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Horticulture Answers
Go to www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hortanswers/ for answers to your horticulture questions. A new website that allows home gardeners and professional horticulturists to gain information about plant pests, diseases, and performances in the USDA's hardiness...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Education, Diseases and Illnesses
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Orion & Max
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong bring WGN Radio 720 listeners comprehensive news on current financial and agricultural trends. From up-to-the-minute market reports and coverage of trading action to agricultural developments at local, state, national and...Tags: Entertainment, Indiana, Consumers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Farms
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Coming to Chicago
Illinois is getting some attention from a member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet. (WGN-AM)-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Chicago today and Monday. His visit includes taking part in the Obama administration's public service...Tags: Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, Illinois, Heads of State
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Max Armstrong Joins Farm Progress as Director of Broadcasting
Farm Progress announced today that veteran agriculture broadcaster Max Armstrong will join the company as the Director of Broadcasting effective July 6, 2009. Armstrong will oversee Farm Progress' recent addition of a new broadcast business unit providing...Tags: Entertainment, Farms, Science and Technology, Northwestern University, Radio
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Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to cap wildfire liabilities in California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to limit the amount of money government agencies can recoup for battling wildfires and restoring damaged public lands. The proposal would prevent agencies from seeking payouts several times larger than the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Elections, Wildfires, Union Pacific Railroad, Science and Technology
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Former Packer and Stockyards official discusses industry competition
Fort Pierre Livestock shared their business site on Friday, May 18, with R-CALF USA and the South Dakota Stock Growers to host J. Dudley Butler, the former administrator for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. The theme of the...Tags: Elections, Consumers, Marketing, Charles Grassley, Barack Obama
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New study shows that cows prefer grazing clean grass
INDIANAPOLIS - A recent study by Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed scientist, confirms that cattle prefer clean, weed-free grass when given the choice. The study tracked grazing patterns across three continuously grazed locations in... -
Deere fiscal 2Q profit rises, beats expectations
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere posted a 17 percent spike in second quarter profit May 16 and boosted its outlook for the year, predicting record-high global demand for its signature tractors, harvesters and seeders. Analysts had been anxiously awaiting...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings Forecasts, Financial and Business Services, Finance, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Texas: Young cattle rancher is a rare breed
ERA, Texas - Daniel Bowles is bucking a trend. He's a young rancher trying to grow a cattle operation while many producers are hanging up their spurs or Craigslisting their all-terrain vehicles. But in Era, an unincorporated community in Cooke...Tags: Gainesville, Texas College, Nursing, Horse (animal), Auction Service
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Governor's Ag Development Summit June 27 in Pierre
PIERRE - “South Dakota Agriculture Means Business” is the theme for the 2012 Governor's Ag Development Summit in Pierre, June 27th, 2012 Ramkota Convention Center, 920 W Sioux Avenue Pierre, S.D. 57501. To register for the June 27 summit, visit, http://...Tags: Science and Technology, Executive Branch, Agricultural Research and Technology, Dennis Daugaard, Politics
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North Dakota programs help rural veterinarians pay off debt
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Department of Agriculture since 2008 has helped 15 veterinarians set up practice in rural communities and helped them repay a significant portion of their student loan debt. North Dakota does not so much have a...Tags: Loans, Livestock Farming, Iowa State University , Animal Science, Science
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CHS Foundation awards scholarships
ST. PAUL, Minn. (PRNewswire) -- The CHS Foundation has awarded 75 $1,000 scholarships to college students studying agriculture. This year's recipients include 50 high school seniors and 25 two-year college students from 27 states. The CHS Foundation is...Tags: Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Winsted, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid
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