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Blue Legacy - How farmers may hurt the fishermen

What farmers along the Mississippi do directly affects lives of fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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In the Green Room: What is a tree farmer?

In the Green Room: What is a tree farmer? Chuck Leavell talks about being a tree farmer.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Meet 'The Spirit Farmer' of South Georgia

Colquitt, Georgia is home to the largest hand-painted mural in the U.S., a mural that depicts what life is like as a farmer.



  • Arts & Culture

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The Barefoot Farmer grows more than food

Jeff Poppen champions the small family farm and a sense of community at his Long Hungry Creek Farm in Tennessee.




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Farmers skirting biotech rules

American farmers’ noncompliance with rules intended to keep bugs from developing pesticide resistance could mean trouble for corn.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Atlanta to Appalachia: My wife has decided we're going to be chicken farmers

Atlanta to Appalachia columnist Benyamin Cohen and his wife prepare for the arrival of their first chicks — and the wide new world of raising chickens.




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'The Voice' winner Sawyer Fredericks is an upstate NY farmer

16-year-old entertainer says he's excited to return to his family's 88-acre farm and 'take in the open space and nature around my home.'



  • Arts & Culture

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Bats save corn farmers $1 billion per year

Cornfields without bats are infested by nearly 60 percent more moth larvae, researchers say.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How beehive fences help elephants and farmers

What can a farmer do about 7-ton elephants that steal crops? Intimidate them with an insect that weighs a tenth of a gram.




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'Rebel' farmers launch second organic label

A new label will certify foods grown in soil and animal products from pastured animals and would rule out hydroponic and aquaponic techniques.




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8 quirks of farmers market foods

Local farmers at Montclair Farmers' Market explain why their food looks different from what you see at the grocery store.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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​How biomass helps farmers make the most of 'waste wood'

The leftover wood that tree farms, orchards and other agriculture operations often end up with is now offering new value as a source of biomass energy.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar Takes Proactive Steps to Enroll and Transfer Benefit to Farmers Under PM – Kisan Yojna

Bihar Government implemented Mantra Softech's Fingerprint & Iris Scanners for Farmer's Registration under PM Kishan Yojana




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Food Safety Tips for Shopping at Your Favorite Farmers Market

Farmers and vendors selling food at the farmers market, as well as consumers/shoppers, should understand the necessary steps to reducing the risk of illness from food.




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Old Metairie Garden Club Introduces Inaugural Farmers Arts Market to Metairie

The Farmers Arts Metairie Market, FAMM, is set to open its introductory 2018 season on Tuesday 5/15/2018 from 3:30-7:30pm.




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FarmAgric Spurring Unprecedented Growth in the Agricultural Sector Through Technology and Crowd Funding for Smallholder Farmers while Cultivating a Gender-Inclusive Interest in Agriculture

Taking Agriculture in Nigeria to the Next Level




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Wheat Farmers Call For Stable and Predictable Farm Programs in Current Farm Economy

Washington Wheat Speaks Out Against Farm Bill Critics




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FarmVisionAI™ Installations Double and Help Farmers Manage COVID-19 Restrictions

Illumitex's FarmVisionAI provides remote visualization, AI analysis, and labor management alleviating COVID-19 driven operational constraints




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No more samples: What you can expect at Minnesota's farmers markets

Consumers will find the farmers market experience to be altered due to social distancing guidelines.




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Kroger Buys and Redirects Dairy Farmers’ Excess Milk, Sending 50,000 Gallons Per Month to Food Banks

Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times, the Kroger grocery store chain has ramped-up its Dairy Rescue Program, one that takes donated excess raw milk normally sold to restaurants or hotels, which is now going to waste, and […]

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PHOTOS: Young farmers' show in 1979

THEY raced over obstacle courses, juggled about on drum races, strenuously made stakes, mended punctures and rode a furious musical chairs on motorcycles.





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WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Edgar Farmer and Sharon Stringer

As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Sharon Stringer talked to her friend Edgar Farmer about his time in Vietnam, as well as his transition to civilian life.




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Get to know your farmer at California’s first farmers market

Alemany Farmers Market started during WWII to support rural farms near San Francisco. Throughout the market’s evolution, its maintained modest prices, diverse customers, and a “local first” attitude towards selling produce. You’ll find an assortment of Latin and Southeast Asian ingredients unlike anywhere else, and it’s open every Saturday, all year long.




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77 Counties Partially Reopen; Hog Farmers Face Crisis

Across the country, restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus are being loosened in some states. On this news buzz edition of River to River , we get a snapshot of the picture here in Iowa.




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OST Full Show: Beauty And Self-Care In Isolation, Farmer’s Response To COVID-19, Jennifer Steinhauer

For many lucky enough to still have a job, getting dressed and made-up is a vestige of normalcy in a world that feels upended. For others, gray roots, shaggy beards and chipped nails are the last thing to worry about. But what has this unprecedented period behind closed doors revealed about our self-care and priorities? And what will happen to the beauty market when it’s all over? On Second Thought e xplores these questions, which are particularly pertinent now that Gov. Brian Kemp has given the green light for barbershops and hair and nail salons to re-open. The closure of schools, restaurants and hotels has wreaked havoc on the nation’s food culture, from one end of the supply chain to the other. Jon Jackson, founder of Comfort Farms in Milledgeville, joined On Second Thought to share what they’re dealing with, as well as how he got into farming in the first place. We also learn about StagVets , of which he’s executive director, and how it helps veterans dealing with PTSD.




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How One Georgia Farmer Turned The Coronavirus Crisis Into An Opportunity For Service

The closure of schools, restaurants and hotels has wreaked havoc on the nation’s food supply. Dairy farmers are pouring out milk, hog prices are plummeting, and unhatched eggs are being crushed. Jon Jackson is executive director of StagVets and founder of Comfort Farms in Milledgeville. He relies on veterans to help raise heritage breeds of animals and produce — specialty items that were once in big demand from some of Georgia’s top restaurants. Now, Jackson is making them available to hungry families through a virtual farmers market.




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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U District, Ballard farmers markets will reopen this weekend despite coronavirus


The markets, which had been closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, will open with new rules.




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Trump Announces a $19 Billion Bailout for Ailing Farmers


(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump announced a $19 billion bailout package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis. The aid plan includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers to boost their incomes, along with $3 billion in government purchases of meat, dairy products and other foods, the president said Friday at a White […]




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Barnaby Joyce 'ignoring' South West farmers in Wellington Dam funding knock back

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.




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Illegal pig semen racket busted, with WA pig farmers jailed

Two West Australian pig farmers involved in the smuggling of Danish pig semen hidden in shampoo bottles are jailed to three and two years' jail respectively.




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Poo-eating beetles and charcoal used by WA farmer to combat climate change

An innovative West Australian farmer uses charcoal and exotic dung beetles to boost soil fertility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from his cattle, and international researchers are taking note.





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Coal mining's potential resurgence in Tasmania prompts concerns from farmers

New coal mining exploration is getting support from the Tasmanian Government, but some farmers say they are not being adequately informed about potential developments on their land.




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Meat off the menu at Melbourne's Moreland City Council on Mondays, and farmers aren't happy

The meat industry says a Melbourne council's decision to take meat off its menu on Mondays could damage regional economies for little environmental gain.




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Queensland farmer spends $800,000 carting water as drought ravages key salad-bowl regions

A horror summer season has seen fruit and vegetable growers in Queensland go to extraordinary lengths to grow crops.




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Flora trigger map prompts backlash from farmers who fear it will lock up their land

Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.





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Queensland farmer and mum of three attempts world's longest solo obstacle course

Running 500 kilometres no problem. Completing a bush course with 1,000 obstacles sign her up. Stopping to breastfeed in between dragging tyres and crossing creeks Jessica Ehrlich is your woman. The mother of three triumphs over what may be the world's longest solo obstacle course.