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| OSHA rules in Whiteside County detasseling deaths |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will not issue citations to any of the entities connected to a July 2011 accident in which two teenage girls died.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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| Group looking to help safeguard the transfer of seed technology |
A recently formed organization is opening up a dialogue its members consider vital to the future of America’s seed technology.
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Monday, February 06, 2012
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| Hoosier Horsepower program essay contest approaching |
Indiana high school seniors may want to start polishing their essays in time to meet the Feb. 17 deadline for the Indiana Soybean Alliance’s Hoosier Horsepower Essay Contest.
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Monday, February 06, 2012
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| Watershed participants tout benefits of participation |
For Fairbury farmer John Traub, getting himself and his farm involved in the Indian Creek watershed project was the latest in a long line of good decisions.
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Sunday, February 05, 2012
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| Ag volunteers sought by Peace Corps |
Farmers or others with agricultural backgrounds have a number of options. One that may not quickly come to mind is the Peace Corps.
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Friday, February 03, 2012
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| 2011 was one of wettest on record for Illinois farms |
While it won’t come as a surprise to many, 2011 was a very wet year.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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| Illinois state conservationist Bill Gradle retires |
Heeding a professor’s advice worked out pretty well for Bill Gradle’s career path.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
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| Certification program benefits agriculture and the environment |
The signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop the Agriculture Water Quality Certification Program was welcomed by the National Farmers Union.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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| AgrIInstitute works to build leadership capacity for ag |
The AgrIInstitute is a unique program aimed at building leadership capacity for the agriculture industry and all related partners.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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| Win fish fry tickets from Indiana AgriNews |
Indiana AgriNews is rewarding readers with tickets to the popular Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Association Fish Fry.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
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| Lawyer reviews issues during transition to next generation |
ng with rules and regulations on a farm can be a difficult, but necessary task.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
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| Ag economist Boehlje receives Hovde Award for rural service |
A Purdue University agricultural economist who has helped farmers and agribusinesses modernize their management strategies is the 2011 recipient of the Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Education Service to the Rural People of Indiana.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
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| Producers at the heart of environmentalism, says logger |
America has a problem, stressed Bruce Vincent, a third-generation logger from Libby, Montana, who spoke at the recent Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual conference in Indianapolis.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
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| Iowa coalition director offers farm safety tips |
An attack at a California feedlot should be a wakeup call to livestock producers nationwide, said the executive director of the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, a producer group made up of all the various commodity member groups in Iowa.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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