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How US states fared on jobless aid applications

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:39:46 -0700
Weekly US unemployment benefit applications were largely unchanged last week, a sign hiring will likely continue at a modest pace. The number of people seeking benefits dipped 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000.
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Business Blog » Mississippi State Ag. Division draws from ranks to fill key post

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:12:52 -0700
Cary W. “Bill” Herndon, a long-time leader in Mississippi State University’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, has been named the new associate vice president in the division.
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Ag Energy Coalition Tells Congressmembers That Farm Bill Energy Programs Support Energy Security and Job Creation

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:15:00 -0700
Ryan Stroschein, co-director of the Agriculture Energy Coalition , today urged Members of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry to reauthori
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BIO Testifies to House Agriculture Subcommittee That Farm Bill Energy Programs Are Working

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:01:00 -0700
“Farm Bill energy programs are working and BIO member companies are beginning to put steel in the ground,” BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood said today in testimony to the Hous
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Sistema Seeks Diversity in Agriculture

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:27:05 -0700
Sistema, one of the country's largest conglomerates with assets ranging from oil to telecoms, is looking at a range of possible deals as it seeks to diversify into new business lines such as agriculture and infrastructure.
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Governor McDonnell Signs AG Bills at Weyers Cave Farm

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:22:05 -0700
Governor Bob McDonnell signed a pair of bills that aim to boost Virginia's agriculture business. The ceremony happened as the governor gathered with legislators at Cave View Farm in Weyers Cave.
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Carbon tax excludes ag

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:22:19 -0700
AGRICULTURE will be excluded from the Federal government’s carbon tax and carbon trading scheme but the new system has included central measures that encourage investment and unlock new earning potential for the sector, through the Carbon Farming Initiative.
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McVeigh drives Qld agriculture

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0700
QUEENSLAND agriculture is back in business. That has been the message newly instated Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has repeatedly delivered during a whirlwind series of meetings with the state's farming representative groups since taking on his cabinet position less than a month ago.
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Japanese importers accuse their government of favoring domestic lumber over foreign wood

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:11:30 -0700
They say Japan's powerful Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries favors Japanese wood products over Northwest lumber.
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MSU promotes Herndon

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:14:43 -0700
Cary W. “Bill” Herndon, a long-time leader in Mississippi State University’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, has been named the new associate vice president in the division after a national search.
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