Sugarcane scoops national sustainable farming award

Sugarcane is headlining its frontline environmental stewardship by taking the prestigious national award for sustainable farming at the recent National Farmers’ Federation conference.

Pawar and his officials did not explain that the figure of 11,700 tonnes they were quoting only counted the grain rotting in state warehouses. They left out the grain stored by the Food Corporation of India, the nation's main repository of wheat and rice purchased from farmers. Samar Halarnkar and Bhadra Sinha report.

Grain elevator in Jasper cited for air quality violations

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and CHS Inc. have reached an agreement that resolves alleged violations of air quality rules at Eastern Farmers Cooperative grain elevator in Jasper, Minn.

Canterbury earthquake: Fed Farmers update

0800 FARMING (0800 327 646): The 0800 number is now on automated messaging until 0830 am tomorrow morning. If the matter is life threatening, please dial 111. If farmers need advice, please call one of the Federated Farmers personnel.

Putin Extends Grain Embargo

MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday abruptly extended the grain export ban by at least several months from the end of this year because farmers and wholesalers sent grain prices up by holding the latest harvest.

Rotting grain more than Govt claimed

After insisting in Parliament and elsewhere that the amount of rotting food grain revealed by the Hindustan Times was “exaggerated”, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sharad Pawar’s own ministry has proven him wrong. Samar Halarnkar and Bhadra Sinha report. Special: Tracking Hunger

Rickey Jackson Featured at Cattle Festival Parade

Rickey Jackson who played 13 years with the Saints and two with San Francisco will be featured on a float at the 62nd Annual Louisiana Cattle Festival Parade next month. This is the festival's first time to feature a NFL Hall of Famer. Jackson will ride in the Grand Parade October 9th in Abbeville. Permalink | Comments

Farmers left exposed to water trading rorts

Leading farming groups warn that Australia's multibillion-dollar water market is ripe for fraud or embezzlement because governments have failed to regulate water brokers.

Farmer dead after being crushed by cattle beast

A farmer is dead after a cattle beast turned on him while he was loading it on to a truck on a property near Tuai, 50km northwest of Wairoa

Farmer crushed by cattle beast

A farmer is dead after a cattle beast turned on him while he was loading it on to a truck on a property near Wairoa in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday.

Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation celebrates 75 years

Seventy-five years of conservation was celebrated at the Fair Sunday. The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service hosted a forum and discussed past and present projects that have improved the state's agriculture and environment.

Women managing cattle course set for Red Oak

Iowa State University Extension is offering Women Managing Cattle in Red Oak. The course will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Sept. 13, 20 and 27 at the Southwestern Community College at 2300 N. Fourth St.

Cattle industry keeps nose above water

Cowboy Humor Baxter Black and Lee Pitts brighten your day. MarketWatchOnline Market insights emailed to you twice daily.

Russia Medvedev forecasts early grain ban removal

Moscow on Monday gave another mixed signal about the duration of a grain export ban set initially from August 15 to December 31, but European Union grain markets continued to rise, apparently ignoring the latest twist.

Russia to lift grain export ban after harvest says Medvedev

Russia will cancel its grain export embargo as soon as the situation with the grain harvest becomes clear, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.

Russia's Medvedev forecasts early removal of grain ban

President Dmitry Medvedev signaled on Monday Russia's ban on grain exports may be lifted earlier than December 31 this year and state grain stocks may be insufficient to cover the drought-hit country's needs.

Les Cockrell: Sanger rooted in railroad

Courtesy photo/Idaleene Scheu Fuqua A locomotive arrives in Sanger in 1939 at a brick platform, with the Sanger Cotton Gin on the east side of the tracks. In 1887, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway connected its tracks with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe in what is now Oklahoma, beginning many years of passenger service through Sanger.The dedication of a Texas Historical Marker ...

Sustainable farming options open for bivalves

TWO sets of global standards – one for pangasius farming and the other for bivalve farming – have been finalised by the Aquaculture Dialogues initiative in Washington DC.

Russia's Grain Export Ban Followed `Considerable' Crop Losses, Deputy Says

Russia’s grain export ban followed “considerable” crop losses, Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexander Petrikov said.

Higher yields are farming’s answer

By Dennis Avery CHURCHVILLE , Va.—Is the Green Movement finally ready to face the global need to triple crop yields over the next 40 years—and drop its dedication to land-selfish organic farming? Maybe yes, and none too soon. The planet’s wild biodiversity is at stake. read more

Grain Valley rolls past Blair Oaks

GRAIN VALLEY -- The Grain Valley Eagles jumped out to a 42-0 lead at halftime and rolled to a 48-8 win over the Blair Oaks Falcons on Friday. The Eagles scored three touchdowns in each of the first two quarters.

Montrose families earn awards for generations of labor on farm, ranch lands

MONTROSE — Members of three Montrose families recently returned from the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo where they and 21 other families received the 2010 Centennial Farm and Ranch award. The Colorado Centennial Farms program honors farmers and ranches whose families have worked the same land for 100 years or more. The program is sponsored by the Colorado Historical Society, the Colorado ...

Saturday cattle auction is first of kind

BAY MINETTE, Ala. – Cattle farmers from across the country will descend upon Bay Minette this weekend in what is being called the “first multi-breed grass fed cattle auction.”

Tax credits foster preservation for ranches

A tour of three ranches in Teller County protected from development emphasized the economic advantages of preserving land.

Horse Advocates Pull for Underdog in Roundups

The stated goal is to reduce the wild horse population to more sustainable levels but animal advocates say the roundups are cruel, expensive and unnecessary.

Industrial agriculture puts big problems on our plates

Agriculture Ministry to proceed with irrigation project in north-western Selangor

SABAK BERNAM: The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry will proceed with the project to upgrade the irrigation channel and retention pond in the north-western part of Selangor, its minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said. He said the ministry could not wait for a permit from the state government to do so because the project had to [...]

Agriculture’s decay: causes and effects

Everybody knows Romania has a huge potential for agriculture, hence its traditional name as “the bread basket of Europe”, which it had been given at the dawn of the 20th century. In those days, Romanian agricultural exports were, indeed, massive.

Agriculture cornerstone of development

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that Agriculture is the cornerstone of economic development in Sri Lanka. Minister Rajapaksa was participating at the Jathika Govi Satiya and exhibition held at the Chamal Rajapaksa Agro Technological and Tourism Park yesterday.

Agriculture dep’t investigates mining impact on Leyte farms

MACARTHUR, LEYTE -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) will investigate the impact of magnetite sand mining exploration on rice farms in Javier town in Leyte.

Cattle truck rolls on Lynd Highway

SEVERAL cattle were killed when the road train they were travelling in rolled on the Lynd Highway, north of Charters Towers, around 8.45pm.

Grain Export Ban Extension Not a Crisis

MILAN, Italy — Russia's plan to extend its grain export ban destabilizes markets but does not bring closer a repeat of the 2007-08 food crisis, a senior United Nations economist said Friday as new protests flared in Mozambique after bread riots.

Festival Of Old Fashioned Farming

Owego, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Go back in time in Owego at one of the largest farming festivals in Central New York. Sunday is the final day of Rudin's Olde Tyme Farm Days.

Limits on hog hunts proposed for Michigan

The legislation aims to establish fencing, testing and other requirements for ranches that offer hog hunts at the same time resource managers are considering an order to list the animal as an invasive species , a measure that would outlaw them statewide.

Sheriff prepares to host gospel sing

Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts will host a gospel sing in the Marianna High School auditorium next Saturday, Sept. 11. The 5th annual event begins at 6:30 p.m. There is no admission, but an offering will be taken up at the concert to help the Florida Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches.

What's the value of agritourism?

The North Platte Telegraph It's an increasing problem. Fewer young people are returning home to take over family farms and ranches, and those who do are finding it difficult to make a profit.

Hometown Hero

STEPHENVILLE, Texas - It stands there alien in this world of Cowboys. Planted off Route 377, just a football throw from one of the many ranches that dot the Lone Star landscape, is a billboard as unfamiliar in these parts as the sight of a UFO in Philadelphia.

System for keeping tabs on cattle could be better, Virden farmer says

VIRDEN -- Cattle producer and dairyman Robert Stoop has always had to deal with some form of animal identification system. It has been part of his animal husbandry system since he began working with cattle.

Canada cattle enjoy wine in their feed

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Western Canadian beef producers have found a novel way of putting the "bar" in barbecue. Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan wine and cattle region are being fed red wine with their grain.

Agriculture Minister Visiting Earthquake Hit Farms

Agriculture Minister David Carter is this morning visiting farms west of Christchurch damaged in yesterday’s earthquake.

Agriculture Minister David Carter to visit Canterbury farms

Agriculture Minister David Carter will visit Canterbury farms this afternoon to survey the damage caused by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook the region early yesterday

State Agriculture Department wants you to buy local food

Department of Agriculture urges S.C. consumers to buy local. A study by the University of South Carolina found that increased funding for agribusiness could bring more jobs and millions in new state revenue.

Agriculture Candidates Tout New Era

Food safety is a top priority of the three candidates for Agriculture Commissioner. Libertarian Kevin Cherry, Democrat J.B. Powell, and Republican Gary Black each want to inherit the post held by Tommy Irvin for 40 years. The candidates met at a forum this week held by Georgia Organics. read more

Farming entrepreneur plans vodka venture

A millionaire farming entrepreneur is planning his next business venture - "vodka" petrol made from waste potatoes.

New Zealand Farming clarifies bid stance

New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU) said its board recommendation to shareholders is that they accept the raised offer from Olam International for at least part of their shareholding.

Ranches Academy in top of state list for performance

EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- The Ranches Academy, a small school of 350 students, has one of the highest 2010 Adequate Yearly Progress results for a charter school in Utah.

MARYLAND: Ranches find market serving ritual slaughter needs

MOUNT AIRY, Md. — Before Easter in 2003, when Brian Schiner's family ranch was still a hobby, he received a call from a 72-year-old Greek Orthodox man.

Cattle Futures Rise on Signs of Climbing U.S. Beef Exports; Hogs Advance

Cattle futures rose to a one-week high on signs that global demand for U.S. beef is increasing. Hogs headed for the biggest gain in two weeks.

NZ Farming Systems recommends Olam takeover offer

NZ Farming Systems (NZS) recommends acceptance of Olam offer in respect of at least part of shares held. As advised earlier this week, your Board has engaged with both Olam and the potential new investor in an effort to reach a conclusion in the best interests of all shareholders. Read more...

Farming Systems recommends Olam’s 70c/share offer

Sept. 2 (BusinessDesk) – NZ Farming Systems Uruguay Ltd.’s directors have recommended Olam International Ltd.’s takeover bid, which values the dairy farm developer at $171 million.