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‘Towards climate-smart agriculture? Post-Cancun and farm policy’ is the title of this 31 March 2011 EurActiv Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels.

Despite being responsible for 20-30 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture is not incorporated into the UN climate agreements.

Making agriculture an integral part of a smart solution to tackle climate change is however necessary: the sector’s emissions must be reduced and more carbon be sequestered into the soil and biomass.

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Take a look at a day in the life of a production manager. Follow Keiren Drane as he takes you through his day to day job and talks you through how you can get a similar job in production horticulture. Part one of one.

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I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish

For American soldiers, the move from the military to civilian life is not always easy. Military veterans have a thirty-five percent unemployment rate. This is more than three times the national average. And an estimated one hundred thousand veterans are homeless. The federal government and private organizations offer programs to help veterans. One private program is called Archi’s Acres. It is on a two hectare farm in southern California.Marine Sergeant Colin Archipley returned to the United States after serving three tours of duty in Iraq. He and his wife, Karen, bought a farm in southern California. They produce organic, hydroponic crops. They grow their tomatoes, lettuce and basil in pure water instead of in soil. Karen Archipley says her husband wanted to share the peace he found on his farm with other veterans. So the Archipleys worked with the local Veterans Administration office. They wanted to help returning troops translate their leadership skills to private business. Archi’s Acres is helping combat veterans become agricultural business owners. Colin Archipley is expanding his program to teach business skills. And he plans to include active troops who are ending their service. He notes that many veterans suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. This is made worse when they cannot find jobs and become homeless. He believes that the rate of PTSD would drop if soldiers could spend their last few months in the military learning skills so they could get jobs. In his new six-week program, Colin Archipley will teach agricultural skills from planting to harvest. Karen Archipley will teach marketing. Educators from the Small Business Administration are also involved. They will teach classes on how to operate a business. Colin Archipley does not expect veterans completing the program will have any problems finding work. He hopes to expand his program to serve veterans on the East Coast. He is also planning to make his six-week course available online so anyone in the military, anywhere, can take the classes.For VOA Special English I’m Alex Villarreal. You can find scripts, podcasts and MP3s on our website, voaspecialenglish.com. And you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and iTunes at VOA Learning English.

(Adapted from a radio program broadcast 28Dec2011)

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–The continuing collapse of bee colonies around the world are putting the global food supply at risk.

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Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam says Department of Education should hand over control of School Lunch programs. He promises swifter policy implementation to get more fresh fruits and vegetables in school lunchrooms.

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According to Farm Aid, 5 million family farms have been lost since the 1930’s. Most farms today are not family farms, and their future is very much in jeopardy. This story is a personal account of one new family farmer on his journey to establishing a farming business.

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James Weaver’s Meadow View Farm has a marvelous array of heirloom tomatoes and peppers. This video features a beautiful array of heirloom colors and varieties of tomatoes. Learn about the new strains that James has stabilized and the old strains that have marvelous stories behind them. James runs a successful farm business in the heirloom market. This video gives an inside look at his thriving business.

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March 3 (Bloomberg) — Abdolreza Abbassian, a senior economist at the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, talks about the outlook for food prices.
Global food prices rose to a record in February and grain costs may continue to rise in the next several months, with only rice keeping the world from a repeat of the crisis three years ago, the UN said in a report today. Abbassian speaks with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto discuss their recent book: ‘Natures Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty’ UC Berkeley. 2/11/11.

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Home gardens are great. Grow your own veggies! However, if HR 875 passes the government will have within it’s power to regulate your veggies. This seems like a set up, like the poor farmers in Africa and around the world that the large agri-business have enslavened to THIER products. Seeds the must be BOUGHT EACH SEASON that WON’T grow without THIER fertilizers and pesticides.
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