Read more farmer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10101/farmer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70965/hobby-farms-cropping-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages, and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall. The 62-year-old, who gardens after his workday ends at his...http://www.newser.com/story/70965/hobby-farms-cropping-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70156/record-stash-of-ancient-gold-found-in-farmers-field.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe biggest stash of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found has been unearthed in a farmer's field in Staffordshire, England, by an amateur treasure hunter using a metal detector. The hoard, estimated to date back to the 7th century, includes weapons, helmets, and gold coins. Archaeologists are stunned both by...http://www.newser.com/story/70156/record-stash-of-ancient-gold-found-in-farmers-field.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 2:38:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68164/taliban-cut-off-my-nose-ears-for-voting-farmer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Afghan farmer who dared walk to a polling place for the presidential election 10 days ago paid a bitter price, losing his nose and both ears in a Taliban attack, the Independent reports. In the first account by a victim of election retribution, Lal Mohammed, 40, says three militants...http://www.newser.com/story/68164/taliban-cut-off-my-nose-ears-for-voting-farmer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 19:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62874/greedy-farmers-battle-climate-bill-that-benefits-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFarmers are among those facing the highest risk from global warming—storms, droughts and swarms of insect pests are coming their way—yet “true to form,” they’re not interested in backing a bill to fight it without reaping even more government cash, sputters Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post . What...http://www.newser.com/story/62874/greedy-farmers-battle-climate-bill-that-benefits-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 7:49:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59947/mini-cows-help-ranchers-buck-rising-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing higher feed costs, ranchers aren’t having a cow—they’re merely downsizing them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mini-cows have become the latest trend on farms around the country, because many eat less and are easier to handle, but produce 50% to 75% the rib-eyes and fillets of their normal-sized...http://www.newser.com/story/59947/mini-cows-help-ranchers-buck-rising-costs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 16:59:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50641/farmers-plucked-by-chicken-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of poultry farmers face foreclosures on their pricey chicken houses after poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride dropped their contracts. Some are suing in return, claiming the company encouraged them to take on hefty mortgages and vowed to keep their grandkids in business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Most farmers own...http://www.newser.com/story/50641/farmers-plucked-by-chicken-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Feb 2009 11:29:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49419/cops-bust-pot-plantation-with-google-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwiss cops using Google Earth to check out the addresses of two suspects discovered a 2-acre marijuana plantation hidden in a field of corn, reports the AP. The bust led to the arrest of 16 men, suspected of selling 7 tons of marijuana and hashish during the last 4 years....http://www.newser.com/story/49419/cops-bust-pot-plantation-with-google-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 6:52:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34783/midwest-awaits-bumper-corn-crop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's farmers are on track to deliver the second-biggest corn harvest ever despite June floods, according to the Department of Agriculture. Shortages were predicted after severe flooding swamped fields, but the Midwest has had ideal corn-growing weather since, the New York Times reports. A healthy soybean crop is also expected.http://www.newser.com/story/34783/midwest-awaits-bumper-corn-crop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 8:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34627/forget-scarecrows-falcons-keep-pesky-birds-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the heels of new federal regulations, US farmers are deploying falcons to stop smaller fowl from destroying their crops, the AP reports. Indigenous birds of prey may be used in place of older methods like pyrotechnics, propane cannons, and straw men in overalls to keep pest birds from eating...http://www.newser.com/story/34627/forget-scarecrows-falcons-keep-pesky-birds-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 13:38:00 CDT