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Provincial Fisheries Research and Development
Program Works to Grow and Diversify Industry
Today the Provincial Government provided an update on the progress of the Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program. This program was announced in the fall of 2007 as part of the provincial component of the Fishing Industry Renewal Strategy, and received $6 million in provincial funding over three years.
To date there have been approximately 100 applications received under...
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REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS AVAILABLE NOW FOR ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced that funds are now available for organic growers in Virginia to apply for partial reimbursement to offset their organic certification costs. Organic growers who were certified or recertified beginning October 1, 2008 are eligible to apply for 2008-2009 cost share funds through a program offered by VDACS.
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Pesticide Board tightens rules for keeping records
of pesticide use in North Carolina
RALEIGH - The N.C. Pesticide Board approved tighter standards for record-keeping by farmers and others in the state licensed to use pesticides covered under the Worker Protection Standards for Agricultural Pesticides at its meeting Tuesday.
The changes to the state's pesticide rules will require licensed pesticide applicators to record the date and time each pesticide application was...
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Montana Scores Runner-up position in State of the Year Award
Interestingly, all of the Montana's State of the Year statistics revolved around one multifaceted industry: energy. The Many Stars coal-to-liquids facility, an investment worth $7 billion, will stimulate 4,000 to 5,000 new jobs and produce 50,000 barrels of diesel and other fuels per day. This mega-deal helped cement the runner-up nod for Montana.
TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline...
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New law marks defining moment for Michigan's future
DETROIT - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed into law legislation that provides a potential $335 million in refundable tax credits to encourage companies to develop and manufacture advanced batteries and commercialize advanced battery technologies in Michigan. The initiative - passed with overwhelming bipartisan support - is the first of its kind in the United States.
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New TV series teaches homeowners how to save money by cutting energy use
SAINT JOHN (CNB) - A new television series produced by Rogers TV was developed through an innovative partnership between Efficiency NB and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to help New Brunswick homeowners better understand how to save on their energy costs by making their homes more energy efficient.
"$ave this House" is a six-part series that will be broadcast in both...
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Beginning Farmers Get Support from
Federal, State and Private Agriculture Partnership
The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA), the New Hampshire Department of
Agriculture, Markets & Food, Yankee Farm Credit, and First Pioneer Farm Credit signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) today to help beginning farmers get financial assistance to establish and continue viable
farming operations.
The MOU establishes an agreement among the parties...
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NEW RESEARCH CHAIR WILL SUPPORT CATTLE INDUSTRY
KAMLOOPS - The Province and Thompson Rivers University are working together to help B.C. cattle ranchers improve profitability, protect grasslands and endangered species, and reduce greenhouse gases, Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, announced today.
John Church, who has a PhD in rangeland and wildlife resources, has been appointed...
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Governor Announces Challenge to Beluga Listing Decision; Provides Federal Agencies with Notice of Intent to Sue
Anchorage, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin announced today that the State of Alaska filed a notice of intent to file a lawsuit challenging the federal government's decision to list beluga whales in Cook Inlet as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
"The State of Alaska has worked cooperatively with the federal government to protect and conserve beluga whales in Cook Inlet," said...
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