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Bellota Agrisolutions attends EIMA Agrimach 2015
EIMA Agrimach 2015 will take place from 3-5 December in New Delhi, India. This event is the only global meeting place in India for agricultural implements where the main agricultural machinery manufacturers exhibit their new farm equipments. Bellota Agrisolutions will be attending this Show in Hall B with a representation of concave discs for disc harrow, a machine that performs very well in ...
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Major Equipment Widens Reach into American South and Midwest with New Dealerships
Major Equipment Intl Ltd, manufacturers of award-winning agricultural implements and commercial equipment, announced today the addition of four dealerships to its US network. The new additions make it possible for Major Equipment to serve farming families across the American South and parts of the Midwest. The new dealerships are: Don Medlin Company – Caruthersville, Missouri ...
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AZUD supporting the ITER Foundation
The ITER Foundation transmits to us the magic of its projects. The ITER Foundation is an NGO founded in 1989 that finances Development Aid Projects directed, mainly to CHILDREN. Yesterday, Pilar and Eduardo, cooperators and current leading ITER projects, told us about the social and economic achievements made over the years by the projects developed around the world. The fundamental mission ...
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Roberts: House Democrats’ CR Highlights ‘Pandemic of Politics’
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today admonished the House Democrats’ continuing resolution (CR), which denies funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) implementation of Farm Bill and COVID-19 relief programs. “We have a pandemic of politics in this country. Today, that was made worse ...
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IFAD and FAO combine their expertise for better management of projects in fragile states
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a grant of US$2 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for enhanced management and implementation of agricultural development programmes. The pilot project will improve planning capacity of developing countries. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD, and José Graziano da Silva, ...
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Roberts: Democrats Heard our Call to Aid Farm Country
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded a bipartisan deal reached on the House continuing resolution (CR) that includes a full replenishment of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). On Monday, Roberts admonished the House Democrats’ CR, which previously denied funding for the U.S. Department of ...
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Chairman Roberts Votes to Send Relief to Farm Country
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today voted for a continuing resolution (CR), which averts a federal government shutdown and includes a full replenishment of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to aid agricultural producers. The CR funds the federal government until December 11, 2020, and is now ready for President ...
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Presidential Memorandum Calls for Increased Federal Procurement of Biobased Products
President Obama signed a February 21, 2012, memorandum entitled "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement." The BioPreferred Program, which was established by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill), is intended to increase ...
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Presidential memorandum calls for increased federal procurement of biobased products
President Obama signed a February 21, 2012, memorandum entitled "Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement." The BioPreferred Program, which was established by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill), is intended to increase ...
By Acta Group
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Santa Cruz Non-Profit International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA) Teams with Ford Motor Company to Demonstrate Benefits of Alcohol Fuel for Global Cooking and Transportation Needs
International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA): WHAT – The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA)announced today that it has teamed with Ford Motor Company to demonstrate the benefits of locally produced appropriate-scale alcohol fuel for Flex Fuel vehicles. IIEA will use its new Ford F150 Flex Fuel truck and program development ...
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CAP reform: European Commission adopts delegated acts
The European Commission adopted today the first package of delegated acts for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aiming at making the CAP fairer, greener and more targeted. Those texts supplement the four basic acts adopted on 13 December 2013 by the European Parliament and the Council for the reform of the CAP. Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural ...
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Bayer CropScience launches global web video competition for farmers
Bayer CropScience has launched YouFarm International, the first global web video competition for farmers. The company wants to provide farmers and people passionate about farming the opportunity to increase awareness and boost understanding of modern agriculture with the public. “Most people have an incomplete image of modern agriculture and the origins of the food they consume. The ...
By Bayer AG
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Ranking Member Stabenow Leads Advocates in Urging USDA to Prioritize Protections for Food Workers
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined leading agriculture and worker advocates to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the bipartisan worker protection provisions in the COVID-19 assistance package. USDA recently announced an additional round of food boxes without taking action on ...
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EPA Releases Report on Maryland Agriculture Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has completed an evaluation of Maryland’s animal agriculture regulations and programs. The assessment, which is one of six that the agency is conducting of state animal agriculture programs within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, found that Maryland has a robust and well-implemented state program. EPA conducts periodic reviews of ...
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$139 Million Obligated for California Conservation in Fiscal Year 2010 - Funding amount equals a record setting year for NRCS California
DAVIS, Calif. - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) California State Office is pleased to announce that approximately $139 million in federal funding was invested this fiscal year for conservation activities throughout the State of California. The funding was distributed through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), ...
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Sentera Launches High-Precision Sensor Product Line
Today, Sentera announced new additions to its small, lightweight High-Precision Single Sensor product family. The new High-Precision NDVI Single and High-Precision NDRE Single utilize patent-pending technology to improve spectral band separation and generate more accurate vegetation index measurements. The High-Precision Single sensor is available in two variants: normalized difference vegetation ...
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The Global Interdependence Center features Eric Lichtenheld among other Business Leaders on Mexico and US Foreign Insights
With global climate change and challenges as a backdrop, Heliae Development, LLC, President and CEO, Eric Lichtenheld spoke at The Global Interdependence Center (GIC) during their delegation to Mexico City. The two-day delegation program involved meetings with central banking, government and business leaders as well as a full day public conference with Banco de Mexico which included the ...
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Adapting agricultural water to climate change
This policy brief, published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), examines the relationship between climate change, water and food security and outlines potential adaptation strategies and policy priorities for developing countries. Agriculture in developing countries is already under pressure from growing populations, industrialisation and environmental degradation. Climate change is ...
By SciDev.Net
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CNH Industrial: Periodic Report on $300 Million Buyback Program
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces that under the sixth $50 million tranche (the "Sixth Tranche") of its $300 million share buyback program the Company completed transactions in the period August 8, 2023 through August 11, 2023, reported in aggregate, as set forth in the table below. After the purchases announced today and considering those previously executed under the Sixth ...
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A new life for used components: A Sustainable Year story
Curious about the benefits of remanufactured parts over new parts? Our latest story in the A Sustainable Year series explores the world of CNH Industrial Reman. Remanufacturing significantly reduces the environmental impact of our operations, extends the life of our products, and is significantly faster compared to the time it takes to manufacture a new part. The process requires 80% less energy ...
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