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KKR, CDH, Modern Dairy Partner To Build Large Scale Farms In Shandong Province
2013-10-18 09:12:42| dairynetwork Home Page
KKR, CDH and Modern Dairy today announced the formation of a new joint venture designed to deliver premium raw milk to Chinese consumers. Under the terms of the agreement, KKR, CDH and Modern Dairy will invest US$140 million over the next 18 months to build two new large-scale dairy farms in China. KKR and CDH have previously invested in Modern Dairy in 2008. Since then, Modern Dairy has grown its herd from 24,000 dairy
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Mt. Juliet family enjoys Wright Farms' 'country feel'
2013-10-16 17:35:27| Agriculture - Topix.net
Jenni and Regan Anderson and their four children were supposed to move to Salt Lake City, not Mt.
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Robots put to work on solar energy farms
2013-10-16 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: In a dusty yard under a blistering August sun, Rover was hard at work, lifting 20-kilogram solar panels off a stack and installing them, one by one, into a concrete track. A few yards away, Rover's companion, Spot, moved along a row of panels, washing away months of grit, then squeegeeing them dry. But despite the heat and monotony - an alternative-energy version of lather-rinse-repeat - neither Rover nor Spot broke a sweat or uttered a complaint. They could have kept at it all day. That is...
Ex-congressman Lincoln Davis says climate change is threat to farms
2013-10-15 09:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tennessean: Former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis and area farmers warned Monday that climate change is a danger to agriculture and the economy. Davis, a self-described conservative Democrat, made his remarks at Batey Farms in Rutherford County before Gov. Bill Haslams scheduled appearance at the Tennessee Agriculture Leadership Forum at noon today in Murfreesboros Embassy Suites. Davis said climate change is a natural process that has been accelerated greatly by humans. I think its really occurring, Davis...
United Kingdom: Wind farms are 'value for money', Ed Davey says
2013-10-13 04:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: A growing public backlash against green energy levies on household bills, and the spread of wind turbines across the countryside, has led senior Tories to plot radical steps to protect the landscape and cut costs for customers. Conservative ministers have drawn up a four-point plan to prevent the growth of wind farms and other forms of renewable energy such as solar power plants from blighting the countryside. David Cameron used last week's Cabinet reshuffle to promote a leading critic of wind...
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