Agriculture
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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use
Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - In rural Arizona's La Paz County, on the state's rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for...
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Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctan...
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CLC's Lakeshore campus in Waukegan to include $15 million Urban Farm CenterApr 26, 2023 5:30 am - Farming is coming to downtown Waukegan, but operations won't involve a barn or tractors. The College of Lake County's Urban Farm Center will be housed in a sleek $15 mil...
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AGI to deliver 2,000th grain dryerMar 21, 2023 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - Ag Growth International Inc. marked a "milestone moment" at its Omaha, Nebraska, manufacturing facility recently as it shipped its 2,000th NECO mixed flow g...
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Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bri...
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U.S., states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon
Feb 08, 2023 12:00 am - HARLOWTON, Mont. - Near the banks of Montana's Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day befor...
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Valent BioSciences acquires FBSciencesJan 29, 2023 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Valent BioSciences LLC has expanded its agriculture business with the acquisition of FBSciences Holdings Inc. FBSciences is headquartered in Collierville,...
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Are backyard chickens the solution for shellshocked egg shoppers?Jan 23, 2023 4:30 am - Some suburban shoppers shellshocked by the soaring price of eggs are scrambling for ways to save money, leaving them to ponder a variation of the age-old question: Which...
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Fresh? Frozen? Free range? What to know about buying your turkey — and how much more will it costNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - Oh for those days of yore when the central Thanksgiving quandary was fresh or frozen turkey. Come 2022, the turkey angst is whether there will be enough birds and why ar...
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Russia-Ukraine grain deal extended in win for food prices
Nov 17, 2022 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - A wartime agreement that unblocked grain shipments from Ukraine and helped temper rising global food prices will be extended by four months, the United ...