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Nation's Oldest Family Mushroom Farm Goes Solar | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 8, 2012
Nation's Oldest Family Mushroom Farm Goes Solar. SEM has installed a 1.13 MW solar array in Pennsylvania for Marlboro Mushrooms. - PR11793861

Raise the Bar: Proactive and Progressive | Risk Management Drives Most Long-Term Decisions at JCS
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Feb 3, 2012
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Labor Department Reproposes Part of Child Labor Rule | Resources content from National Hog Farmer
nationalhogfarmer.com | Feb 1, 2012
“The decision today by the Labor Department to re-propose the ‘parental exemption’ in the child labor rule is a positive step, but much more work is needed. We will continue to work with the administration to address our concerns with the rule. Any final regulation must make sense, not infringe on

Quadtracs pull together for a good cause
www.fwi.co.uk | Jan 28, 2012
A world record attempt to have the most Quadtracs cultivating in one field is to take place on 28 July in Lincolnshire. Organisers are planning to have 40 Case IH Quadtracs, amassing 20,000hp, working in one field at the same time to take the record and raise money for Relay for Life, a Cancer

Pilot past for Penshurst farmer - Weekly Times Now
www.weeklytimesnow.com.au | Nov 23, 2011
ANDREW Rentsch has swapped flying as a commercial airline pilot for producing prime lambs at Penshurst. And he has no regrets.

Lundberg Family Farms® Unveil New Offices That Meet Highest Green Building Standards
www.prweb.com | Nov 18, 2011
Headquarters Building Constructed from Recycled Materials

EPA s Regulatory Burdens Threaten Family Farms
www.thepigsite.com | Nov 18, 2011
US - In just the last three years, the Environmental Protection Agency has set in motion a significant number of new regulations that will significantly change the face of agriculture. The coming changes threaten the continued operation of family farms and ranches, according to the American Farm

11N108: A Family Farm Walk with a Difference – Special Event at Stewart Tower Dairy - SAC (Scottish
www.sac.ac.uk | Sep 15, 2011
Home: 11N108: A Family Farm Walk with a Difference – Special Event at Stewart Tower Dairy: SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) is an innovative, knowledge-based organisation supporting the development of rural communities and industries.

Animal Welfare Concerns, Doubt about Regulations
www.thepoultrysite.com | Jul 29, 2011
NEBRASKA, US - Nearly 70 per cent of rural Nebraskans define animal welfare in terms similar to those promoted by advocacy groups but most do not think increased regulation of the state's livestock practices is necessary to ensure proper care of animals in the state, according to the Nebraska Rural

Farming family secures future - Farming News - Farming - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Nov 17, 2010
A FARMING family is benefiting from its latest venture with visitor numbers - and revenues - rising sharply.