Agriculture NewsNews on Agriculture continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Black Farmers suit could cost billions- June 29, 2008 Lawmakers budgeted just $100 million for damages when they reopened the government's discrimination settlement with black farmers.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/black-farmers-suit-could-cost-billions?fr... Commission on international food standards meets in Geneva- June 29, 2008 Geneva , Switzerland: THE 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission holds its annual meeting in Geneva from June 30 to July 4. The Commission is an intergovernmental body, jointly established in 1963 by ...http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/commission-on-international-food-standard... Weather Takes Toll On Farmers Markets- June 29, 2008 People who bypass the produce section at the grocery store in favor of local farmers markets have found the pickings slim this summer.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/weather-takes-toll-on-farmers-markets?fro... Updated at 8:43 AMAgriculture secretary to visit Panhandle- June 29, 2008 With climatologists and others comparing the Oklahoma Panhandle drought to the devastating 1930s Dust Bowl, state Secretary of Agriculture Terry Peach is going to see for himself how bad things are.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/updated-at-8-43-amagriculture-secretary-t... 10000gallon hog waste spill in Holdenville gets quick cleanup- June 28, 2008 State agriculture officials believe they limited pollution after a hog farm worker inadvertently sprayed about 10,000 gallons of pig manure in a concentrated area.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/10000gallon-hog-waste-spill-in-holdenvill... Kansas seeks federal help for drought, storms ...- June 28, 2008 Kansas has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for help with damage from recent spring storms and lingering drought conditions.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/kansas-seeks-federal-help-for-drought-sto... Reopening black farmers' suits could cost billions- June 28, 2008 When Congress reopened the government's discrimination settlement with black farmers, lawmakers budgeted just $100 million for damages. They probably should have handed over a blank check.With more than 70,000 potential claimants, the liability could exceed $3 billion _ three times what was paid out in the original 1999 agreement.The settlement was reopened thanks to legislation added to the farm bill passed last month. It illustrates how lawmakers often manipulate pay-as-you-go budget rules to.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/reopening-black-farmers-suits-could-cost-... Corn and soybeans set new highs before easing- June 28, 2008 NEW YORK : Corn and soybean prices pushed deeper into record territory before easing Friday as rain again soaked the Midwest and traders locked in profits ahead of a planting report next week.http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/corn-and-soybeans-set-new-highs-before-ea... Ban calls for rich nations to lead the way in fight against global crises- June 28, 2008 NEW YORK. June 27. KAZINFORM. The world's major industrialized nations must take the lead in efforts to tackle the three interrelated crises of global food insecurity, climate change and development in poor ...http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/ban-calls-for-rich-nations-to-lead-the-wa... Mars soil capable of sustaining plant life- June 27, 2008 The first chemistry results from Mars' northern plain reveal an environment more hospitable to life than some scientists had predicted, one that might allow future colonists to grow crops as familiar on Earth ...http://www.topix.net/science/agriculture/2008/06/mars-soil-capable-of-sustaining-plant-lif... |