Hartke: 2006 crop was “really good” in Illinois |
Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) director Chuck Hartke held a “holiday teleconference call” Dec. 21 to answer questions about current agricultural issues, including Premise I.D., BSE surveillance, Asian soybean rust, the future of renewable fuels, and other topics important to the state’s fa ... |
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Corn growers set to resume WRDA push |
Since a conference report on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) could not be hammered out before the 109th Congress ended their final 2006 session, the entire process of passing the bill in both the U.S. House and Senate will have to be repeated during the 110th Congress of 2007-2008 ... |
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The unthinkable, the unforeseen, and the unmentionable |
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Kentucky fruit, vegetable growers to meet Jan. 8-9 |
The dead of winter seems an unlikely time to think of fresh fruits and vegetables but it will be the main focus for those producers set to attend the 2007 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Jan. 8-9 ... |
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Indianapolis City Market offers producers a co-op opportunity |
Indiana producers who raise and produce food products for sale to the public are invited to attend a membership drive geared at gaining vendors for the historic Indianapolis City Market in downtown Indianapolis ... |
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Michigan group promoting farm markets, agritourism |
A new group has been formed in Michigan to promote farm markets ... |
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Tennessee sets second agritourism conference |
Most notable for being the childhood home of Dolly Parton and a major tourist draw, it is fitting Pigeon Forge will host the state’s second Agritourism: Cultivating Farm Revenue two-day conference in January 2007 ... |
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Pork chefs celebrate versatility of product |
The 2006 Taste of Elegance competition, sponsored by the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA), brought together 12 outstanding Chicago-area chefs at the Renaissance Center in Joliet ... |
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