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FARMINGDALE, N.Y., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited (AMEX: CNR) announces the following Webcast: What: China Metro Rural Webcast Update When: July 17, 2012 @ 2:00 PM Eastern Where: http://www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=169168 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Patricia Baronowski, 6317562486, pbaronowski@pristineadvisers.com If you are unable to participate during the...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board today protected 2,389 additional acres on 28 farms from development through the state's nationally recognized farmland preservation program. The newly preserved farms are located in Allegheny, Berks, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lehigh, Lycoming, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry and Schuylkill counties. Since the program began in 1988, state,...
Parents have often struggled to motivate children to do chores, but when vacationing at Feather Down Farms in New York, Illinois and (coming soon) in California, kids line up joyfully to collect fresh eggs, feed farm animals and pick vegetables. (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 Chores seem to be an unlikely thing children would want to do while on vacation, but at Feather Down farms, children joyfully line up to collect fresh eggs, feed farm animals and pick vegetables. Feather Down Farm Days has...
More than 461,000 Acres on 4,265 Farms Preserved Since 1988 HARRISBURG, Pa., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An additional 2,198 acres of prime farmland across the state were protected from development today during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board. The 22 newly preserved farms are located in Allegheny, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Fayette, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northampton and York counties....
DENVER, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Two Rivers Water Company (OTC QB: TURV) (http://www.2riverswater.com) announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Dionisio Produce & Farms, LLC, including 150 acres of high yield irrigated farmland and 150 shares in the Bessemer Mutual Ditch Company, a senior water right on the main stem of the Arkansas River. Dionisio Produce & Farms has been producing vegetable crops in Pueblo County, Colorado...
RuralRefined.com is a new web site targeted to people who choose to live in smaller towns. Because they live in smaller towns, they miss some of the options in bigger cities. http://RuralRefined.com offers big-city shopping for men, women and children, with discounted stores offering everything from Art and Books to Weddings and Wireless. The site also offers a community conversation forum that currently includes Rural Rants and Raves by town and state, an advice column, and a General...
More than 459,000 Acres on 4,243 Farms Saved Since 1988 HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania has added 1,470 additional acres of land to its nationally recognized farmland preservation program under action by the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board at its meeting today in Harrisburg. The 14 newly preserved farms are located in Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cumberland, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northampton and...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board today voted to preserve 2,331 additional acres on 21 farms in 17 counties through the state's nationally recognized farmland preservation program. The newly preserved farms are located in Adams, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Columbia, Crawford, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northumberland, Perry, Washington, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. "Since I joined...
Today's Agriculture to Feature Modern Production Practices HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Visitors to the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show, January 7 - 14, can experience a new, innovative display that brings the farm to families. "Today's Agriculture," a 10,000-square-foot exhibit, coordinated by PennAg Industries Association, on behalf of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Livestock Care and Well?Being and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, will help...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Agricultural Lands Preservation Board has preserved an additional 1,788 acres on 19 farms in 12 counties for future generations through the state's nationally recognized farmland preservation program. The preserved farms are located in Berks, Blair, Cambria, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Monroe, Somerset, Sullivan, Union, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. During the program's 23-year history, 455,208 acres on...
