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Study: Health Departments Hindered in Addressing Health Concerns on Farms
2013-02-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - State and local health departments face significant barriers and usually do not get involved when confronted with public health concerns resulting from food animal production sites, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Can biogas spark a revolution on India's farms?
2013-02-01 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Parshottambhai Shanabhai Patel, 65, says the biggest favour the people of his village did for him "was saying they would no longer put up with the stink from my cowshed at the entrance of the village.' Reluctantly in 1994, Patel shifted his eight animals to his three-hectare farm three kilometres away from his village in Gujarat State's Anand district. The district is where Indian dairy cooperative AMUL started the country's "white revolution," a hugely successful grassroots movement that has...
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China: Nation's wind farms heading offshore
2013-01-29 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China Daily: China's wind farms are moving offshore, with the largest project going into commercial use in coastal Jiangsu province. The 150-megawatt farm opened off Rudong county in November and will supply up to 190,000 residents with renewable energy a year, according to the China Longyuan Power Group, which runs the farm. "It marks the country's entry into the new era of developing large, offshore wind-energy projects," said Zhou Qinsheng, a climate and energy expert with Greenpeace. A Greenpeace...
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Perdue Purchases Draper Valley Farms Assets
2013-01-28 23:10:11| Food - Topix.net
SALISBURY , Md.- Perdue Foods, a division of Salisbury-based Perdue Farms, announced Monday that it has purchased the leased assets of its Draper Valley Farms operation in Washington State.
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Perdue Farms promotes Mark Garth
2013-01-28 10:26:16| Food - Topix.net
Mark Garth was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer at Perdue Farms, the company announced.
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