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• Uttar Pradesh cane growers clash with police, stop trains (Second Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) Agitated over the sugarcane prices suggested by the government, hundreds of farmers took to the streets Monday, clashed with the police, damaged railway tracks, stopped trains, blocked highways and forced closure of shops in parts of western Uttar Pradesh, officials said.Irate farmers removed ...
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• Growers and vintners start tasting success

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 965
  When Todd Connicks family stopped growing tobacco on their farm at Zacharias Crossing, he turned to grapes.
  5 days ago

• Expanding and moving our apartment garden

  
  Living in the O — Authority: 117
  After years of maintaining a small garden on our apartment balcony, we finally decided to ask our apartment manager if we could move our garden to the benches at the back of our garage, which we can see from our balcony. He of course said yes so we moved most of our edible plants out there a month ago. They’ve been ...
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• Uttar Pradesh bans import of raw sugar

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday banned import of raw sugar into the state as well as its movement in the wake of protests by farmers against the government fixing “non-lucrative” prices for sugarcane.“The government has decided to ban all import of raw sugar into the state as well as ...
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• Debt relief for small coffee growers soon

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) The commerce and industry ministry will soon come out with a debt relief package for small coffee growers, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.“We are looking at debt relief for the full plantation sector,” Scindia told reporters on the sidelines ...
  6 days ago

• Farmers to view market produce via their Digicel phones

  
  the Masalai blog — Authority: 118
  Wednesday 28th October, 2009 – Digicel, PNG’s Bigger, Better Network and Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA) launched a new mobile Marketing Information System (MIS) today that will enable local farmers and consumers to check fresh produce on the market.According to FPDA, surveys have been conducted across 8 ...
  1 week ago

• Sugarcane farmers up in arms against price policy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) After expressing dissatisfaction with the Mayawati government’s announcement of a hike of Rs.25 per quintal in the price of sugarcane, the four million sugarcane farmers of Uttar Pradesh are now up in arms against the central government’s recently announced purchase policy.Having staged two ...
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• Major buyer quits Georgia tobacco

  
  Georgia Front Page — Authority: 124
  In an industry slowly fading in Georgia, tobacco growers got a recent kick in the pants when their major purchaser announced it would no longer buy from them. At a meeting in Alma, Ga., Oct. 14, Philip Morris USA announced to more than 75 growers that it would honor the three- and five-year contracts it still has ...
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• Switchback railways are a novelty even today

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Parkdale, Oct 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The original Switchback Railway at Coney Island was the first roller coaster designed as a ride for an amusement park in America. It was designed by LaMarcus Adna Thompson in 1881 and its construction took three years and was ultimately completed in 1884. It appears that Thompson ...
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• US cotton almost clear of voracious boll weevil (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  AP – For more than a century, small green beetles ate through U.S. See the original post: (AP)"> (AP)">US cotton almost clear of voracious boll weevil (AP)
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• Up and Coming Local South Texas Wines and Winemakers Shine at the Austin County Fair Wine Show

  
  VintageTexas — Authority: 416
  Up and Coming Local South Texas Wines and Winemakers Shine at the Austin County Fair Wine ShowGuest Blog from Louise RiceMartha Tarkington of Victoria and Dr. Ron Zboril of Bellville took home the Best of Show and the Runner Up Belt Buckles Awards for their respective entries in the second annual Austin County Fair ...
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• Jamberoo Community Growers – Small Gardens and Chooks

  
  Green-Change.com — Authority: 106
  Earlier this year, Megan and I worked with some other local families to start a gardening club called the Jamberoo Family Growers. Unlike traditional garden clubs, this group will have a focus on helping people to grow fruit and vegetables at home, using healthy natural methods and tapping into local knowledge and ...
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• SAFF 2009 – Saturday

  
  Alpaca Farm Girl — Authority: 421
  Airy Fairy scarf and button On day 2 of the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) , I took two dyeing classes, and fell in love with sheep. Here are some of the pictures I captured with my phone at SAFF last Saturday in Asheville, North Carolina. Dyed boucle yarn Young girl spinning Banana Fiber and ...
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• Pics From You

  
  Solraya's Sunshine Chicken — Authority: 128
  I love getting photos from the growers from afar, as it is not normal for us to do farm visits to them. Bert of Zamboanga is one who loads regularly, in small batches. These are the doable projects. He first took a seminar when he was planning on what to do for retirement. Worked on plans, slowly but surely...... ...
  2 weeks ago

• Persimmon fruit harvest quite a treat in Himachal (With Image)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By Vishal GulatiShimla, Oct 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is expecting a bumper harvest of the exotic persimmon with the trees literally drooping under the weight of the luscious fruit even though unfavourable weather through the season hit other crops like apple and cherry.Locally called “Japani Phal”, or the ...
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• SAFF 2009 – Friday

  
  Alpaca Farm Girl — Authority: 421
  Bundle of Yarn at SAFF SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair) is the first fiber fair I have ever attended. My reaction? WOW! I didn’t know there was that much yarn… (I took these pictures with my phone so please forgive the quality. Hoping to bring my real camera tomorrow.) view from the "stands" - which ...
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• Uttar Pradesh raises sugarcane price by Rs.25 a quintal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday hiked by Rs.25 a quintal the state advised price (SAP) of sugarcane in the state for the forthcoming crushing season, commencing early November.According to a decision taken by the Mayawati-led state cabinet, the prevailing per quintal SAP of Rs.140 has been ...
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• Penny Per Pound Is Gaining Ground: Join the Call for Tomato Worker Justice

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 629
  Romeo Ramirez knows a thing or two about abuse. Ramirez became a spokesperson for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in the mid ‘90s after witnessing a fellow worker being beaten for taking a water break.  After nearly 20 years…
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• Troubled times for New England tobacco farmers

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  A disastrous growing season plagued by bad weather and crop viruses — combined with sagging cigar sales — has left many tobacco growers in the Connecticut River Valley reeling.
  3 weeks ago

• Bargain prices for grapes leading to low prices for wine

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 712
  The year 2009 has been a boon year for grape growers. The harvests have been huge. However, as with all boon cycles in productivity, there is a downside. Too many grapes on the market lead to lower prices for a bottle of wine.
  3 weeks ago

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