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13Jul/10

MSU Extension shifts gears, looks to build ‘green economy’

MSU Extension shifts gears, looks to build 'green economy' "One of...
Source: Lansing State Journal

13Jul/10

Commission gambit could end decade-long GMO impasse

Commission gambit could end decade-long GMO impasse ......political divide, with sections of the left and Greens largely opposing not so much the technology but the business practices of agribusiness, and the sections of the right, particularly those of a religious bent, opposing GMOs because they believe it...
Source: EUobserver.com

13Jul/10

U-T editorial: Making a (funny) point

U-T editorial: Making a (funny) point UNION-TRIBUNE | Construction supervisors, farmers and ranchers, restaurant managers and a host of other U.S. employers all claim they couldn’t survive without illegal immigrant workers. It’s not because, as some on the right suggest, these employers are
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

13Jul/10

Businesses ‘profit from nature’

Businesses 'profit from nature' Another is the agribusiness giant Syngenta, which recently launched Operation Pollinator, a scheme to restore important bee habitat. The scheme...
Source: BBC News

12Jul/10

Help Haiti Now — Volunteer Opportunities Abound!

Help Haiti Now — Volunteer Opportunities Abound! Volunteers with expertise in English language instruction, youth development, agronomy, agribusiness, business consulting, technology, heath or education are needed. To become a volunteer, please send a resume and...
Source: Tonic

12Jul/10

The Next Two Years

The Next Two Years Billions in wasted corporate tax subsidies to Hedge Funds, Brokerage Houses, Big Banks, Oil and Energy Companies, Agribusiness, the Real Estate Industry, Export Companies, Military Suppliers, and every other well-funded and lobbyist-represented...
Source: The Moderate Voice

12Jul/10

AWB to make $139m pool payment

AWB to make $139m pool payment AWB general manager of commodities Mitch Morison said AWB's sales program was progressing well...
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

11Jul/10

The Conversation: State Fair’s long on corn but short on crowds

The Conversation: State Fair's long on corn but short on crowds How would you remake the California State Fair to make it more exciting? What would you keep? To comment on this issue, use our forum. It isn't time yet to put the California State Fair out to pasture. But it's high time to take a close, candid look a
Source: Sacramento Bee

11Jul/10

A romp through Sequim – Sun, 11 Jul 2010 PST

A romp through Sequim - Sun, 11 Jul 2010 PST Cultivating lavender began as an idea to help save local farmland. Now it’s a major agribusiness, with 36 farms growing more than 100 varieties of the fragrant herb in fields that become seas of purple in July and August. Growers...
Source: The Spokesman

11Jul/10

County needs to add to its agricultural base, not subtract

County needs to add to its agricultural base, not subtract Unfortunately, however, our current concept of "animal husbandry" is defined by agribusiness. The rule of thumb is this: Closely confined animals smell; animals that are free to range across a meadow do not. In...
Source: The Herald-Mail Online