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U.N. bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis
2013-03-15 08:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.N. agencies want to strengthen national drought policies after warnings that climate change would increase their frequency and severity. Droughts cause more deaths and displacement than floods or earthquakes, making them the world's most destructive natural hazard, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, one of the groups taking part. "We must boost national capacity to cope before droughts occur," Ann Tutwiler, FAO deputy director-general told the five-day talks on drought in...
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New Zealand suffering most widespread drought in at least 30 years as dairy industry takes hit
2013-03-14 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New Zealand's normally verdant North Island. He had to thin his herd so the remaining 550 cows have enough to eat, and he's supplementing their diet with ground palm kernel as the grass in his fields withers. "We try and make sure they've got water and shade during the day and do the best we can for them,' he said. "It's very hard to remember when the last...
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Preparing for drought cheaper than waiting for it - UN agencies
2013-03-13 15:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: U.N. agencies are calling on governments at a high-level meeting this week to start reacting more quickly to warnings of drought and put in place national policies to prepare for longer and worse droughts. "In the next decade to come, drought will continue escalating in severity, in occurrence and in duration," Luc Gnacadja, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), told AlertNet from the conference in Geneva. "Preparedness and risk management cost-wise are...
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DEKALB Root System Delivers Deeper Roots To Help Plants Withstand Drought Stress This Planting Season
2013-03-13 05:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
ST. LOUIS, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the effects of last season's drought still being felt in many states, farmers are looking for ways to help mitigate risk as they head into planting season. Farmers across the Corn-Growing Area have selected DEKALB drought-tolerant corn plants with deep, strong root structures to help withstand drought conditions and reduce yield loss. read more
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Has Your Area Had Drought Relief This Winter?
2013-03-12 05:10:00| Beef
Cattlemen are sure an optimistic group. At every cattle sale Ive attended so far this winter, the prices of bulls and bred heifers have been stellar. Despite the worst drought weve seen in 50 years, it looks like ranchers are either confident its going to rain or have stockpiled enough roughage to get through another year. BEEF Daily read more
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