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Centre asks farmers to protect plant varieties for quality agriculture produce
Agriculture Industry News.NetThe Centre on Wednesday asked the farming community to protect and conserve plant varieties to achieve higher and quality production in the agriculture sector. Conferring the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award 2011-12 here today, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Tariq Anwar called for improvement and preservation of genetic resources of economic plants and ...
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Common food supplement made from beef oysters fights degenerative brain disorders
Agriculture Industry News.NetPhosphatidylserine - a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy - improves the functioning of genes involved in degenerative brain disorders, including Parkinson's disease and Familial Dysautonomia (FD). This is the finding made by a team headed by Prof. Gil Ast and Dr. Ron Bochner of Tel Aviv University's Department of Human Molecular Genetics. Widely available in ...
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Centre extends RTI e-filing facility to MHA Agriculture Ministry
Agriculture Industry News.NetIn a step towards enhancing transparency, the Central Governmnet has extended the facility of e-filing of RTI applications to ministries of Home Affairs and Agriculture. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which acts as nodal ministry for implementation of Right to Information Act, has launched www.rtionline.gov.in to facilitate e-filing of applications and payment of fees. The ...
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Four farming groups to receive 2013 Plant Genome Saviour Community Awards
Agriculture Industry News.NetAgriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar will confer awards on four farming communities for their outstanding work in conservation of genetic resources, in a ceremony here today. These awards, carrying a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh each, have been instituted by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Authority (PPV and FR). In addition, 10 farmers will ...
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Immigration Reform Landscape of California Agriculture at Stake
Ag WebCalifornia is home to more than 350 different crops. As Immigration Reform looms, the state's farmers and ranchers fear labor shortages could ultimately force them to switch to less labor intensive ...
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Cuban Agriculture Needs Young People
IPSShe is not sure where her vocation came from, but she does know that this is what she wants to do. In Cuba, which is seeking to boost agricultural yields, there is a scarcity of young people working in the sector. Blanco, a petite 20-year-old, dropped her math studies after two years to try her hand at ...
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Watch beer go from grain to glass at Orlando Brewery
News 13ORLANDO -- If you just so happen to have a frosty mug filled with your favorite beer next to you, you might dig this idea. At no charge, Orlando Brewing is offering 45 minute tours of its brewery, showing you how your next "cold one" is born. "When he runs out of beer, then the tour's over," joked Orlando Brewing President John Cheek, referring to the tour guide. The ...
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Miss Kansas contestant brings spotlight to agriculture
High Plains JournalDanielle Hill, who will compete in the Miss Kansas competition this June, created Kernals for Kids, a philanthropy that promotes agriculture while benefiting Children's Miracle Network hospitals in Kansas. (Courtesy ...
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NDFB Scholarship winners announced
Farm Ranch Guide"Education is important, and as a committee we feel it is vital that we help support students developing their career paths," said Director of Development Joey Tigges. "We really appreciate everyone who supports this scholarship program by giving to the NDFB Foundation." The Becki Palmer Scholarship for High School Seniors honors a North Dakota Farm Bureau employee who lost ...
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High-tech Greenhouse Simulates Global Growing Conditions
Ag WebSyngenta officials say the new facility will enable company researchers to better focus their efforts on developing agricultural traits that optimize crop yields, use resources efficiently and resist various stresses for specific geographies.At the new Syngenta Advanced Crop Laboratory, you can experience weather conditions from around the world in a matter of only a few minutes."You can be ...
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Dairy Price Rebound Ahead after GDT Cool-Down
Ag WebThe results of the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auctions over the past several months have been a key factor reflected in the rise of dairy prices both here in the U.S. and on an international basis, most noticeably during the rally witnessed in the months of March and April when Class III prices gained over $2 per cwt. The rise of the GDT prices reflected continually disintegrating conditions in New ...
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Entrenched Mexico drug mafia vigilantes battle for control of agricultural Michoacan state
Canada.comIn this May 20, 2013 photo, a man on a motorcycle drives past the burnt-out hulks of two trucks and a passenger bus, allegedly torched by the Knights Templar drug cartel as a warning to anyone who tries to bring reinforcements, near the town of Buenavista, Mexico. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a ...
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Treasuries Sink With Gold as Dollar Jumps U.S. Stocks Fluctuate
Ag WebMay 22 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries and gold tumbled while the dollar rallied as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress the central bank may cut the pace of bond purchases at its next few meetings. U.S. equities erased early gains to trade little changed.Ten-year Treasury yields jumped eight basis points to 2.01 percent at 1:54 p.m. in New York, topping 2 percent for the first time ...
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Deadline nearing for specialty crop grant applications
Farm Ranch Guide"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided North Dakota with about $480 thousand to promote the production, processing and use of specialty crops," said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said. "Individuals, organizations and institutions are invited to submit proposals, either on their own or in partnerships, for grants of up to ...
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Seychelles Ifad Loan of U.S.$3 Million to Revive Small-Scale Agriculture in Seychelles
All AfricaRome - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$3 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to help revive the agriculture sector, strengthen small-scale artisanal fisheries and promote rural microenterprises on the islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. The financing agreement for the Competitive Local Innovations for Small-scale Agriculture Project was ...
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