The cooperative gives the farmers choices, and the power to negotiate prices with their processor that are greater than the government s minimum price for milk. In fact, by the afternoon of his college graduation day, he had already traded his cap and gown for boots and jeans, and was back in the barn working. A self-proclaimed learner, he s remained open to new ideas and technologies, and made the changes necessary to hone the efficiency of his farm so that he can stay in business. Back...

The big expenses come from the extra feed he must now buy, at about $1,500 twice a month, and the equipment -- rototiller and box scraper -- necessary to reclaim the fields so the cows can graze again. He hasn't begun to tally all the damage to the farm caused when the Wilson River chewed a 500-foot-wide hole in the earthen levee on his land about five miles east of town. When the river water subsided on the Josi family's Wilsonview Dairy, the mud it left behind was 3 and 4 feet deep in places.

Sixty-five year old farmer and resident of Rosetta district, Lillian Williams, says that for her, the activity has proven to be a very viable "economic alternative" In keeping with the imperative to fully restore bauxite lands within three years of mining, St Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP) has established a people-centred programme, involving farmers from its operations area, to help with this effort. I took it with both hands and so far it has been a very worthwhile and rewarding...

Perrine Dey, an equine veterinarian who formerly served as president of the state's Board of Agriculture, has lived in the township his whole life. The code continues, "This community has shown a strong commitment to remaining rural by committing a portion of their tax dollars to farmland preservation; forgoing services taken for granted in suburban and city areas; and traveling the extra distance for the necessities. The code continues, "This community has shown a strong commitment to...

It is also expanding its businesses into other areas such as housing, transportation and logistics equipment. Faisal Laljee submits: Komatsu ltd. (KMTUY) is a Japanese entity that engages in the manufacture and sale of construction and mining equipment, industrial machinery & vehicles and electronics products. The stock trades on pink sheets here in the US, but that should not deter investors looking to capitalize on the multi-year expansion currently taking place in Japan. Lately, the...