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Custom farming rates increase for 2015
2015-03-31 22:14:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
As has been the trend in recent years, average 2015 custom rates for farm work are likely to show a small increase, compared to 2015 custom rates. Most custom rates for tillage, planting, and harvest operations in 2015 are listed at 2-5% above the rates for similar operations in 2014, with an average increase of about 3.5%. Focus on Ag read more
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Vertical Farming Platform includes LED lighting.
2015-03-31 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Engineered to utilize standardized Strut channel framing system, Vertical Farming Platform will support either aeroponic or hydroponic systems. Solution incorporates Illumitex® brand Eclipse Series LED horticulture light system, as well as related brackets and hardware to support lighting system drivers and associated plumbing. Offering fully customizable design, platform is suitable for small growers entering industry.
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Kenya sugar farming takes sour turn
2015-03-27 07:50:55| Sugar Industry News
There's growing calls to overhaul Kenya's struggling sugar industry - as it suffers further blows from falling prices and escalating competition. As Katie Gregory reports, it seems a government scheme designed to protect the industry by limiting imports - could infact be having the opposite effect.
Farmers Union Officials Granted Audience with Pope; Vatican Leaders to Discuss Importance of Family Farming and Ranching
2015-03-25 15:32:46| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 25, 2015) Five Farmers Union state presidents and National Farmers Unions (NFU) chief counsel were granted an audience with Pope Francis today following a weeklong series of meetings with Vatican officials and rural-based non-governmental organizations. Discussions surrounded the important role family farmers
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Kenya sugar farming turns sour as import curbs fail
2015-03-20 07:52:12| Sugar Industry News
In the sugar cane fields of western Kenya, farmers complain that falling prices mean they can barely make ends meet. Yet rival African producers can still offer cheaper supplies.
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