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Cooperatives (3) Agriculture is changing. Large agribusiness corporate farms are driving many family farms out of business. Cooperatives help to even that playing field. Genetically Modified (14) Genetic modification of agricultural products is a huge and very hot issue affecting agricultural production and policies the world over. This section provides links to sources on all sides of the issue. |
Organic (8) The Organic agriculture market is exploding. |
Rural Futures : Agriculture Links
- Rural America's Information Network
- Agscape develops, manages, publishes and licenses regional and industry specific databases of information updated daily for web sites targeted to the agricultural audiences. Research engines, radio broadcasts, event calendars, interactive polling, c
(Added: 11-Feb-2002 Hits: 46 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Scientists turn grape waste into face paint
- When wine is produced, the seeds, skins and stems from the grapes are left at the bottom of the vat. But this leftover gunk isn't just garbage. The scientists at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland, B.C., have found a way to turn the grape waste from the wine-manufacturing process into a product of value.
(Added: 25-Apr-2003 Hits: 32 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Seeds of Peace and Carrots
- Construction will begin this fall on a 100-acre greenhouse project that aims to create world peace by growing organic vegetables year round.
When it is completed in two years, the project will be the largest of its kind in Iowa. Organizers want to create 215 jobs with the project and, in the process, help attract residents to the new city, which was founded in 2001 as Iowa's first new city since 1982.
(Added: 20-Apr-2004 Hits: 15 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Taproot
- A seminar series on leading change in the agricultural industry.
(Added: 9-Mar-2001 Hits: 45 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Test spots potato wart fungus
- An outbreak of potato wart disease can have serious economic repercussions, as demonstrated recently when detection of the causal pathogen led to a United States embargo on Prince Edward Island potatoes. Prompted by this finding, scientists at the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre (ECORC) in Ottawa developed a new method of testing soil to detect the presence of Synchytrium endobioticum, the fungus responsible for causing potato wart disease.
(Added: 25-Apr-2003 Hits: 22 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association
- AOBA is the driving force of the alpaca industry. Through its efforts, shows are organized, educational events held, and the direction of the industry is set. A world-class marketing program is implemented for the mutual benefit of all members. This website is chock full of information whether you are just getting started or already in the business.
(Added: 9-Mar-2004 Hits: 118 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - working to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities - promotes resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy.
(Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 24 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - The Land Institute
- The Land Institute has worked for over 20 years on the problem of agriculture. Our purpose is to develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops. Our strategy is to collaborate with public institutions in order to direct more research in the direction of Natural Systems Agriculture.
(Added: 19-May-2004 Hits: 24 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - The Organization for Competitive Markets
- The Organization for Competitive Markets is a multidisciplinary nonprofit group made up of farmers, ranchers, academics, attorneys, political leaders and business people. OCM provides research, information and advocacy towards a goal of increasing competition in the agricultural marketplace and protecting those markets from abuses of corporate power.
(Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 18 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It - The Savvy Traveler on Marketplace
- How are you going to keep �em down on the farm when they�ve seen Paris? Or New York or London? In fact, a farm might be exactly what you need for a vacation. It�s called �agritourism,� and it�s a growing trend in travel from New England to Tuscany, New Zealand and Kenya. Farms open their doors to visitors, who wake up with the roosters and share tables with families.
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