| 2010/08/26 | Community-supported agriculture (CSA) flourishes ? (Seattle Times) (Desertification) |  |
Published 2010/08/26 12:52:44
Read at : http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2012682712_gardenerwithin21.html Community-supported agriculture flourishes A look at how CSAs or community-supported-agriculture farms have become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from the farmer. Plus, tips on what consumers need to know before ? Continue reading ? Source : Desertification Explore : Environment, Sciences |
| 2010/08/24 | AVA lifts suspension on eggs produced by N&N Agriculture Farm (Chanel News Asia ) |  |
Published 2010/08/24 15:46:03
SINGAPORE : Singapore's Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) has lifted its suspension on eggs produced by N&N Agriculture Farm. Source : Chanel News Asia Explore : Asia, Singapore, World |
| 2010/08/23 | ZDA, Chinese Firm Seal Agro Deal (All Africa) |  |
Published 2010/08/23 12:10:28
THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed an agreement with Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Company of China for the development of an agriculture farm bloc and science high-tech park in Zambia. Source : All Africa Explore : Africa, World, Zambia |
| 2010/08/22 | John MacLeod obituary (The Guardian) |  |
Published 2010/08/22 19:24:58
... two years in the US, returning to study animal husbandry and cereal production on Ministry of Agriculture farms in Hampshire, Herefordshire and Yorkshire. As a young man John was a front-row forward. With his leonine head and mane to match, he continued, until his final illness, to be physically strong and mentally robust, tremendously good company and a stimulating speaker. A... Source : The Guardian Explore : Obituaries |
| 2010/08/21 | Community-supported agriculture flourishes (Seattle Times) |  |
Published 2010/08/21 02:08:02
A look at how CSAs or community-supported-agriculture farms have become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from the farmer. Plus, tips on what consumers need to know before signing up with a CSA. Source : Seattle Times Explore : Home and Garden, Leisure |
| 2010/08/19 | locavore boom (????? et cetera, et cetera) |  |
Published 2010/08/19 13:21:00
IT?S hard to dismiss the current locavore boom in the Berkshires as mere fashion. In fact, the national enthusiasm for eating farm-to-table has roots in western Massachusetts . The nation?s first agricultural fair was held in Berkshire County in the early 19th century, and in 1986, when the country?s first two community-supported agriculture farms were established, one was in... Source : 英文人行道 et cetera, et cetera Explore : Berkshire County, Cities and Towns, Massachusetts, States, US |
| 2010/08/15 | Business - Industrial (Collective Real) |  |
Published 2010/08/15 00:30:00
Industrial Equipment items - Get great deals on industrial ... Buy Industrial Equipment, industrial supply items on eBay. Find great deals on agriculture equipment, construction equipment items and get what you want now! details Business & Industrial - Get great Business & Industrial items ... Whether your business is small or large, or your company is online or offline, eBay's Business &... Source : Collective Real Explore : Digital Cameras, Electronics, Panasonic |
| 2010/08/13 | US Farmers Depend on Illegal Immigrants (HispanicTrending) |  |
Published 2010/08/13 21:02:08
August 12, 2010 By Steve Baragona As summer fruits and vegetables ripen across U.S. farmland, the work of harvesting them depends on illegal immigrants. Americans are sharply divided over what to do about illegal immigration in the United States. Conservatives have been harshly critical of the Obama administration for blocking a controversial Arizona law intended to identify and deport... Source : HispanicTrending |
| 2010/08/11 | Perkins: Prop 8 Ruling Ignored ?Social Science?; ?Junk Science,? Boies Says - On Top Magazine (Www.OSIR.org.in) (www.OSIR.org.in) |  |
Published 2010/08/11 13:15:12
... Corp. said Tuesday will provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Farm Service Agency under a contract worth about $52 Source: www.msnbc.msn.com NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Issues Statement on the Death of Former Senator Ted - Earthtimes WASHINGTON , Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ? NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the... Source : www.OSIR.org.in |
| 2010/08/10 | Kansas City will get most of IT work for $52M USDA contract (The Kansas City Business Journal) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 21:24:32
Most work for a new $52 million contract to provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency will take place in Kansas City. (SAI) Source : The Kansas City Business Journal Explore : Business |
| 2010/08/10 | Kansas City will get most of IT work for $52M USDA contract (bizjournals) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 21:24:32
Most work for a new $52 million contract to provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency will take place in Kansas City. (SAI) Source : bizjournals Explore : Software |
| 2010/08/10 | SAIC gets USDA contract worth up to $52M (Miami Herald) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 18:24:00
Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday will provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency under a contract worth about $52 million over five years. Source : Miami Herald |
| 2010/08/10 | SAIC will provide IT services to Agriculture Dept. under deal worth up to $52M over 5 years (Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 18:21:23
SAIC gets USDA contract worth up to $52M McLEAN, Va. ? Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday will provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency under a contract worth about $52 million over five years. SAIC said the contract includes a one-year base period and four one-year options. The .... Source : Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog |
| 2010/08/10 | SAIC gets USDA contract worth up to $52M (San Fransisco Chronicle) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 18:19:12
Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday will provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency under a contract worth about $52 million over five years. SAIC said the... Information technology - Science Applications International Corporation - Farm Service Agency - United States Department... Source : San Fransisco Chronicle Explore : Business |
| 2010/08/10 | SAIC gets USDA contract worth up to $52M (Seattle Times) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 18:19:06
Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday will provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency under a contract worth about $52 million over five years. Source : Seattle Times |
| 2010/08/10 | SAIC gets USDA contract worth up to $52M (San Diego Union) |  |
Published 2010/08/10 18:18:39
Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday will provide information technology services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency under a contract worth about $52 million over five years. Source : San Diego Union Explore : Business |
| 2010/08/09 | Nourishing a need for greens (JSOnline) |  |
Published 2010/08/09 04:23:53
As part of an innovative charity called Nourish Farms, volunteers "tour" organic farms that operate as Community Supported Agriculture farms, or CSAs, and they assist in the harvest of whatever produce is ripe. Then, guided by a professional chef, the volunteers turn the harvested food into a meal to share with residents of local shelters. Source : JSOnline |
| 2010/08/03 | USDA 2010 Family Farm Report (Growing Edge) |  |
Published 2010/08/03 08:12:02
Farmers are getting older and farms are getting bigger. And an increasing amount of farm products is grown or raised under contract, according to a new report on the American farm. The USDA, through its Economic Research Service, also tries to describe farmers, their age, income and how much work they do on and off the [...] Source : Growing Edge |
| 2010/07/24 | Rand Paul's Father-In-Law Received $10,000 From Farm Subsidy Program Paul Attacks (The Huffington Post) |  |
Published 2010/07/24 18:20:43
FRANKFORT, Ky. ? U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul's campaign acknowledged Friday that his in-laws had benefited from federal farm subsidies that he has been criticizing in stump speeches. The revelation brought accusations of hypocrisy from his opponent's camp. Paul, a tea party-backed Republican, has been critical of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's farm subsidy program... Source : The Huffington Post Explore : Jack Conway, Jim Bunning, Kentucky, States, US |
| 2010/07/23 | Paul's father-in-law received $10,000 in subsidies (Bradenton.com: Politics) |  |
Published 2010/07/23 23:54:49
Republican Rand Paul has criticized the U.S. Department of Agriculture's farm subsidy program even though his father-in-law received more than $10,000 in payments from it over 12 years. Source : Bradenton.com: Politics |