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-American Farm Bureau Federation Announces Internship
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03/06/2010 -
The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking one student for a summer internship with the public relations department in its Washington, D.C. office. Preference will be given to students just completing their junior years with a major in communications, journalism or a related field, but other stu... read more>>>
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-USDA addresses veterinary shortages with education loan repayment program
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02/26/2010 -
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA had taken the first step toward implementing a plan to address veterinary shortages throughout rural America by repaying the student loans of qualified veterinarians in return for their services in areas suffering from a lack of veterina... read more>>>
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-Agronomy, Crops, Soils Societies Offer Scholarships, Fellowships
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02/19/2010 -
MADISON, WI-- Looking for ways to support your studies in agronomy, crop, soil science, or a related discipline? Three scientific societies based in Madison, WI, are accepting applications for several scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students studying in these fields.&nb... read more>>>
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-Help wanted: ag teachers
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02/17/2010 -
In a nation craving more math and science teachers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a message for would-be educators.
Think ag.
America needs to fill 52,000 agriculture-related jobs in 2010, the USDA says, from animal geneticists to biochemists, food engineers to farmers.
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-DuPont Pledges Support To "My American Farm" Initiative
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02/14/2010 -
DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has donated $500,000 to the American Farm Bureau Foundation for a virtual education program called, My American Farm. Paid over three years, the Pioneer donation will help the foundation continue to build agricultural awareness and understanding through edu... read more>>>
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-Hands-On: From Classroom to Employment
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02/12/2010 -
Academic programs and courses have increased in recent years for sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and agroecology. In a recent study published in the 2010 volume of the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, researchers from Cornell University and North Carolina Stat... read more>>>
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-NIFA Awards Funding for Animal Health and Production Research
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02/02/2010 -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2010 – USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $24 million in grants to study animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition. The agriculture animal industry plays a crucial role in the success and growth of the nation&rs... read more>>>
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-Monsanto Opens Agriculture's First Water Utilization Learning Center
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06/16/2009 -
ST. LOUIS, June 16, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Water is a vital element in the production of food. Helping farmers better manage water utilization for crops is the focus of Monsanto Company's (NYSE: MON) Water Utilization Learning Center, which opens today at Gothenburg, Neb.
More than ... read more>>>
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-Quilt block gardens add colorful attraction to northeast Kentucky
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06/15/2009 -
A colorful agritourism attraction has bloomed in northeast Kentucky with help from the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Quilt block gardens are now popping up across a five-county area.
Donna Fryman, family and consumer sciences agent in Fleming County, first saw the flow... read more>>>
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-Purdue sorghum researcher wins World Food Prize
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06/15/2009 -
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
Gebisa EjetaDownload photo
Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, on Thursday (June 11) was named the recipient of the World Food Prize for research leading to the increased production and availability of sorghum in his nati... read more>>>
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