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Agricultural Exports Outpace Previous Record by $20.5 billion | Resources content from National Hog
nationalhogfarmer.com | Feb 13, 2012
< div class="field-byline" > Scott P. Shearer < /div > U.S. agricultural exports reached a record $136.3 billion in calendar year 2011. There was an increase in both the value and volume. This is $20.5 billion over the previous record set in calendar year 2010. According to USDA, exports of

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.

Tax Tips: Not All Farm Payments Require a 1099 | Issues content from Corn and Soybean Digest
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Feb 10, 2012
< div class="field-byline" > Source: University of Illinois farmdoc < /div > < p > The Internal Revenue Service has found that taxpayers are more likely to report income if they know the IRS has knowledge of the income. Hence the required issuance of Forms 1099 for various types of income such as

World Poultry - News: Study claims EPA overestimated Chesapeake Bay chicken manure
www.worldpoultry.net | Feb 10, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has overestimated the amount of chicken manure that is in the nutrient runoff that enters the Chesapeake Bay, according to a new study by the University of Delaware.

SFP errors cost Scottish government £35m
www.fwi.co.uk | Feb 9, 2012
The Scottish government must pay back £35m in EU money to Brussels for errors in its single farm payment system.

New Agreement on Organic Fertiliser Control
www.thepigsite.com | Jan 26, 2012
IRELAND - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have, following discussions with representatives of the pig and poultry industry, agreed on a new approach for the control and management of pig and poultry manure from Integrated

PigProgress - News: Abramovich profits from Dutch aid for Russian pig farm
www.pigprogress.net | Jan 25, 2012
A massive pig farm in Russia partly owned by oil billionaire Roman Abramovich was partly paid for by Dutch development aid money, according to a report by pro-animal campaigners from the Wakker Dier foundation.

NFU Urges EPA to Use Existing Data for CAFOs
www.thepoultrysite.com | Jan 20, 2012
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted commented yesterday to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule.

2012 Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up Extended | Conservation content from Corn and Soybean
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Jan 11, 2012
< div class="field-byline" > Source: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition < /div > < p > USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2012 ranking period cutoff for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) has been extended to Jan. 27, 2012.

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