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Americans are currently embracing a strange sort of primitivism. Bicycles are losing gears, runners are afoot in shoes designed to create a barefoot sensation (some are even running barefoot), and men are growing bushy Will Oldham-like beards. It’s all very curious and entertaining.

Social media is all about building relationships, a key
component in Ohio Farm Bureau’s mission to create a
partnership between farmers and consumers.

The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) is a research institute of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. It is the national biotechnology research center and repository for all crops other than rice, which is handled by the Philippine Rice Research Institute.

"Homegrown" follows the Dervaes family who run a small organic farm in the heart of urban Pasadena, California. While “living off the grid”, they harvest over 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, make their own bio diesel, power their computers with the help of solar panels, and maintain a website that gets 4,000 hits a day. The film is an intimate human portrait of what it’s like to live like “Little House on the Prairie” in the 21st Century.

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Transcript of Secretary Vilsack remarks at USDA Outlook Conference, Feb 18, 2010

Monitoring trends affecting North American farm equipment dealers and manufacturers

The trip to San Antonio, Texas for the Cattle Industry Annual Convention was extremely valuable, providing many chances to catch up and gain new perspectives. On this page are several important sessions to share with your staff and business partners.

With recent national media reports painting grim pictures of the dairy industry and the use of antibiotics in farm animals, it seems the agriculture community has become a serious target in media circles run by the likes of CBS Evening News Correspondent Katie Couric. And whether we like it or not, Couric is a 
strong voice in millions of family homes across the United States, 
unfortunately she is sure to make an impact on consumers choices.

DuPont announced Feb. 11 the creation of an advisory committee on Agricultural Innovation & Productivity for the 21st Century, chaired by former U.S. Senator Thomas A. Daschle, as part of the company’s focus to meet the world’s increasing demands for food, feed, fiber and fuel.

Washington, D.C., February 11, 2010 - A recent CBS Evening News story that attempted to link a rise in antibiotic-resistant illnesses in people with the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production was replete with inaccuracies. To read a refutation of its mistakes and for the real facts about pork, visit FactsAboutPork.

Is now a good time to buy farmland? This and other questions tackled by Ag PhD hosts, Brian and Darren Hefty