Agriculture Economic Development
Consultants to meet with Cayuga County businesses to start economic development plan
Two consultants will be in Cayuga County this week to start the process for forming a countywide economic development strategy. The Cayuga Economic Development Agency recently hired Ellen Pemrick and John Rhodes to develop a master action plan over the…
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What Policy Makers Should Know About Agriculture with Norman Borlaug $19.95 ?Policymakers make bad policy because they don?t understand science-based agriculture.? Dr. Borlaug explains key points he believes are often overlooked or misunderstood. Recorded in 1980 as the narrative track for a proposed but never funded film series, his wisdom is enduringly relevant and is now available in this DevCom production. A special teachers? index permits calling up selected topic… |
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Classic Tennessee Valley Authority TVA Film DVD: 1930s New Deal Farm Floods History & Dam Electricity Construction Video w/ Farming & Agriculture Dams from the Great Depression $12.99 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was started in 1933 and has grown to become the biggest power company in the United States. This film is about the construction of dams in the Tennessee Valley to help farm irrigation and prevent floods. Table Of Contents: (1) The Valley of the Tennessee (1940s) – A very good piece of American developmental history, this film shows the reasoning behind the impl… |
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Paths of Hope: Livelihoods in Three Caribbean Communities of Costa Rica (Caminos de Esperanza: Medios de Vida en Tres Comunidades del Caribe Costarricense) $19.95 This film provides insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by families in three contrasting communities in Costa Rica. Developed for an innovative teaching collaboration between the School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University and EARTH University in Costa Rica, the film features insights into rural and peri-urban life as it is interpreted by residents… |
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Advanced Civilization (PC) $57.90 DOS 5.0 or higher. May work on Windows 95. Advanced Civilization tracks man’s progress throughout antiquity as one to eight players vie to form the dominant culture by acquisition of such tools as Pottery, Metalworking, Mining, Coinage, Mathematics, Philosophy and Theology against the backdrop of an ever-changing world rife with natural and manmade threats to sidetrack the unwary. Play alone agai… |
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, 3rd Edition $12.64 Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens includes all the information farmers need — from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops and keeping the birds healthy and safe from predators — to keep chickens or run an egg business.The 3rd edition, now with 188,000 copies in print contains new and expanded features:• “Fowl Disposition” — new chapter on training chickens and underst… |
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Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition) $62.98 … |
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How to Raise Goats $7.59 As pets or livestock, goats are increasingly popular animals on farms large and small. Easier and cheaper to keep than many larger animals, they will keep a pony company, pull a cart, and produce the perfect milk for many artisan cheeses or meat for some of the most up-and-coming ethnic cuisines. For anyone thinking of acquiring a goat or starting a herd–for whatever reason–this book is an essen… |