsThe USDA is calling on school cafeterias to add more fruit and cut back on starchy staples like fries. Some of the proposed changes will happen incrementally, like slowly cutting the amount of sodium in meals over the next decade so kids' taste buds...Tags: Physical Conditions, Weight, Health, Alaska, Obesity
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Farmers and Non-Profit Group Work to Protect Valley Farmland
Channel 2 NewsWhen Margaret Heaven and her late husband, LeRoi, purchased a 40-acre hay farm off Fairview Loop, it was a dream come true. But holding on to the property proved to be a challenge. "In the 80s, and especially in the 90s, real estate agents started...Tags: Government, Public Employees, Property, Science and Technology, Homes
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Out of the Blue: Stand up against Monsanto
If you believe you have a right to know what you put in your body, join us at 11 a.m. Saturday at Main Beach for the March Against Monsanto. If you believe our Aliso Beach fire pits are a sacred right to enjoy a bonfire at the beach, let your local...Tags: Birth Defects, Barack Obama, Environmental Politics, Business Enterprises, Diabetes
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USDA funds studies of weather and climatic variability impact on cattle
MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...Tags: Science and Technology, Conservation, University of Washington, Tom Vilsack, Consumer Goods Industries
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High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield. He's not the only one turning over soil in unlikely places....Tags: Golf, Sports, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Farms
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Don't miss your chance to provide the facts straight from the farm
WASHINGTON - With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of...Tags: Population and Census, Demographics, Agriculture
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Keep COOL in farm bill
Green grass is blooming across our state and welcomed moisture will give many an optimistic outlook. That same attitude should be applied to the crafting of a farm bill. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., continue to work on the final details for a five-...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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S.D. tribal business to get $300K matching grant
LOWER BRULE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota tribe will receive $300,000 in federal money to promote the sales of its popcorn as part of an attempt to boost the reservation's economy. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Argus Leader that the money...Tags: Popcorn, Washington, DC
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Rising consumer demand aids organic industry sway
WASHINGTON (AP) - The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Customs and Tradition, Advertising, Consumer Goods Industries
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Wetlands Reserve Program application deadline extended to May 31
Huron (NRCS) - A deadline for accepting applications has been extended for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) enrollment for Fiscal Year 2013 funding. Applications are accepted year round for the program; however, the cutoff for consideration for 2013...Tags: Wetlands, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Scouting to get the most out of every acre
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- For the cleanest fields and highest profits, it's time to refocus on weed control. A recent BASF poll showed nearly 80 percent of growers are changing their weed management programs to head off herbicide-resistant weeds - and...
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