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Five-year plan unveiled to improve RPA - Farming News - Farming - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
A major shake-up of the way the Rural Payments Agency is run has been announced. Its boss Mark Grimshaw tells Karen Dent that ensuring farmers receive their money on time will be the top priority.

Fendt 700 tractor to trek 900 miles for charity
www.fwi.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
A £175,000 Fendt 700 Vario and its driver have been set a serious challenge: to drive out of Fendt's Marktoberdorf factory in southern Germany to a children's hospice in Chorley, Lancashire.

2011 Ethanol Exports Total 1.19 Billion Gallons | Energy content from Corn and Soybean Digest
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Feb 10, 2012
< div class="field-byline" > Source: Renewable Fuels Association < /div > < p > The official numbers are in and confirm what the industry has known all year: 2011 was a huge year for ethanol exports. The annual total for 2011 was 1.19 billion gallons, more than triple the 2010 export total of 396

Crop insurance and the future farm safety net | Business content from Farm Industry News
farmindustrynews.com | Feb 10, 2012
< div class="field-byline" > Source: Collins, Keith, Harun Bulut < /div > < p > A strong view has emerged this past year from many farm groups that crop insurance should play a pivotal role in the 2012 Farm Bill and beyond. Meanwhile, some have questioned the near-consensus support for crop

USDA Gearing Up to Conduct 2012 Census of Agriculture
www.agcensus.usda.gov | Feb 10, 2012
Surveys are now arriving in mailboxes around the nation to help identify all active farms in the United States. The National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS), which asks landowners whether or not they are farming and for basic farm information, is one of the most important early steps used

PigProgress - News: USDA to host first US-China agricultural symposium
www.pigprogress.net | Feb 10, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that government and industry leaders from the United States and China will gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, 16 Feb, for the first US-China Agricultural Symposium.

World Poultry - News: VDL Rotra feeder leads to more bird activity
www.worldpoultry.net | Feb 10, 2012
The new Rotra feeder of VDL Agrotech is an automatic feed distribution system above the litter area. It improves fertility and litter quality through more bird activity. The system was launched last year and is now available.

MSD Recruits Production Specialist to Support Paracox 5
www.thepoultrysite.com | Feb 10, 2012
UK & IRELAND - Andy Payne has been appointed by MSD Animal Health to manage the successful introduction of Paracox 5 coccidiosis vaccination programmes with UK and Ireland broiler producers.

Public Resistance Ousts GM Crops From EU
www.thepigsite.com | Feb 10, 2012
EUROPE - Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released yesterday by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent.

The Energy Blog: Largest Tidal Stream System Installed
thefraserdomain.typepad.com | Feb 9, 2012
Marine Current Turbines, has successfully completed the first installation phase of the 1.2MW SeaGen Tidal System, previous post, the world’s largest grid-connected tidal stream system, into the fast-flowing waters of Strangford Narrows off the coast of Northern Ireland. A crane barge safely