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CoBank announces $5 million fund for U.S. ag research and education
DENVER - CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, announced today that it has committed $5 million to fund agricultural research and education at land...Tags: Corporate Officers, Financial Aid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Research, University of Minnesota
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Sale, trade show, educational seminar set for Minn. Beef Showcase
Plan now to attend the second annual Minnesota Beef Showcase, Sale and Agribition. The Showcase is set for March 14-16 at the Red Horse Ranch Arena near Fergus Falls, Minn. An all breeds bull and female sale begins at noon on Saturday, March 16. A total...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
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Programs help rural veterinarians pay off debt
The BISMARCK TRIBUNEBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Department of Agriculture since 2008 has helped 15 veterinarians set up practice in rural communities and helped them repay a significant portion of their student loan debt. North Dakota does not so much have a...Tags: Tuskegee University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Loans, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology
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6 hopefuls vie for Maercker school board
Six individuals, including three incumbents, are running for four open school board seats in Maercker School District 60. The newcomers seeking to serve on the board include Hinsdale resident Art Andersen, Westmont resident Pradeep Tekkey and Darien...Tags: PTA, Columbia College Chicago, Dominican University, Colleges and Universities
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Census panic: The many faces of agriculture
The 2012 Census of Agriculture was supposed to be completed and submitted by February 4, 2013. Some farmers told me they cussed at the extensive forms they were asked to complete. One person wondered why "the government" needed to know the information...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology
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Are direct payments here to stay?
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., has seemingly gone out of his way to assure producers that they can count on receiving direct payments in October. Sign-up for the direct and counter-cyclical payment program (DCP) runs from Feb....Tags: National Government, Politics, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Interest
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Good for you: Feb. 4, 2013
Emily Schumacher, a seventh grader at Loyola Catholic School in Mankato, Minn., has received the Great Promise Award. She was nominated by her teachers and selected by the Mankato Serra Club for qualities that show great promise of future Christian...Tags: Watertown, Craig Miller, Groton, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Cassady selected as Animal Science Dept. Head at SDSU
BROOKINGS - Dr. Joe Cassady has been selected as the new Animal Science Department Head at South Dakota State University, pending the approval of the South Dakota Board of Regents. His appointment is effective June 22. Dr. Cassady previously served as...Tags: Zoology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Research, Biology, Science
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If we can't kill farm subsidies, what can we kill?
WASHINGTON -- Symbolic of the debate we're not having about government's size and role -- the essence of the deficit problem -- is the future of farm subsidies. Running $10 billion to $15 billion annually, they don't do much good. For starters, they...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Republican Party, Politics, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Congress
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Letter: Great Aberdeen education
I, William Carleton, am an Aberdeen Public High School graduate, class of 1935. I wish to express my gratitude to the faculty and staff of the excellent education I received. It served me well at Iowa State University, engineering, as well as overseas...Tags: Science and Technology
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Fruit, veggie symposium Dec. 7
BROOKINGS - Fruit and vegetable growers are invited to the Tri-State Fruit and Vegetable Growers Symposium Friday, Dec. 7, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bev's on the River Conference Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The 2012 drought covered a large band of the...Tags: Auto Trends, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Education, Colleges and Universities, South Dakota State University
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The University of Chicagoland — at Missouri
— Take a walk around Lathrop Hall at the University of Missouri, and it won't take long before you meet someone from the Chicago area. There are the roommates from Barrington and Cary, and, two doors down, freshmen from Lemont and Mount Prospect....
Tags: Media Industry, Tour Operations Industry, University of Iowa, Twitter, Inc., High Schools
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