North Dakota Organic Flour Mill Company Expanding
(Oct 30, 2009)
HARVEY, N.D (AP) — A flour mill company is spreading out in Harvey.
Ethiopia Needs Food for 6.2 Million People
(Oct 30, 2009)
The crisis stems from a four-year drought that has hit much of the Horn of Africa, leaving as many as 23 million people on the brink of starvation, according to The Times of London.
Missouri Agritourism Becomes Big Business
(Oct 30, 2009)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo (AP)- | Missouri's orchards and wineries are gaining popularity as residents continue to take regional trips.
US Cotton Nearly Boll Weevil Free
(Oct 30, 2009)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — For more than a century, small green beetles ate through U.S cotton crops, costing growers $20 billion and making the boll weevil the most expensive agricultural pest in the nation's history.
Nebraska Ag Experts Say Farmers May Want to Think Twice Before Selling Corn Residue
(Oct 30, 2009)
LINCOLN, Neb (AP) — Farmers might be paying a price if they sell plant residue from harvested cornfields.
Farm States May Copy Ohio Vote on Livestock Rules
(Oct 30, 2009)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP)-Ohio voters will decide next week whether to create a board overseeing livestock care in a move that could give farmers in rural America a blueprint for battling animal rights groups intent on outlawing cramped cages for...