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Agriculture News For June, 2013

  • AgFest 2013 connected classrooms to agriculture - Fort Morgan Times
    Date: June 17, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "AgFest 2013 connected classrooms to agriculture Fort Morgan Times Approximately 1,400 students and 80 teachers from 30 schools participated, as Colorado State University Extension agents from 14 counties traveled across the eastern plains for two weeks, presenting the fourth-annual agriculture literacy program."

  • Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots
    Date: June 16, 2013
    Source: Agriculture News

    "The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's surface."

  • Farm Tour Day gaining popularity - U-T San Diego
    Date: June 15, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "Tony Godfrey, owner of Olive Hill Greenhouse, gives visitors a tour of his extensive greenhouses of Bromeliads and various other tropical foliage. It was one of the locations of the San Diego County Farm Bureau's 4th. annual Farm Tour Day. -- Charlie ..."

  • Abraham Lincoln's vision of the Agriculture Department - Washington Post
    Date: June 13, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "Regarding George F. Will's June 9 op-ed column, "How sweet it isn't”: Mr. Will wrote, "President Lincoln's biggest blunder was . . . creating the Agriculture Department. Since 1995, 75 percent of all agricultural subsidies have gone to the largest and ..."

  • Bumper crop of maple syrup
    Date: June 13, 2013
    Source: Agriculture News

    "U.S. syrup makers had a sweet year, producing a record 3.2 million gallons. The Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday that 2013 production jumped 70 percent over 2012, boosted by ideal weather conditions that resulted in a long season and a high-quality product."

  • Value of Washington organic farm crops rising
    Date: June 10, 2013
    Source: Agriculture News

    "That's something that has taken Middleton, who farms about 100 acres of organic apples, cherries and blueberries near Eltopia, about 13 years to accomplish, and is among the reasons he plans to continue to stay organic."

  • GIANT Unveils 100 Percent Pennsylvania-Produced Milk During 'Dairy Month'
    Date: June 10, 2013
    Source: pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu

    "HARRISBURG, Pa., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A major Pennsylvania grocery chain is now offering its customers milk produced entirely in Pennsylvania, keeping dollars in local communities and supporting local jobs.GIANT Food Stores, based in Carlisle, Cumberland County, is the first national retailer to qualify its store brand milk as PA Preferred™, meaning 100 percent of the milk is ..."

  • Farming
    Date: June 08, 2013
    Source: Agriculture News

    "Agriculture and agriculture-related businesses play an important role in Ohio, with agriculture being the state's leading industry."

  • Major Watershed Improvement Act Introduced in Pennsylvania Senate
    Date: June 05, 2013
    Source: pennsylvania agriculture - Yahoo! News Search Resu

    "NEW YORK, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB/BB: BNET) supports adoption of the Major Watershed Improvement Act, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 994, introduced on June ..."

  • Young farmers invigorating Maine agriculture - Morning Sentinel
    Date: June 02, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "They are a primary supplier of eggs and vegetables for the Skowhegan Farmers Market and The Pickup, a multi-farm community supported agriculture program in Skowhegan. Online at www.onedropfarm.com. • Sarah, 31, and Garin Smith, 29, of Grassland ..."

  • Young farmers invigorating Maine agriculture - Kennebec Journal
    Date: June 02, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "They are a primary supplier of eggs and vegetables for the Skowhegan Farmers Market and The Pickup, a multi-farm community supported agriculture program in Skowhegan. Online at www.onedropfarm.com. • Sarah, 31, and Garin Smith, 29, of Grassland ..."

  • Local Agriculture News and Information - Pittsburg Morning Sun
    Date: June 02, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "The Crawford County Conservation District will be receiving cost share funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 on July 1, 2013. There will be a sign up starting June 1, 2013 thru June 15, 2013, anyone interested in putting Terraces, Ponds, and Grassed ..."

  • Ohio sustainable agriculture tour offers first-hand experience - Farm and Dairy
    Date: June 02, 2013
    Source: agriculture - Google News

    "Ohio State University's Sustainable Agriculture Team will host several tours this spring and summer on the plasticulture strawberry growing method, hops production, agritourism, organic farming and urban agriculture , as part of the 2013 Ohio ..."

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