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Can You Hedge Against A Drought?
2013-08-13 15:28:00| Beef
Larry Stalcup Insuring against drought via a USDA Risk Management Agency program called Pasture, Rangeland and Forage insurance, may help cow-calf producers hedge against financial disaster. read more
Texan drought sets residents against fracking
2013-08-11 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In Mertzon and Barnhart in western Texas, the worst drought in two generations is choking the water supply. Water shortages are raising tensions between locals and the fracking industry. Drilling for shale gas uses up to 8m gallons of water each time a well is fracked. Suzanne Goldenberg reports
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Buried in Muck, Clues to Future NYC Drought
2013-08-09 15:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: Piermont Marsh seems an unlikely place to learn about drought. This warren of narrow streams and muddy, reed-choked embankments clinging to the edge of the Hudson River twenty miles north of Times Square is the domain of crabs, worms, herons, and other water-loving creatures. But as Columbia University climatologist Dorothy Peteet paddles a narrow aluminum canoe deep into the marsh, she insists that buried deep in this black, sulphur-stinking muck are clues that could reveal when, and how badly,...
Rebuilding Cattle Herd Structure After Drought
2013-08-08 15:06:00| Beef
Economists have recently opined that herd rebuilding could actually begin in the next year or two in some parts of the country. Here are ways you can take advantage of the trend, even if your ranch has been hammered by drought. read more
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Dealing with Drought: Reaping the Benefits of Cover Crops (Op-Ed)
2013-08-08 00:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Margaret Mellon is a senior scientist for food and the environment at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). An expert on sustainable agriculture and the potential environmental risks of biotechnology, Mellon holds a doctorate in molecular biology and a law degree. This article was adapted from a post on the UCS blog The Equation. Mellon contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Farmers planting crops that can't be sold doesn't sound like a sensible proposition,...
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