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The Dirt Warriors of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agri-Business Development Team got a paradigm-shifting surprise when they visited the Salar Bagh Research and Demonstration Farm near Asadabad, in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The farm, built 20 years ago by the Chinese after the Soviets left Afghanistan, was in great shape. And the farm manager was an expert on local agronomics, soils and cropping techniques. The experience highlighted the fact that one of our key missions is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from ag-savvy Afghans like the farm manager to ordinary Afghan farmers.

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Becoming a member of a community supported farm can be a challenge as well as a joy. Gary Brever of Ploughshare Farm, Kate Stout of North Creek Community Farm, and Margaret Marshall of Featherstone Farm explain the risks and rewards of membership and give some tips for picking a farm that’s right for you.

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Technorati Tags: advice, agriculture, Community, csa, farm, farming, Featherstone Farm, North Creek Community Farm, Pitch Video, supported, sustainable

The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory at the University of Nebraska Lincoln has been designated an ASABE Engineering Landmark for contributions to the standardization of testing of tractors.

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The big business of farming in the US is booming but undocumented migrants make up more than half of the farming workforce. They are ripe for exploitation and face low salaries, substandard housing, risk of injury, pesticides and heat stroke. Some literally work themselves to death. In this episode, Inside USA investigates farming in the era of free trade.

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Short impression of the new approach on sustainable agriculture in metropolitan regions.

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Country Hedging Comments on USDA March Research Highlights Report

Fundamentals were little changed on the monthly USDA supply/demand reports in March. Increased wheat stocks and steady corn and bean stocks allowed for the liquidation in grains to continue, while soybeans moved higher on non-report related concerns.

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Technorati Tags: agriculture, Bean supplies, CHS Cenex, CHS Inc, Commodities, corn, Corn stocks, Country Hedging, farm, Farming yield, Futures trading, Government, soybean, USDA, USDA Research Highlights, wheat

“The Singing Dairyman” strikes again, this time with an off-key melody about baling hay.

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Technorati Tags: agriculture, baler, Forage, Gilmer Dairy Farm, hay, music

A bit of a drive around on the old gal

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