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Secretary Vilsack offers graduates some common sense advice

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:00 +0000

Some of you this spring have experienced the graduation of a loved one from high school or college.

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Search for research leader critical to South Carolina agriculture

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:49:00 +0000

Clemson University is in the process of seeking candidates for, and hopefully soon hiring a director at the Pee Dee Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Florence.

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Share your “creek culture” with a new generation

Thu, 30 May 2013 14:37:00 +0000

The next generation won’t understand the need to conserve these wetland areas if they aren’t connected to them.

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United Nations wants you to eat more bugs

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Who knew that Allen on that elementary school playground more than 30 years ago was doing what man has for ages and what the United Nations now says we should all do more: eat more bugs.

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Don’t let winter’s rainfall make you forget about looming water issues

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:26:00 +0000

It’s difficult to think too much about drought, water-use efficiency, and other such things when the ground underneath your feet is so wet you can’t get your planter into the field.

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Incentives to U.S. railroads could boost ag shipments, save millions for farmers

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:00 +0000

Boosting federal investment tax credits and accelerated depreciation schedules for railroads could mean millions of dollars annually in savings to the U.S. soybean industry.

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Conservation-tillage pollution claims hard to understand

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:05:00 +0000

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is taking no-till to task, claiming that the practice is linked to increased waterway pollution.

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Farmland — gold you can eat

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:32:00 +0000

Talk of bubbles or crashes hasn’t put a dent in the farmland market, and if the end is nigh — nobody is blinking.

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Learn to identify venomous snakes, respect their space

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:48:00 +0000

As one of the most misunderstood reptiles, the snake seems to bear the brunt of man’s fear of nature.

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Ethanol versus big oil is confusing at best

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:46:00 +0000

High fuel prices should keep demand for ethanol up and demand for corn good, and subsequently prices should be good.

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White House 2014 budget: USDA, crop insurance and conservation programs take hit

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:24:00 +0000

The White House budget proposal for 2014 would do away with direct payments to farmers and slash funding for the USDA.

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Surviving adversity is a process not a comeback

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0000

It's not the hard times that define a person. It’s how he responds to those rough spots.

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A buyer’s market for urea?

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:48:00 +0000

According to a report by Rabobank, structural changes in the global urea industry could lead to lower urea prices after 2015.

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Farmers themselves prove to be best ambassadors when it comes to making the case for agriculture

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:13:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but there are times lately when I cringe whenever our congressional members and state legislators, for one reason or another, attract or seek out the attention of the national spotlight.

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USDA Planting Intentions timing off for Southern corn producers

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:21:00 +0000

Southern corn growers are at a disadvantage when it comes to the release date of USDA's March Planting Intentions report.

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