CategoryRelated News ItemsNew law aims to grow Vt farming, forestryThu, 24 May 2012 15:38:03 -0700 A new economic development law in Vermont aims to help entrepreneurs in farming and forestry come up with new ways to make money. Read More... Kitzhaber Appoints Adviser To Work On O&C IssuesThu, 24 May 2012 17:48:38 -0700 Governor Kitzhaber has appointed Tom Tuchmann as the new Forestry and Conservation Finance Advisor. Read More... Open letter from restaurant industry on Canadian Government's $12-million hand-out to frozen pizza manufacturerThu, 24 May 2012 13:05:00 -0700 Open letter from restaurant industry on Canadian Government's $12-million hand-out to frozen pizza manufacturer Read More... Ag Energy Coalition Tells Congressmembers That Farm Bill Energy Programs Support Energy Security and Job CreationFri, 18 May 2012 09:15:00 -0700 Ryan Stroschein, co-director of the Agriculture Energy Coalition , today urged Members of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry to reauthori Read More... Agriculture Committee Passes Farm BillThu, 26 Apr 2012 13:04:30 -0700 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today approved Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s 2012 Farm Bill by a wide bipartisan margin, 16-5. Read More... BIO Testifies to House Agriculture Subcommittee That Farm Bill Energy Programs Are WorkingFri, 18 May 2012 09:01:00 -0700 “Farm Bill energy programs are working and BIO member companies are beginning to put steel in the ground,” BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood said today in testimony to the Hous Read More... Sistema Seeks Diversity in AgricultureThu, 03 May 2012 07:27:05 -0700 Sistema, one of the country's largest conglomerates with assets ranging from oil to telecoms, is looking at a range of possible deals as it seeks to diversify into new business lines such as agriculture and infrastructure. Read More... McVeigh drives Qld agricultureMon, 30 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0700 QUEENSLAND agriculture is back in business. That has been the message newly instated Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has repeatedly delivered during a whirlwind series of meetings with the state's farming representative groups since taking on his cabinet position less than a month ago. Read More... Oklahomans Asked To Use Firewood Found Near CampsitesThu, 24 May 2012 10:54:44 -0700 Oklahoma forestry officials are asking people who plan to camp for the Memorial Day weekend to only burn firewood acquired near the campsite. Read More... Governor McDonnell Signs AG Bills at Weyers Cave FarmWed, 09 May 2012 15:22:05 -0700 Governor Bob McDonnell signed a pair of bills that aim to boost Virginia's agriculture business. The ceremony happened as the governor gathered with legislators at Cave View Farm in Weyers Cave. Read More...
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