Maryland Small Farm Cooperative forms to boost buyers power
In Efferson Maryland the Maryland Small Farm Cooperative launches with 60 members to aid farming operations under a $50 000 annual gross. The group seeks price breaks and better marketing by pooling purchases, deliveries and sales for field crops fruits vegetables livestock and greenhouse products.
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Efferson, Md
Maryland
Maryland Small Farm Cooperative
Terry Poole
Steve Bogash
Co-Op
Sherm Pearsall
Bogash
Poole
Orga
Canadians Defy Wheat Board Monopoly War on Grain Control
In a prairie battle over the Canadian Wheat Board, farmers clash with lawyers and lobbyists as Calgary Ottawa and Winnipeg vie for control of grain export and sale. Alberta advances legal challenges and radio ads pushing farmers freedom of choice while Farmers for Justice conducts cross border protests and a jailed tractor case draws Amnesty International scrutiny.
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Dmonton
Alberta
Canadian Prairies
Canadian Wheat Board
Prairie Provinces
U.S
United States
Wilf Harder
Morris
Manitoba
Wheat Board
David Orchard
Saskatchewan
Canada
jGiant
Orchard
The
Globe and Mail
Farmers For Justice
Amnesty International
McMechan
Andy
Walter Parskowski
Alberta Court of Appeal
Gordon Herrington
Alberta Agriculture Department
K State expert urges post harvest marketing review
K State Research and Extension specialist says corn and soybean producers should reassess post harvest plans as USDA November estimates show higher corn production for the third straight month and strong soybean export commitments. Tierney notes potential price trends and advises using call options to limit risk.
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USDA
William Tierney
KSU Ag
Tierney
Ney
Wheat pricing tips amid tight US stocks and 97 forecasts
K State expert says wheat pricing should reflect tighter US stocks with USDA trimming ending stocks to 435 million bushels and export prospects shifting. Tierney notes potential for higher old crop prices if demand holds while new crop barely rises, suggesting scaled up selling with price triggers of 3.80 to 4.25 for July 97 futures and caution against sharp price spikes.
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Japan
Taiwan
U.S
USDA
Tierney
Anhattan
William Tierney
KSA
United States
Australia
Argentina
Tierne
Wood heating cuts costs but raises fire risk
Kansas State University expert Michael H. Bradshaw notes wood heating lowers energy bills, yet warns of danger from improper use of wood stoves, space heaters, kerosene heaters, and fireplaces. He cites Kansas having 22,455 residential fires since 1990, equating to about one every two hours and 20 minutes.
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Manhattan
Michael H. Bradshaw
Kansas State University Health and Safety
United States
Bradshaw
Kansas
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