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Study finds climate change might dramatically reduce wheat production
2015-02-18 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hutchinson News: A recent study involving Kansas State University researchers finds that in the coming decades at least one-quarter of the world's wheat production will be lost to extreme weather from climate change if no adaptive measures are taken. Vara Prasad, professor of crop ecophysiology and director of the USAID Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab at Kansas State University, is part of a collaborative team that found wheat yields are projected to decrease by 6 percent for each degree...
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Four ways wheat is proven to destroy our health
2015-01-26 22:15:22| Beverages - Topix.net
The general consensus among medical professionals is that whole grains are an essential component of our diet. After all, everyone knows that grain products comprise the entire base of the United States Department of Agriculture's official food pyramid, and that adults should consume between 6 and 11 servings of grains per day for optimum health.
Global wheat yields threatened by warming with serious consequences
2015-01-22 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Just one degree of global warming could cut wheat yields by 42 million tonnes worldwide, around 6% of the crop, writes Paul Brown - causing devastating shortages of this staple food. Market shortages would cause price rises. Many developing countries, and the hungry poor within them, would not be able to afford wheat or bread. Climate change threatens dramatic price fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world's most important staple foods...
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Secure Winter Wheat for Feed Before Demand Spikes
2015-01-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada is advising livestock producers to secure supplies of winter wheat for feed before demand for the crop spikes, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Genetically modified wheat is in the works again, but are we ready for it?
2015-01-18 23:05:30| Chemicals - Topix.net
Dr. Claire CaJacob, Global Wheat Technology Lead, poses for a portrait inside a growth chamber with three month old wheat on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Monsanto's Chesterfield Village Research Center near St. Louis. The growing conditions simulate a summer day in North Dakota.
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