UPDATED GRAPHIC: What does Compulsory Pooling mean?
September 11, 2013
Even with a 90% threshold of consent for drilling, more than half of area landowners could be pooled against their will.
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In the News: Fracking Rule Gets New Scrutiny
September 5, 2013
Compulsory pooling is “a particularly bad infringement on landowners’ ability to decide what to do with their own resource,” said James Robinson, director of the RAFI's Landowner Rights and Fracking Project.
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North Carolina Organic Grain Guide 2013
August 28, 2013
The North Carolina Organic Grain Production Guide for 2013 was created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, […]
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Press Release: Recommendations for Forced Pooling will be Finalized Tomorrow at 1 p.m.
August 27, 2013
RAFI is urging landowners and community members, especially from Lee, Moore and Chatham Counties, to attend the meeting and voice their opinions tomorrow at the Compulsory Pooling Study Group's public meeting.
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Press Release: More Than 150 Businesses, Groups Call for Improved Oversight of GE Field Trials
August 21, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2013 More Than 150 Businesses, Groups Call for Improved Oversight of GE Field […]
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Our State Features TCRF Grantee, Dixon Family Farms
August 13, 2013
“With the food I give them, I can guarantee it to be clean. I want to make good, clean food accessible,” says Jay Dixon. The farmer accepts EBT/SNAP at his Greene County farm stand and through his free delivery service.
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AmeriCorps VISTA
August 10, 2013
The following positions are full-time for one year. Start date is 11/05/2013 and end date is 11/08/2014. Applications will be accepted through 8/30/2013.
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News highlights need for better crop insurance
August 6, 2013
"One of the things that keeps me from expanding or wanting to expand, is the lack of being able to cover the risk." Farmer John Vollmer discusses this year's heavy rains, and the need for better federal crop insurance.
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2015 AmeriCorps VISTA Opportunities
July 24, 2013
AmeriCorps VISTA Member Openings 2015-2016 Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA) Pittsboro, North Carolina The following positions are full […]
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