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The Future of Agriculture: Triple-Bottom-Line Beauty - Huffington Post Several weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend Organic Valley's annual meeting, at which more than 600 of its farmer-owners converged in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. For those who are not familiar with it, Organic Valley is part of a farmer-owned ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:14 pm |
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CBOT early call-Wheat up 2-3 cents on dry weather worries - Reuters CBOT wheat hit its highest level since May 1 during the overnight session. * The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday morning that export sales of wheat in the latest reporting week were 711,400 tonnes (old-crop and new-crop combined). Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:14 pm |
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Peru Agribusiness Association Brings “Peru to the World Expo” to U.S. - YAHOO! The main goals of the event are the promotion of export quality Peruvian agriculture, fishery and aquaculture products from Peru to the world and the promotion of gastronomic tourism with a focus on regional tourism. At the same time, the event will ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:07 pm |
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St. Paul 'urban agriculture' promotion begins - Pioneer Press St. Paul officials say they're eager to improve access to healthy, locally grown food and open to tweaking zoning and infrastructure to boost urban agriculture, though official changes to zoning codes have yet to be unveiled. On Wednesday, May ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:24 pm |
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UPDATE 1-Zimbabwe sees lower growth, higher inflation in 2012 - Reuters Last year Biti projected the economy was expected to grow by 9.4 percent in 2012, driven by strong performances in mining and agriculture. "The first quarter of the year has been an extremely difficult period. We have not been able to meet our ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:48 am |