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Haryana: Supportive Independents gain most
CHANDIGARH: All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
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Government to expand Krishi Vigyan Kendra network
The government will open a Krishi Vigyan Kendra , a centre for agricultural training, in each of the newly created districts across the country, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Friday.
9 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
USDA says it wants to resolve Indian farmer claim
The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.
13 hrs ago | Charleston Daily Mail
Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa.
North Carolina's highest court says three cigarette companies can stop making payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old settlement.
Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by Suv Ok
An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway.
Ark. Ag Experts Put Weather Losses at $225 Million
FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 4, 2009, dying crops and weeds stand in a flooded field near... FILE - In this file photo taken Aug.
Smells and sounds of country life greet Charles and Camilla at agricultural fair
The smells and sounds of country life are greeting Prince Charles and his wife Camilla today at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.
Ala.: Unapproved Substance Found in Fish Imports
Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks on Wednesday extended a two-year-old order banning the sale of untested fish from Vietnam and China in Alabama.
NJ store owner pleads guilty in food stamp fraud
A New Jersey food store owner and two employees have admitted defrauding the federal food stamp program of more than $280,000. Mehal Mothon, who owned a Citgo Food Mart in Westville, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to embezzle from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program.
Agrium makes 'best and final' offer for reluctant CF Industries: US$4.5 billion
Canadian fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. has made what it calls a "best and final" offer for U.S. competitor CF Industries Holdings Inc.
Oregon among states hit with beef recall
Curly's Food, Inc., a Sioux City, Iowa, establishment, is recalling approximately 12,181 pounds of roast beef deli products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, soy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Rest easy. When it comes to H1N1, your pet is safe
When the news broke on Wednesday that a domestic cat had come down with H1N1 swine flu, probably transmitted to the feline by sick owners, many people no doubt wondered how vulnerable their own pets were to the illness.
Wash. state asking grain ships to hold canisters
The state Ecology and Agriculture Departments have a request for grain ships off the Washington coast: Hey, stop throwing those pesticide canisters overboard.
Wet weather delays harvest for farmers from the Midwest to the Deep South
Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.
Sparks warns banned substance found in imported fish
Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks says some fish being imported into Alabama have tested positive for a banned substance.
Political, Agriculture Leaders React to Buffett's BNSF Purchase
Montana political and agricultural leaders hope Berkshire Hathaway's planned purchase of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad will lead to lower shipping costs in Montana, but they doubt much will change.
Officials: Swine flu confirmed in cat
The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Jackpot gets $695,000 loan from USDA for water
The U.S. Agriculture Department has announced more than $16 million in grants and loans for nine rural water projects, including one in northeast Nevada.
Nokia launches five new affordable mobile phones and Nokia Life Tools in Indonesia
Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009.
Archer Daniels Midland profit falls on weak demand
Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit tumbled 53 percent as the global recession dragged down demand for crops and ethanol, but demand is improving in some key markets.
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