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| Indiana working to turn biomass bulk into renewable energy |
With all the talk about biomass as the next generation of renewable fuels, some folks are wondering why it isn’t already being used for alternative energy in Indiana.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
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| Farm agencies formulating response to vomitoxin |
There must be a 30-percent overall county loss for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a secretarial emergency in an Indiana county, according to Farm Service Agency farm loan specialist Ann Eggleston.
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Monday, March 08, 2010
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Markets
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| Eyeing commodity markets low risk and high return |
Commodity marketing can seem as unfair as life sometimes — rather than getting what you want or deserve, you just get what you get, despite all the hard work.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
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| Survey to measure supply of local foods, need for packinghouse |
Most people see the 25,000-square-foot warehouse next to Roberts’ Seafood in Springfield as an empty former distribution warehouse. Jim Slama sees trucks and trailers of various sizes pulling in, loaded with the fruit and vegetable bounty of the season, unloading their wares.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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MoneyNews
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| Vilsack outlines proposed cuts in government payments |
Farmers with higher income should expect to start receiving less support from the federal government.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
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| Firm finances are needed assets in turbulent times |
Women become more active on their farms and agribusinesses every year, it seems, and the world of agricultural financing is reflecting that.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
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