Agro Commodities & Agricultural Produts

La. Ag chief to meet with flood-affected farmers LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. (AP) – North Louisiana farmers affected by recent Mississippi River flooding are getting a chance to discuss their losses with Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain. Read more on WXVT 15…. Click here to Read More

Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding:: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice (Natural Resource Management and Policy) Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice responds to concerns about the loss of valuable genetic resources and crop vulnerability arising from widespread cultivation of genetically uniform varieties. It assembles a series of applied studies focusing on the fundamental economic issues related to genetic diversity in crop species, with special reference to developing countries. By presenting the results of initial economic investigations of diversity in the world’s three major food crops (wheat, maize, and rice),this volume furthers the understanding of the economic context in which crop breeders make use of genetic resources and their diversity. Farmers, Gene Banks and Crop Breeding: Economic Analyses of Diversity in Wheat, Maize, and Rice responds to current concerns about the…. Click here to Read More

MLA told to cough up $5m for beef farmers AGRICULTURE Minister Joe Ludwig says it is not up to the federal government to provide cash assistance to out-of-pocket beef farmers. Read more on Perth…. Click here to Read More

Jharkhand govt to procure grains from “poor farmers” Medininagar (Jharkhand), May 26 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda today said the government would procure grains from farmers belonging to the ”low income group” and devolve more powers to elected panchayat bodies.”The government has decided to purchase grains and wheat from poor farmers and storehouses are being set up to keep the purchased products,” Munda said after inaugurating … Read more on PTI via Yahoo! India…. Click here to Read More

Question by beauncj: Is there any thought to the farmers, ranchers and people who live out in the far country? There are those who choose to live in out going communities, some populated in the 400 to 500. We choose this for benefit of family, wanting to give back to world by raising livestock, wheat grains, etc. These products serve the people in large cities. There are those that do not know how their cereal is produced, where the milk really comes from or how that T-bone steak got on their plate, along with vegetable, etc. Yet fuel prices sky rocketing is making it impossible for these products to be produced. We need our pick up trucks, tractors, swathers, etc. in order to produce our products. Again the price of oil, gas, deisel is choking us out of business. What about the semi trucks that haul, food, clothing, medicines, and products to numerous to mention across the country to keep the city dwellers in these products. I do not feel it is at all necessary to keep jacking the…. Click here to Read More

Peter Gallo: Sustainability is a way of life for dairy farmers As a proud member of a California dairy family, caring for the environment is important to me — not Read more on Merced…. Click here to Read More

The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers? The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case for the development of agricultural systems in many areas as transformations in the life-ways of the indigenous forager societies, and argues that these were as much changes in social norms and ideologies as in ways of obtaining food. With a large number of helpful line drawings and photographs as well as a comprehensive bibliography, this authoritative study will appeal to a wide general readership as well as to specialists in a variety of…. Click here to Read More

Question by NONAME: Why do taxpayers have to subsidize farmers? Farms should be no different than any other business. I realize there are certain risks involved, such as the weather and crop prices, but ALL businesses face risks. If I buy a 7-11 and don’t sell as many Slurpees as I thought I would, will the feds send me a check to make up the difference? If not, why am I treated differently than a farmer? Please spare me the tired rhetoric about “Farmers grow the food that feeds you, so we have to protect them”. The majority of our foodstuffs are provided by large industrialized farms, not Ma and Pa from down on the family farm. cactus: BS! Large agribusinesses would MORE than make up for the loss of small farms. Best answer: Answer by VinnieJESUS! What do you think? Answer…. Click here to Read More

PM assures farmers that their interests will be protected New Delhi, Mar 8 : Reiterating the government’s deep concern for farmers’ welfare, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who met a Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) delegation here today assured them that their interests will be fully protected at all times. Read more on New…. Click here to Read More