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Farm Policy Foes Overestimate Crop Drought Costs
2013-11-21 14:50:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Farm Policy Facts As the worst drought in three decades unfolded last year, opponents of farm programs almost gleefully predicted that taxpayers would be on the hook for $40 billion in crop insurance claims this past fiscal year, according to a report from Farm Policy Facts (www.farmpolicyfacts.org). read more
Philippines typhoon crop damages worth $110 mln-FAO
2013-11-19 16:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The typhoon that hit the Philippines has caused crop losses worth $110 million and inflicted damage to the agriculture sector of more than twice that figure, preliminary estimates from the United Nation's food agency showed on Tuesday. Some 153,495 hectares (ha) of rice paddy, maize and other high value crops such as coconut, banana, cassava, mango and vegetables have been hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,900 people when it struck on November 8. "High winds, heavy rains and localized...
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Ritz sees railways doing 'adequate' job moving huge crop
2013-11-15 13:28:58| Railroads - Topix.net
Canada's two main railways, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway , have done an "adequate" job moving this year's record harvests to port, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Wednesday.
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USDA increases expected crop production
2013-11-12 22:44:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
As expected, the USDA report released on Nov. 8 increased the estimated total corn and soybean production in 2013. Crop production estimates were raised, despite many areas of Iowa, Minnesota and the Upper Midwest dealing with very late planting, along with some late-season drought conditions. However, overall 2013 crop conditions in the U.S. were better than expected, with many areas benefiting from some very favorable weather in late summer, and the extended growing season in the Upper Midwest enhanced some of the later-planted crops. Focus on Ag read more
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Crop report: Good, bad, and ugly
2013-11-12 07:31:54| Livestock - Topix.net
Soon, another harvest will be complete. Farmers are generally pleased with their corn yields, OK with their soybean yields, and there is some disappointment with their wheat.
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