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The Future of Farming, Part 3: The Business of Urban Ag and CEA
2013-09-03 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
"Growing crops is only half the job," AG Kawamura said. "The other half is marketing -- and if you don't do that right, you will probably go out of business," Kawamura, founding member of Orange County Produce and head of the 114-acre Orange County Great Park Farm. Taking a crop directly to farmers' markets, grocery stores and restaurants to sell is only a small part of the marketing job.
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Alltech, Kentucky State University Form Alliance to Focus on Modern, Sustainable Farming Techniques
2013-08-29 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Alltech and Kentucky State University (KSU) have formalized a joint research alliance to develop sustainable farming techniques and modern farming models. Alltech will invest around $75,000 per year toward research at KSU and will also provide support for KSU graduate students' research and for demonstrations in agriculture, food sciences, sustainable systems and related fields. read more
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Pakistan: Climate change setting new farming patterns
2013-08-26 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dawn: As evident from longer spells of heavy rains and devastating floods for the fourth consecutive year, Pakistan is experiencing the worst effects of climate change. These include serious threats to agriculture and water resources and, in fact, the countrys economic fabric. As a corollary, the countrys status as an agro-based economy has become extremely vulnerable to unpredictable changes in weather and their consequences. These changes include hotter summers, early cold spell, irregular monsoons,...
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Ag Minister Launches Organic Farming Action Plan
2013-08-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
IRELAND - Last week, Tom Hayes, Irish agriculture minister, launched the Irish Organic Farming Action Plan for 2013-2015.
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The Future of Farming, Part 2: New Growth Patterns
2013-08-20 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Few earthly ag tech environments -- at least in the United States -- come more controlled than the Houweling's Tomatoes Ultra-Clima greenhouse facility in Camarillo, Calif., where the company produces a broad range of tomatoes and cucumbers grown hydroponically under glass across 125 acres. Houweling's is a family-owned company that operates a total 175.5 acres of high-tech hydroponic greenhouses.
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