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    Wyoming briefs  Nov 23, 2009
    Stephanie Styvar, a Riverton area representative for Wyoming Department of Agriculture Consumer Health Services, said the labels are meant to protect consumers with food allergies ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new program called Biomass Crop Assistance Program that will help KL Energy with its feedstock costs at the Upton facility. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    * No KMT sweep in Dec. 5 elections: Wu  Nov 23, 2009
    Council of Agriculture officials said yesterday that the controversial US bone-in beef would begin arriving in the next few days. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)

    Milwaukee Mayor Barrett Will Run For Governor (14)  Nov 23, 2009
    How much understanding do any of the candidates have about agriculture and rural issues ... Once again an Assembly Agriculture Committee has discussed creation of a Committee to Study the Uses of Industrial Hemp. (Agri-View, WI)

    Jia Qinglin meets Philippine senior legislator  Nov 22, 2009
    The Chinese government will continue to encourage investment in the Philippines, strengthen cooperation in such fields as infrastructure construction, agriculture and tourism, and explore new ways to boost economic and trade ties, Jia said. The Chinese side will also promote exchanges and cooperation with the Philippine parliament, Jia said, expressing appreciation to the Philippine parliament's long-time adherence to the one-China policy on the Taiwan issue. (Xinhuanet, China)

    DATCP Board Listens to Roundtable on Dairy Industry (2)  Nov 22, 2009
    At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) board, listened to a lengthy roundtable discussion on the current status of the dairy industry ... Banks who concentrate on agriculture are probably under greater scrutiny we don t want to see a massive exodus ... Mike Dummer I take away these things: Producers must utilize risk management tools in their operations; they must recognize we are a world economy; the industry s management process must... (Agri-View, WI)

    Agency mergers in Barbour's proposal  Nov 22, 2009
    The Department of Agriculture and Commerce ... Less well-received is Barbour's plan to reorganize the Agriculture and Commerce Department ... Two other agencies named in the proposed Agriculture and Commerce merger are. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Kauai residents rip county plan for new landfill in Kalaheo  Nov 22, 2009
    "Once it's ruined it is gone forever," said Kalaheo resident Linda Silva, adding that the Kalaheo property is too valuable in agriculture to even be considered for landfill purposes. "The landfill is not supposed to be in Kalaheo," said 40-year Kalaheo resident Sab Yoshioka, adding that he wil 00004000 l start his own petition drive and get signatures of Kalaheo residents opposed to the landfill here and bring the signatures to members of the County Council. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    NYT: Sen. Lincoln at heart of debate  Nov 22, 2009
    A committee shuffle after the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy elevated her to chairwoman of the Agriculture Committee, a position that could allow her to protect her agriculture-heavy state. More politics news from NYTimes. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Commission applies for transportation grants  Nov 22, 2009
    He showed the commissioners a design for a sign approximately 16 feet high and would consist of three metal pieces with oil, agriculture and people as different images on the pieces. "In the future, we could always change them or make more, for things such as fall sports, to change for different times of the year," said Wenko. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)

    Food: If words were food, nobody would go hungry  Nov 21, 2009
    Investment in agriculture is soaring ... As the world s attention turns from the receding financial crisis, it is switching to one emerging in agriculture ... But as Jacques Diouf, head of the UN s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said this week, when the recovery picks up, we will be back to square one. (The Economist)

    Provost search committee appointed  Nov 21, 2009
    Other members are: Dr. Howard Whiteman, college of science, engineering and technology; Dr. Leigh Johnson, college of business; Dr. Pearl Payne, college of health sciences and human services; Dr. Martin Jacobs, college of education; Dr. Whitney Peake, school of agriculture; Dr. Ryan Weir, university libraries; Dr. Charlotte Beahan, college of humanities and fine arts; Sheri Riddle, staff representative; Lana Jennings, staff representative and the Center for Continuing Education and Academic... (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)

    Lawmakers decry treatment of elephants  Nov 21, 2009
    McCary agreed that those who abuse animals should be prosecuted and said he supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture s animal-protection regulations, saying the agency has full access and often makes unannounced visits to traveling circuses for inspections. Noting the difficult economy, McCary said, The Big E alone generates over $225 million for the economy of Greater Springfield and is responsible, indirectly, for over $7. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)

    Bureau County Board  Nov 21, 2009
    Approved a request from Chad May to rezone property from agriculture to residential estate to bring existing property into compliance with county zoning ordinance. Also approved a final plat for the Gobbler;s Knob Subdivision, planned by May, in Berlin Township. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Nuclear fallout rocks Pakistan  Nov 20, 2009
    The ministers for water and power, agriculture, health and many others are also named in the list, accused of incompetence or corruption. Initially, Zardari agreed to replace them, but now he is stalling. (Asia Times Online)

    NYT: U.S. radical inspired Major Hasan, others  Nov 20, 2009
    Mr. Awlaki, 38, the son of a former agriculture minister and university president in Yemen, has never been accused of planting explosives himself. But experts on terrorism believe his persuasive endorsement of violence as a religious duty, in colloquial, American-accented English, has helped push a series of Western Muslims into terrorism. (MSNBC -- International)

    U.S. to audit 1,000 companies to check for illegal hires  Nov 20, 2009
    They also were chosen because of their connection to public safety and national security, such as power plants and companies involved in agriculture, transportation, telecommunications, chemicals and water treatment. Morton would not identify the companies. (AZCentral -- News)

    Cal Expo board elects Albiani chairman  Nov 20, 2009
    He is chair of the California Bankers Association Agricultural Lending Committee and is commissioner of the U.S. President s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Most Read Stories. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

    More of this story  Nov 20, 2009
    Hawaiian agriculture traditionally cannot compete at a commodity price basis. The way Hawaiian agriculture can survive is by creating value, he said. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Food Banks Struggle amid Record Demand  Nov 20, 2009
    The congressional hearing on food banks followed an Agriculture Department report that more than one in seven households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008 the highest rate since the agency began tracking food security in 1995. That's about 49 million people, or 14. (CBS News)

    11 ask for Community Preservation funds  Nov 20, 2009
    And the CPC itself applied for $200,000 to set aside in an open space reserve fund for future land acquisitions for agriculture, open space and recreation. Concord adopted the Community Preservation Act with a 1. (Concord Journal, MA)

    Financial Regulation Overhaul Proposals in U.S.: Side-by-Side Comparison  Nov 20, 2009
    HOUSE -- Two committees have jurisdiction, Financial Services, led by Frank, and Agriculture, led by of Minnesota ... The Senate Agriculture Committee, which shares jurisdiction, is expected to offer a proposal next week. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Strike against hunger  Nov 20, 2009
    In a study released this week, the Department of Agriculture has determined that 17 million U.S. households didn't always have access to food last year -- up from 13 million households in 2007 ... So we urge Congress to heed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and reauthorize school nutrition programs that help feed the nation's schoolchildren ... Vilsack, who made his case before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Tuesday, referred to the study and its findings. (NJ.com -- Times)

    China, Sudan agree on agriculture cooperation  Nov 19, 2009
    KHARTOUM, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Sudan have agreed to further enhance cooperation on agriculture during the visit to Khartoum by Zhou Yongkang, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said sources with the International Department of the CPC Central Committee on Thursday. Zhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee's Political Bureau, paid a three-day official goodwill visit to Khartoum from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of Sudan's ruling... (Xinhuanet, China)

    More than $98 billion in improper gov't payments  Nov 19, 2009
    Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Reuters Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Chamber dinner gets wild  Nov 19, 2009
    Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo quarium, was the keynote speaker at the 69th annual chamber banquet which had the biggest turnout ever (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Building bridge to future in Beit Shean, periphery  Nov 19, 2009
    With them was Abed Gera, head of the Institute of Planned Protection, Volcani Center, an institute of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture dedicated to agricultural research. The men, along with JCF representatives, were preparing for a Nov. 2-4 trip to Washington, D.C., to gain support for a new agriculture initiative in the Middle East that will benefit Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    Government to spend more on pro-poor activities  Nov 19, 2009
    This amount will go to support basic education, primary health care, poverty-focused agriculture, provision of rural water, construction of feeder roads and rural electrification, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Kwabena Duffuor announced in the government's budget to Parliament. The Minister said an amount of GH25. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    2010 WC: Antar Yahia sends Algeria to the World CupSudanese women seek int'l support over repressive laws against themUN envoy visits Sudan to assess status of child soldiersBADEA DG arrives Congo EU to train 2,000 Somali soldiersIMO pledges support to avert piracy off Somali coastSomalian prime minister to visit BrusselsLibya, Somalia review cooperation 7 journalists killed in three years in DR CongoUNDP, France to build hostels for trainee police officers in DRCWorld Club: TP Mazembe starts against Pohang SteelersNigerian club fails in bid to lift African champions league title Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE FAO Summit boosts agriculture to end hungerNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The three-day World Summit on Food Securityended in Rome late Wednesday after committing the internationalcommunity to investing more in agriculture and to eradicating hungerat the earliest date.    19/11/2009   Full Text...  Nov 19, 2009
    FAO Summit boosts agriculture to end hunger. FAO Summit boosts agriculture to end hunger ... Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The three-day World Summit on Food Security ended in Rome late Wednesday after committing the international community to investing more in agriculture and to eradicating hunger at the earliest date. (Panapress.com)

    Wa Municipality records sharp drop in HIV prevalence  Nov 19, 2009
    He said although the Ministries of Health and Agriculture and the Ghana Education Service never reported their activities to the Assembly, they nevertheless, also helped a great deal to reduce the prevalence of the disease in the Municipality. Mr Duogu Yakubu, Wa Municipal Chief Executive said bad attitudes and behaviours contributed significantly to the present HIV situation in the country and advised the youth to be sensitive to good moral values. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Engineering firm working on watershed tool for BasinViewer will show Basin precipitation, water in reservoirs  Nov 19, 2009
    Read more in Thursday's agriculture section in the print and e-editions of the Herald and News. Reader Comments. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Q&A: School nutrition expert answered your questions  Nov 19, 2009
    Agriculture chief promises better food alerts to schools - USATODAY.com ... Agriculture chief promises better food alerts to schools ... Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., holds up the Nov. 17 edition of USA TODAY while questioning Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during a Senate hearing on food safety. (USA Today -- News)

    Zimbabwe: Deadline for Resolving Govt Disunity Looms  Nov 19, 2009
    com: Zimbabwe: Hardly Any Work Done As Deadline Looms (Page 1 of 1). Hardly Any Work Done As Deadline Looms. (allAfrica.com)

    A U.S. visa, shouts of corruption, and barrels of oil  Nov 18, 2009
    The nation's doors are open to Obiang, the forest and agriculture minister of Equatorial Guinea and the son of its president, even though federal law enforcement officials believe that "most if not all" of his wealth comes from corruption related to the extensive oil and gas reserves discovered more than a decade and a half ago off the coast of his tiny West African country, according to internal Justice Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement documents ... The nation's doors are open... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama tours Forbidden City  Nov 18, 2009
    1:51 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The Associated Press. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Parliament's winter session from tomorrow  Nov 18, 2009
    CPI Parliamentary Party leader Gurudas Dasgupta said besides price rise and pricing of sugarcane and other agriculture commodities, attacks on trade union rights, disinvestment of PSUs and government's "failure" to fill up vacancies would be raised by the Left parties. Other issues include move to privatise and merge public sector banks, he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    'No factories on agricultural plots'  Nov 18, 2009
    Centre asks states not to touch agriculture land- Agriculture-Economy-News-The Economic Times ... Centre asks states not to touch agriculture land18 Nov 2009, 0428 hrs IST, ET Bureau. (India Times)

    South Sudan violence kills 12, injures minister  Nov 18, 2009
    On Sunday, a vehicle carrying South Sudan's Agriculture Minister Samson Kwaje was ambushed just after he had given a speech encouraging people in neighbouring Central Equatoria State to take part in national elections, said officials ... A Sudanese farmer uses a tractor to prepare his land for agriculture at the banks of River Nile in Khartoum November 11, 2009. (AlertNet)

    Rich Myers to run for re-election  Nov 18, 2009
    Myers serves on the Higher Education Committee, the Agriculture and Conservation Committee, State Government Administration, Elections and Campaign Reform, Minority Procurement and the Renewable Energy Committee ... He is co-chairman of the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee of the Midwestern Legislative Conference for the Council of State Governments. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)

    The Better Ghana Agenda: So Far, So Better  Nov 18, 2009
    The Government has made available GH10,700,000 or 107,000,000,000 for the Youth in Agriculture programme ... These together with the massive government propoor interventions and subsidies in the areas of agriculture, education health, transportation, etc ... 2 per cent growth in Agriculture against a target of 5. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Athens enacts Right to Farm law  Nov 18, 2009
    Farmers, as well as those employed, retained, or otherwise authorized to act on behalf of farms, may lawfully engage in agricultural practices within [the Town of Athens] at all such times and all such locations as are reasonably necessary to conduct the business of agriculture, the law states ... Mick Bessire, agriculture and natural resources resource educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County, said Right to Farm laws allow towns place a focus on and retain their farming... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    The Record: Europe on the annual report on the EU's accounts  Nov 18, 2009
    There were signs of improvement in some areas like agriculture, which for the first time avoided a negative opinion. We'll be asking whether reformers should take heart at this year's performance, but also who is to blame for the continued errors in spending and management. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Rice: Govt looks at other nations  Nov 18, 2009
    Meanwhile, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said India may not import rice on a large scale during the 2009-10 marketing season (October- September), as global price is higher than the domestic rate and also the government has enough stock to meet the domestic requirement. But the country, which is the second-largest rice producer in the world, may import as much as 2,00,000 tonne of the staple grain if there is greater price parity, the USDA report said, adding that already three... (India Times)

    Commissioners listen to public pleas  Nov 18, 2009
    A project of the commissioners more than a year in the making, the amendments would remove confined feeding operations (CAFOs) from needing a special exception and, on the other hand, require singe-family homes to have a special exception in areas zoned agriculture. Hughes was on a committee that recommended amendments that did not include the switch in special exception requirements. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)

    'India may have to import rice this yr'  Nov 18, 2009
    But the failure of monsoon -- on which depends 60 per cent of India's agriculture -- cast a shadow on this year's crop. Read business stories in. (India Times)

    Market Forecaster  Nov 17, 2009
    Midwest Producer: Serving Kansas ska Agriculture ... Complaints from Nebraska farmers and agriculture groups about using checkoff dollars to help balance the state budget appear to have worked. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)

    Leading the way  Nov 17, 2009
    Other topics the group will look at include education, business and industry, agriculture, and state and federal government, Mortimer added. (Photos and biographies of Leadership Tate County participants can be found in the November 17 edition of The Democrat. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)

    Marketing Briefs: Gov. Parkinson to lead trade mission to China  Nov 17, 2009
    Midwest Producer: Serving Kansas ska Agriculture. . (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)

    FM allays fears of stimulus withdrawal  Nov 17, 2009
    There is a scope to include competition in the agriculture market. The real litmus test would be to reach out to the common man. (India Times)

    Doctors urged to downplay workplace injuries, agency finds  Nov 17, 2009
    Last weeks' surprise inspections by the Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health caught violators in several industries, including construction, recycling and agriculture. It was the largest heat enforcement action to date. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Mexico Congress Approves Budget That Allows Widest Deficit in Two Decades  Nov 17, 2009
    6 billion pesos of spending to infrastructure, agriculture, education, health and social programs from Calderons original proposal. The funds were taken mostly from executive-branch operational spending. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Hive and Seek: Where Have the Honeybees Gone?  Nov 17, 2009
    Finding a single cause of Colony Collapse Disorder seems unlikely, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service points to the possibility of a "perfect storm" of stresses that compromise the immune system of bees, disrupt their social system and make colonies more susceptible to disease ... According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which last year convened a multi-agency steering committee to assess the problem and find... (Scientific American)

    FY10 GDP at 6%: RBI analyst survey  Nov 17, 2009
    The economists surveyed have sharply reduced their expectation for agriculture growth in 2009/10 to -1. 4 per cent from 2. (India Times)

    G8 to desert U.N. summit on hunger, scepticism rife  Nov 16, 2009
    U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf (L) and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pose during a food summit of Latin American and African heads of state in Rome November 15, 2009 ... With the world's hungry topping one billion for the first time in history, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation had called the summit, hoping that leaders would commit to raising the share of official aid spent on agriculture to 17 percent of the total -- its 1980... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Amish Voice Their Concern; Echoes Others (15)  Nov 16, 2009
    Lee Nerison, who represents the 96th district, spoke that funding was a concern of the agriculture committee ... NAIS is a business plan designed to benefit corporate agriculture on the global marketing level. (Agri-View, WI)

    Mexican Congress Vote on 2010 Budget Extended After Spat on Farm Spending  Nov 16, 2009
    Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Mexicos Congress failed to approve the 2010 budgets spending plan yesterday as scheduled after legislators disagreed on agriculture outlays, a lawmaker said. The budget committee in the lower house of Congress will meet to approve the spending bill and the full house is expected to vote on it today, said Luis Videgaray, a legislator from the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the head of the house budget committee. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    PNC's position  Nov 16, 2009
    There appear to be only political decentralization M/DCEs Appointed by President-indirectly elected by assemblies Power to award contracts are not vested in assemblies Lower structures are non-functional/non-existent (Unit committee/Area Councils) Assembly elections are non-partisan Assemblies draw funds from Central government DACF + locally generated fund Unit Committees elected Challenges to Decentralization Assemblies have assumed partisanship Decentralization must affect all other... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Legislative panels prep for session  Nov 16, 2009
    Lawmakers have lots of work over next few months. CHEYENNE -- This is the time of year when legislative committee work is coming to fruition after several meetings since lawmakers adjourned in March. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Transparency Needed in Ft. Hood Inquiry  Nov 16, 2009
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2009. "The Government Has Been Too Slow in Giving Us Information," Says Top Republican on House Intel Committee. (CBS News)

    Will it be sweet November for WTO?  Nov 16, 2009
    Several issues relating to agriculture and industrial goods have held up the talks. New Delhi had taken an initiative in August to put the Doha talks back on track by hosting an informal mini-ministerial. (India Times)

    HUNGER SUMMMIT  Nov 16, 2009
    With the world's hungry topping one billion for the first time in history, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation had called the summit, hoping that leaders would commit to raising the share of official aid spent on agriculture to 17 percent of the total -- its 1980 level -- from 5 percent now ... Still, the absence of many heavyweights means that another divisive issue -- who should manage donors' funds to boost agriculture in poor countries -- will not be resolved ... The draft declaration... (AlertNet)

    Historic milestone  Nov 15, 2009
    The Valley delegation and numerous local groups helped show the rest of the state, and the nation, how vital water is to sustaining agriculture and ensuring we continue to supply home-grown fruits and vegetables to the rest of the world. Now is the time for all of us to recognize the hard work of our legislators and the governor by supporting the $11. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    AID WORK SUSPENDED  Nov 15, 2009
    A Sudanese farmer uses a tractor to prepare his land for agriculture at the banks of River Nile in Khartoum November 11, 2009. For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina have eked. (AlertNet)

    Dairy Shrine Honors Youth With Awards, Scholarships (2)  Nov 15, 2009
    She was also a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society and Alpha Zeta professional agriculture society, in addition to working part-time for Kirkamo Ayrshires. Jessica was recipient of numerous honors including ISU Ag Woman of the Year and American FFA Star Finalist in Agriculture Placement ... Sheri attends the State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill College of Agriculture ology and will receive her associate s degree in May 2009. (Agri-View, WI)

    Annual Bishops Conference underway in Yendi  Nov 14, 2009
    " In a keynote, the President of the Conference, Most Rev. Lucas Abadamloora, Bishop of Bolgatanga said the platform was used for prayers, consultations and deliberations to promote co-operation in the ministry and an organic pastoral solidarity. Most Rev. Abamloora said the conference was deliberating on national and church issues to get a better understanding to influence the catholic mission in Ghana. He used the conference to announce officially the appointment of Peter Cardinal Appiah... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Letter: Needham needs a community farm at the Nike site  Nov 14, 2009
    The local food movement has taken off in Massachusetts and around the country as people recognize the many benefits of local agriculture. A community farm in Needham could encourage children to embrace a healthier diet while teaching them valuable hands-on biology lessons. (Needham Tab, MA)

    Mike Eliasohn / H-P correspondent Officials at the MSU Extension office in Benton Township discuss the agriculture training program being established by the Lake Michigan College and Michigan State University. They are (from left): Eunice Foster, director of the MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology; Joanne Davidhizar, county Extension director; Dean Sowden, LMC executive dean, Career Education; and Benton Township vegetable grower George McManus, who served on the planning committee.  Nov 14, 2009
    Mike Eliasohn / H-P correspondent Officials at the MSU Extension office in Benton Township discuss the agriculture training program being established by the Lake Michigan College and Michigan State University ... LMC President Robert Harrison said the programs are recognition that agriculture "is an area of growth and potential." ... Various speakers Thursday cited 2007 statistics for Berrien County from the Michigan Department of Agriculture to show the importance and potential of agriculture... (The Herald-Palladium)

    * COA told to take better care of strays  Nov 14, 2009
    In light of increasingly frequent media reports about cruelty to animals, lawmakers across party lines passed a resolution on Thursday demanding the Council of Agriculture (COA) set up an animal protection division to improve care for stray animals ... Council of Agriculture Vice Minister Wang Cheng-ten (F) said animals placed in animal shelters or local governments centers are humanely killed if they are not claimed or adopted in seven days. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Chad: Young Refugees Need Hope for Better Future, Says UN  Nov 13, 2009
    He added that efforts would be made to provide incentives for the CAR refugees to return to their homes, including economic assistance for agriculture and livestock, micro-credit, and assistance in dealing with issues of the right to land. A UN peacekeeping mission, known as MINURCAT, is in place to protect refugees and other civilians in Chad and CAR.. (allAfrica.com)

    Eritrea President says no hunger in 2010  Nov 13, 2009
    Hunger levels in Eritrea are ranked among the worst in the world by humanitarian organisations, with the agriculture-based economy affected by irregular rainfall ... Last month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation estimated as many as two in every three Eritreans were malnourished, the second highest percentage in the world after the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo. (AlertNet)

    Building bridge to future in Beit Shean, periphery  Nov 13, 2009
    With them was Abed Gera, head of the Institute of Planned Protection, Volcani Center, an institute of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture dedicated to agricultural research. The men, along with JCF representatives, were preparing for a Nov. 2-4 trip to Washington, D.C., to gain support for a new agriculture initiative in the Middle East that will benefit Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    Senate ag committee to hold hearing in Little Rock  Nov 13, 2009
    Blanche Lincoln says the Senate's agriculture committee will meet in Arkansas later this month for a field hearing on how to strengthen and grow Arkansas' rural economy. Lincoln, a Democrat, is the chairwoman of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry ... A breakfast for agriculture and business leaders is planned for the next day. (KSLA.com, LA)

    Will Reid Tax the Rich?  Nov 13, 2009
    The threshold was raised for law enforcement, firefighting, rescue work, ambulance services, construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, and fishing. It was not raised for anyone who works in heavy manufacturing. (Slate)

    Food summit to make little headway in war on hunger  Nov 13, 2009
    With more than one billion people going hungry, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation had called the Nov. 16-18 summit in Rome hoping to win a clear pledge by world leaders to spend $44 billion a year to help poor nations feed themselves ... FAO had hoped to keep the momentum going and that leaders would commit to raising the percentage of official aid spent on agriculture to 17 percent -- back to the 1980 level -- from 5 percent now. (AlertNet)

    Commission applies for transportation grants  Nov 13, 2009
    He showed the commissioners a design for a sign approximately 16 feet high and would consist of three metal pieces with oil, agriculture and people as different images on the pieces. "In the future, we could always change them or make more, for things such as fall sports, to change for different times of the year," said Wenko. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)

    Food majors triple investment in ending hunger  Nov 13, 2009
    Private investment in agriculture tripled, still low ... MILAN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - World majors in agriculture and food sectors have tripled their investments in boosting global food security but need to spend more to help eradicate hunger, participants at an international forum said on Thursday ... 02 billion this year, up 100 million from 2008, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) urged private and public investors to pour more funds in developing countries' farming. (AlertNet)

    Gordon Rudolph, 89, Moorhead, Minn.  Nov 13, 2009
    In June 1973 Gordon came to Wahpeton to manage the agriculture department of Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative ... He retired as vice president of agriculture in 1986 ... Gordon was a charter member of the Minnesota and North Dakota Research and Education Committee, and a member of the Wahpeton Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee, the International Sugar Beet Institute, the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, the Mayflower Society, Kiwanis, Golden K, Elks, American Legion,... (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)

    Agriculture roundtable gives farmers a voice  Nov 13, 2009
    Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:27 PM EST In an effort to help shape New York state agriculture policy, state Sen ... The Granby meeting was part of a series of roundtables and agricultural tours Aubertine, chair of both the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Energy Committee, has conducted or attended. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)

    County Council hears IAL update  Nov 13, 2009
    Kim agreed that farming is a very challenging industry and that inducements or government subsidies could be necessary to making agriculture work. He said the IAL study could be potentially much bigger than just a zoning project. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Five-year plan is key to economic development  Nov 13, 2009
    Theyll cover government, education, mineral and agriculture, and taxes and financial issues. Committee member Steve Laakso, a sales associate with ERA Boardwalk, chose to become a part of the process in order to help prepare the community for his children. (Gillette News-Record, WY)

    FEMALE ARRESTED AFTER ALTERCATION  Nov 13, 2009
    Senate agriculture panel to meet in LR ... said Thursday the Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a field hearing Nov. 23 at the Clinton Presidential Library ... Lincoln, the committee chairman, said the purpose of the meeting is to seek input from Arkansans on various agriculture issues. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    Asia Summit Awaits Obama Trade Policy Promised in May as Agreements Linger  Nov 13, 2009
    Clare Thorpe, Irelands agriculture attach in Washington asked a European Union trade representative at a public forum Oct. 26. Canadian officials are trying to find out if the U.S. will let Canadian-based companies compete for stimulus projects, an irritant since Obama signed that measure in February, said Birgit Matthiesen, the Washington-based adviser to the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters association. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Revolutionary lessons  Nov 13, 2009
    In 1848, the Communist League issued a set of "Demands of the Communist Party of Germany", renamed from the Spartacist Party, urging a unified German Republic, democratic suffrage, universal free education, arming of the people, a progressive income tax, limitations on inheritance, state ownership of banks and public utilities, transportation, mining and collectivization and modernization of agriculture. But the program was too radical for the liberal Frankfort Assembly. (Asia Times Online)

    ICRC calls for more action to help internally displaced people outside camps  Nov 12, 2009
    The ICRC provides displaced people with food and essential household items, livelihood and agriculture support, and emergency water, sanitation and health-care services. Number of people internally displaced by conflict or violence as of December 2008 according to an Internally Displaced Monitoring Centre estimate. (AlertNet)

    Cyclonic rain may hit kharif crop  Nov 12, 2009
    Jayesh Vora, director of Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) at Navi Mumbai, said pomegranate and grapes in Maharashtra, and tur, jeera and chilli in Karnataka could be hit by the unseasonal showers, though the exact magnitude cannot be ascertained this early ... Kharif crops like maize, which is on the verge of being harvested, may get affected if the cyclonic conditions persist for 3-4 days, said DK Dharmarajan, additional director of agriculture (crop development ing), Karnataka... (India Times)

    Southern Africa: Questions Hang Over Unity Pact Monitor [analysis]  Nov 12, 2009
    Among the outstanding issues was a transparent land audit to identify multiple farm ownership, halted by fresh farm invasions; the swearing-in of provincial governors, most of whom are MDC representatives, stalled by Mugabe since elections in 2008; media reforms; and the furore over deputy minister of agriculture designate, Roy Bennett. Bennett, a former white commercial farmer who lost his farm in 2003 during Mugabe's fast-track land reform programme, is currently on trial for weapons... (allAfrica.com)

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