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Small farms seen spurring U. S. farm growth

By Christopher Doering February 12, 2009

There are nearly 76,000 more U. S. farms than a few years ago but new operations tend to be smaller, more diversified and have lower sales than the average farm, according to Agriculture Department data released on Feb. 4. A USDA census taken every five years found four per cent more farms in 2007 than

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Community development blowing in the wind, says Mazier

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2009

“That’s a $2.5 billion hit. They call that leakage. I call that a flood.” – DAN MAZIER Dan Mazier has a bold vision for the future of the small towns and villages across the windswept Prairies. He pictures wind turbines above every community that would work night and day to harvest energy from the sky,

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cash for dairy, rural Internet brussels/ reuters E urope’s farm

February 5, 2009

Europe’s farm chief will propose spending part of the unused EU agriculture budget to help countries finance rural development projects, including support for dairy industries and improved Internet access. Speaking to bloc farm ministers, EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said up to 1.5 billion euros ( US$ 2 billion) could behandedout for certain schemes

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Answer to fertilizer woes blowing in the wind, says researcher

By Daniel Winters February 5, 2009

Brandon Here’s an interesting experiment: On a hot day, open a six-pack of beer with your buddies and start drinking. When there’s only two left, observe the dynamics. The degree of thirst and the attitudes of the company present will determine how the situation gets resolved. That in a nutshell, describes the current global fossil

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Vilsack to face food subsidy issues in top ag job

By Reuters January 1, 2009

Tom Vilsack, a former governor of the top corn-and soybean-producing state of Iowa, was set to be named next agriculture secretary by U. S. president-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Dec. 16. Vilsack, a lawyer, will oversee one of the largest federal departments with 100,000 employees and a $95 billion annual budget, the bulk of

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New biofuel sources are in the pipeline

By Alex Binkley December 18, 2008

“We’re like the high-tech sector. The research we engage into developing a fuel will likely lead to other new products.” While many are still under development, new sources of raw material for biofuels will take the sting out of any future debates over food-versus-fuel uses for crops, experts say. Earlier this year, environmentalists and poverty

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Energizing small communities

By Bonnie Baltessen November 27, 2008

District energy projects bring more than heat to communities. Carl Chaboyer has spent years working with district energy projects and says the benefits outweigh any possible deterrents, including fiscal. Speaking to the Biofibe 08 conference held in Winnipeg, Nov. 14, 2008, Chaboyer said it is debatable whether the projects he worked with were actually the

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Throne speech light on details for farmers

By Alex Binkley November 27, 2008

“We will invest billions of dollars in renewable energy sources, including biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal and tidal power.” – Prime Minister Stephen Harper Agriculture got more mention than usual in the throne speech and the first remarks by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the start of the new Parliament last week, but with scant few

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U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

Tag Archives renewable energy

Small farms seen spurring U. S. farm growth

Community development blowing in the wind, says Mazier

cash for dairy, rural Internet brussels/ reuters E urope’s farm

Answer to fertilizer woes blowing in the wind, says researcher

Vilsack to face food subsidy issues in top ag job

New biofuel sources are in the pipeline

Energizing small communities

Throne speech light on details for farmers

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