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Record Freeze in U.S. Extending Wheat Crop Damage
2013-04-23 16:37:26| Energy - Topix.net
The coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to U.S. crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.
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White House Budget: USDA, Crop Insurance & Conservation Take Hits
2013-04-15 23:12:00| Beef
David Bennett The White House budget proposal for 2014 would do away with direct payments to farmers and slash funding for USDA. The 6% proposed cut to USDA coffers joins other proposals such as lowering crop insurance subsidies and conservation program funding. read more
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6 Practices to Get Your Corn Crop Off to a Good Start
2013-04-11 17:40:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Ohio State University Mistakes made during crop establishment are usually irreversible, and can put a ceiling on a crop's yield potential before the corn plants have even emerged. The following are some proven practices that will help get a corn crop off to a good start. read more
Grain Inventories, New Crop Outlook Boost Livestock Prospects
2013-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Despite record high feed costs during the 2012/13 crop year, feed use in the animal protein sector has slipped by only two per cent as US farmers and ranchers limited the downsizing of their herds. A decline in margins has been offset to a degree by rising animal protein prices and growing exports, especially to Asia.
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Climate study of Mekong Basin projects crop shifts
2013-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bangkok Post: A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand. "For robusta coffee, we found overall the central highlands will have reduced suitability," said Jeremy Carew-Reid, the main author of Climate Change and Impact Study for the Lower Mekong Basin. "But other areas will open up, such as northeastern Thailand, northern...
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