He expressed satisfaction with the training and said it was necessary to educate purchasing clerks so that they in turn could help pass on some of the results of extension work done at CRIG to the farmers. The training programme on the theme: "Enhancing Performance for better and Efficient Delivery," was to equip the purchasing clerks with skills to enable them offer efficient services at the various centres. However, he was unhappy with the dishonest behaviour on part of some purchasing...

This year it is considering a bill that will lavish tens of billions of dollars on the big farmers who grow the major commodities of our industrial farm complex. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, notes that the farm bill is really a food bill, but the food it promotes includes corn, which is used in the array of food products that have undermined the health and encouraged the obesity of the American people. Now that we have celebrated the 231st anniversary of our...

Fresh peaches Thawed frozen blueberries 1 can Mandarin oranges, drained (reserve juice) 1 Tablespoon cornstarch Evenly press cookie dough into a round pizza pan about 1/4-inch thick. Place sliced fruits over top of cheese mixture. Mix cream cheese, sour cream and powdered sugar and spread it evenly over cooled crust. cream cheese, softened 3 Tablespoons sour cream. In a cup with a little of the Mandarin orange juice add the cornstarch; mix well. Bake until slightly brown. Place remaining...

Mariann Fischer Boel, EU agriculture commissioner July 4 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union plans to rip out almost 6 percent of its vines in an attempt to reduce the wine surplus produced every year, overhauling a wasteful budget and an industry struggling to compete with the New World. Mariann Fischer Boel, EU agriculture commissioner July 4 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union plans to rip out almost 6 percent of its vines in an attempt to reduce the wine surplus produced every year,...

In a few years, troops of these machines could perform the tedious and labor-intensive task of fruit picking that currently employs thousands of migrant workers each season. Image: Vision Robotics As if the debate over immigration and guest worker programs wasn't complicated enough, now a couple of robots are rolling into the middle of it. The robotic work has been funded entirely by agricultural associations, and pushed forward by the uncertainty surrounding the migrant labor force. In...