VIDEO & PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Historic farm gearing up for Memorial weekend opening (St. Charles Republican)
Every morning John Kuester goes out to the barn at Primrose Farm and hooks up the Jersey cows to a surge-bucket milking machine, a vacuum-powered device that was state-of-the-art for farmers in the 1930s.
Saving the family farm (The Post-Star)
The land that Rich Moses works has special meaning.
Ranchers, Farmers Have Stake in Economic Recovery Act (FOX 4 Kansas City)
When President Obama signed the Recovery Act in February, he set aside million dollars for farmers so they could buy new equipment, new seeds and other vital supplies. Without that money, some farmers say the idea of the family farm could be history.
Undoolya’s history on show (North Queensland Register)
The history of the Northern Territory’s Undoolya Station has been laid out in full for a select group of visitors.
Which type of camper are you? (Guardian Unlimited)
Whether you prefer to glamp it up or go wild, seasoned camper Ed Douglas has advice for the perfect UK holiday under canvas With the economy in the toilet, people who ordinarily rent a riad in Marrakech or a palazzo in Tuscany are rushing to book a patch of grass in the UK . Any patch of grass. It's getting crowded out there. Sales of camping equipment were up 40% last summer. This year, camping ...
Undoolya’s history on show (North Queensland Register)
ECONOMISTS, merchant bankers and media were treated to a slice of Territory history last week with a guided tour of Undoolya Station, a 1200 square kilometre cattle run on the eastern outskirts of Alice Springs.
American Agri-Women promotes animal welfare (AG Weekly)
Croton, OH, (AgPR), American Agri-Women (AAW) is asking that all in agriculture speak up for animal welfare and assure the public that we take the care of our animals seriously.
Morris VRT (AG Weekly)
Morris Industries Ltd., announces new alternatives to managing input costs using Variable Rate Technology (VRT). Greatly improved commodity prices are offset by the rapid escalation of crop inputs, notably fertilizer.
KRV Revitalization April update (Kern Valley Sun)
Valerie CassitySpecial to the Sun Kern River Valley Revitalization (KRVR) held their monthly Community Meeting last Wednesday, April 1, to discuss local current events and topics. KRVR is a collaboration of local agencies, business owners, and concerned citizens working to facilitate the social, natural, and financial health of the KRV for this and future generations. Everyone in the Kern Valley ...
Hard Road Ahead for Plan to Cut Big-Farm Subsidies (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
President Obama's proposal to place limits on federal subsidies to large, profitable farm operations -- a pledge that dates to his earliest campaigning in Iowa two years ago -- isn't shaping up into the sort of change that agricultural interests, or their powerful advocates in Congress, are likely to believe in.
