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Thu, 24 May 2012 15:38:03 -0700
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Fri, 18 May 2012 09:15:00 -0700
Ryan Stroschein, co-director of the Agriculture Energy Coalition , today urged Members of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry to reauthori
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Kitzhaber Appoints Adviser To Work On O&C Issues
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:48:38 -0700
Governor Kitzhaber has appointed Tom Tuchmann as the new Forestry and Conservation Finance Advisor.
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BIO Testifies to House Agriculture Subcommittee That Farm Bill Energy Programs Are Working
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:01:00 -0700
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Sistema Seeks Diversity in Agriculture
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0700
QUEENSLAND agriculture is back in business. That has been the message newly instated Agriculture Minister John McVeigh has repeatedly delivered during a whirlwind series of meetings with the state's farming representative groups since taking on his cabinet position less than a month ago.
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Japanese importers accuse their government of favoring domestic lumber over foreign wood
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:11:30 -0700
They say Japan's powerful Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries favors Japanese wood products over Northwest lumber.
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