Subject: Farmers Feeding the World Joins the Alliance to End Hunger
From: "Farmers Feeding the World" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:34:16 +0000 (GMT)

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Farmers Feeding the Wo=ld Joins the Alliance to End Hunger
The Farm Journal Foundatio= announced today that its Farmers Feeding the World campaign will join the=Alliance to End Hunger. Led by Ambassador Tony Hall, the Alliance is a non=profit organization that brings together diverse stakeholders dedicated to=building the political and public will to end hunger in the United States =nd around the world. Farmers Feeding the World will join the more than 80 =omestic and international NGOs, corporations, religious organizations, uni=ersities, healthcare providers, advocacy groups and individuals who make u= the Alliance, in an effort to end hunger through education and advocacy. =br /> =a name="www_agweb_com_farmersfeedingth" href="http://links.mkt1447.com=ctt?kn=10&ms=Mzg5ODM3NjQS1&r=MTY0MjcwNDUxNzcS1&b=0&j=MTM2NjgwNTg=S0&mt=1&rt=0" >Read More.
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Farmers Feeding the World Co-Hosts “Meet the Freshma= Roundtable”
On Tuesday, March 13, Farmers Feeding the =orld co-hosted a “Meet the Freshman Roundtable” with Agri-Puls=, featuring House freshmen Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) an= Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) discussing their first year in Congress, future =riorities, and their views on the Farm Bill and global challenges. Sara Wy=nt, Editor of Agri-Pulse, moderated the Roundtable, which derives its name=from Agri-Pulse’s “Meet the Freshman” series. Read More.
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Foundation Board Member to be Inducted into Agricultur=l Public Relations Hall of Fame
The Farm Journal Foundation c=ngratulates Board Member Lyle Orwig for being named an initial inductee to=the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame. Orwig, CEO of Charleston|O=wig, will be honored later this month for four decades of dedication to ag=communications at the annual Agricultural Relations Council meeting on Mar=h 22nd and 23rd. Don Lerch, founding member of the Agricultural Relations=Council, will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Read More. =

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By the time you read th=s, spring fever will have crossed Midwest farmers’ minds. It sparks =n instinct in most farmers that is unique compared to any other industry, =s we feel a sense of a new beginning, life, or simply an end to the winter=doldrums. With spring just around the corner, we will once again engage in=the ritual many of us have been involved with for most of our lives: growi=g a crop.
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I, like many others,=may talk about how we need to treat it as a business. Our goal is to utili=e each and every tool we have access to in order to manufacture more from =ess, while protecting the resources we are privileged to use. But the bott=m line is, each and every year we take the challenge of working with weath=r extremes, commodity market volatility, input price cost variations and p=blic policy—not only here but around the globe. <=m>Read More.

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UN Survey Finds Nearly 5 Million Yemenis Need Food Assistance
Almost five million Yemenis are unable to produce or buy the food =hey need, according to preliminary findings of a United Nations survey, wh=ch states that the number of people experiencing severe food insecurity ha= nearly doubled since 2009. The World Food Programme food security survey,=which was produced in collaboration with the UN Children’s Fund (UNI=EF) and the Yemeni Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), also found that=a further five million people are at risk of becoming severely food insecu=e as they face rising food prices and conflict. In urban areas, where civi= unrest has hit hardest, more than a quarter of households said insecurity=had reduced their ability to buy food. Rea= More.
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U.S.-Korea Free Trade =act Takes Effect Amid Controversy
A long-delayed U.S.-South Ko=ea free trade agreement (FTA) that has stirred controversy in both countri=s took effect on Thursday, March 15, although the opposition in Seoul has =owed to renegotiate it if it wins elections this year. The deal between th= world's top economy and Asia's fourth largest economy will boost trade by=billions of dollars and create tens of thousands of jobs, the two sides sa=, making it one the biggest deals of its kind. Read More.

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Vilsack Wants Farm Bill to Be =assed Now, with Beginning Farmer Flexibility
If a Farm Bill is written this year, it needs to be ab=ut more than just “tinkering with the payment system” by inves=ing in agricultural research and beginning farmers and ranchers, Agricultu=e Secretary Tom Vilsack said during the 2012 Commodity Classic in Nashvill= on March 2nd. “The first and most important thing we can do this ye=r is to pass a Farm Bill and pass it now,” he said. “We need t= make sure we send a consistent message to our members of Congress.”= Read More.
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Schools to Choose on Serving ‘Pink Slime&=squo; in Cafeterias
Schools will be able to order ground beef =ithout “pink slime” following public pressure to remove the pr=duct, made from beef trim, from lunches. Schools will have the choice of g=ound beef made without the pink slime, also known as lean finely textured =eef, according to the USDA. The disputed product is made of beef trim and =reated with ammonium hydroxide to kill pathogens. Read More.
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