Examine the World Agricultural Chemicals Market Brief [ Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 18, 2008  NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Agricultural chemicals industry is available in its catalogue. Read More ...

After Cassville rejection, WPL says all options on the table [ Wisconsin State Journal ] Nov 19, 2008  How about positioning a network of solar panels throughout southern Wisconsin to soak up the sun's rays and convert them into electricity? Or maybe a small power plant could be built, running solely on agricultural products left as waste? Those are a couple of options the Sierra Club would like Wisconsin Power & Light to consider, now that the Madison utility company's plan to build a ... Read More ...

Case IH Launches New Models at the Agrosalon Agricultural Show, Moscow [ Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 19, 2008  Case IH, a global manufacturer and seller of agricultural equipment and part of the Fiat Group, together with its distributors is presenting new products in Moscow at Agrosalon, the first Russian international exhibition of agricultural machinery and equipment for the agrarian and industrial market. Read More ...

FAO chief appeals for new world agricultural order [ People's Daily ] Nov 19, 2008  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Jacques Diouf on Wednesday appealed to world leaders to meet together next year to design a new agricultural order and find 30 billion U.S. dollars a year to eradicate hunger from the Earth once and for all. Addressing a special session of the FAO's 191-member-nation governing conference, Diouf said the world summit was needed ... Read More ...

Guardsmen to deploy on agricultural mission [ Lawrence Journal-World ] Nov 19, 2008  Guardsmen to deploy on agricultural mission Read More ...

Report Food production in developing economies most vulnerable to climate change [ People's Daily ] Nov 19, 2008  Food production in developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region would be the most affected by climate change, said a report released on Wednesday by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council . Southeast Asia, parts of China and a number of the Pacific islands are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels because significant agricultural production and food system infrastructure are ... Read More ...

After a long debate, farm ministers from EU member states have reached an agreement in Common Agricultural Policy on ... [ Warsaw Business Journal ] Nov 20, 2008  After long negotiations, the agriculture ministers have made a compromise concerning the modernization of the Common Agricultural Policy , which is currently meeting new challenges: rising food prices, climate change and globalization. Read More ...

Be informed on voter initiatives on ag [ AG Weekly ] Nov 20, 2008  California voters will decide this fall whether to support an initiative that bans certain agricultural practices long used in the production of meat and eggs. Read More ...

Farm products drive Davao exports [ GMA News ] Nov 20, 2008  DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Agricultural products continued to drive Davao Region during the first nine months to September, according to a report released by the Bureau of Customs. Read More ...

Farmers eligible [ Watauga Democrat ] Nov 20, 2008  Local farmers may be eligible for drought aid after a dry growing season hampered agricultural production. Read More ...

Fish and food security [ Australian Policy Online ] Nov 20, 2008  This brief explains that food security is under threat in the Pacific, that agricultural production is not keeping pace with population growth and two thirds of Pacific Island countries and territories are now net importers of food. Read More ...

Research and Markets Global Outlook of Agricultural Chemicals Collection of Statistical Anecdotes, Market Briefs and ... [ Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 20, 2008  DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'Agricultural Chemicals - Global Strategic Business Report' report to their offering. Read More ...

Salad Days May Be Waning For Valley Beef Farmers [ The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record ] Nov 20, 2008  As owners of beef cattle are being reminded, good times don't last forever. After enjoying several years of good prices for their product, beef producers are starting to see at least a temporary end to their profession's salad days. Read More ...

Milk quota reforms distort trade, says UK dairy industry [ Food Navigator ] Nov 21, 2008  The deal passed Thursday on the Common Agricultural Policy Health Check increases milk quotas gradually, leading up to their abolition in 2015. Read More ...

Study Settlement helps 50,000 Ky. tobacco farmers [ Lexington Herald-Leader ] Nov 21, 2008  A University of Kentucky study finds that more than 50,000 current and former Kentucky tobacco farmers have benefited from the state's share of a decade-old settlement with tobacco companies. The results of the study were announced Thursday at a meeting of the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board in Bowling Green. The report largely praises the way Kentucky has spent its $209 million ... Read More ...