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14 Ways To Teach Kids About Agriculture
2013-09-09 01:35:58| Beef
Now that school is back in session, kids are being immersed in science, math and reading lessons, but what about food lessons? Food blogger Jamie Oliver, who has in recent months attacked the beef industry for lean finely textured beef, says that elementary school students in the U.S. only receive an average of 3.4 hours of food education each year. No wonder we have an obesity epidemic in our country! Our kids arent getting the information they need! BEEF Daily read more
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Agriculture to Go Back into the Curriculum
2013-09-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
FRANCE – An education programme to introduce students to the complex issues of agricultural sustainability will be included in the national syllabus this term.
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Agriculture to Go Back on the Curriculum
2013-09-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
FRANCE – An education programme to introduce students to the complex issues of agricultural sustainability will be included in the national syllabus this term.
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As reservoirs shrink and farms expand, Chiles agriculture at risk
2013-09-03 14:36:47| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Santiago Times: Last year the river in Petorca ran dry, leaving a dusty brown ditch running through the once fertile valley in Chile's Valparaso Region, home to 40 percent of the country's avocado production. The area, forming part of the "norte-chico"¯ zone that starts north of Santiago and runs all the way to the southern edge of the Atacama Desert, contains some of Chile's most important agriculture pockets. It's also one of the driest parts of the country. Here, almost all the rain falls over a short...
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Water, bugs, labor challenge county's agriculture industry
2013-09-02 20:35:40| Agriculture - Topix.net
San Diego's military, biotech and health care industries often hog the spotlight, but the county's agricultural scene is increasingly large and poised to face threats in the near future.
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