Four days after she voted against a measure that would have derailed the new subsidy plan, Maloney hosted a fundraising event at Bullfeathers restaurant on Capitol Hill that netted $9,500 in contributions from sugar growers and refiners, according to Federal Election Commission records and Maloney's election attorney, Andrew Tulloch. Four days after she voted against a measure that would have derailed the new subsidy plan, Maloney hosted a fundraising event at Bullfeathers restaurant on...

KUCHING: Farmers in the State were yesterday advised to comply with the international standards and principles of organic farming to produce quality products rather than abusing the term. There are principles for modern organic agriculture and farmers should not simply claim their products as organic. Dr Chan, who is Modernisation of Agriculture Minister believed that local organic products would sell well if the farming industries adhered strictly to the set standards. It may be slow in...

Its humus is dark, rich and virtually odor-free - which is surprising, given that much of it consists of cow manure and the decayed remains of dead cattle. The humus, which is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, someday will be spread as fertilizer on Nobis' 3,000 acres of corn, wheat, soybean and alfalfa fields. Otherwise, producers are required to construct bases of concrete or other impermeable surfaces for their piles and drain any runoff into containment areas. The agriculture...

Though immediate credit and non-credit relief measures addressing the farming community are essential, the design and delivery system should be strengthened. Agricultural indebtedness if not the root cause of the crisis but only a symptom and hence needs to be dealt in its totality. Rescheduling of loans and relieving of interest burden up to two years in the case of farmers affected by natural calamities, drought conditions in rainfed areas and farmers in distress due to production crisis...

The Daily World - www.dailyworld.com - Opelousas, LA Welcome toThe Daily World-Opelousas, LA. Landry Parish and surrounding areas will have opportunity to experience agriculture and develop leadership and life skills through a three-year grant funded by the Heifer Project International. Agromen inc., a local agricultural organization of professional men whose mission is the "advancement of agriculture through education and information sharing among members and other organizations,"...

Senior agricultural officer-Macuata Sugrim Chand says the government has been spending $21 million every year to import rice from other countries for local consumption. Rice farms in Fiji are now using Indonesian style farming techniques in an effort to boost rice production. In its quest to revamp the rice industry in Fiji, the Ministry of Agriculture in the North recently adopted the Indonesian farming techniques as it aims to reduce the amount of money being spent annually by the...