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Climate change's future impact uncertain on U.S. Midwest water cycle
2015-05-18 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Will climate change make the U.S. Midwest drier or wetter during the summer growing season? A new Dartmouth-led study finds that the answer remains uncertain. The findings are important given the Midwest's agricultural output is critical to the U.S. economy and global food security. The study appears in the journal Water Resources Research. The study included researchers from Dartmouth College, Columbia University, National University of Singapore and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A potential...
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Climate change's future impact uncertain on Midwest water cycle, Dartmouth-led study finds
2015-05-18 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Will climate change make the U.S. Midwest drier or wetter during the summer growing season? A new Dartmouth-led study finds that the answer remains uncertain. The findings are important given the Midwest's agricultural output is critical to the U.S. economy and global food security. The study appears in the journal Water Resources Research. A PDF is available on requ…
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Farm income, land values continue to slide in Midwest, Midsouth
2015-05-14 21:12:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Amid an ongoing worldwide slump in grain prices, Eighth District agricultural bankers reported a continued decline in farm income during the first quarter of 2015 compared with the previous year, according to latest Agricultural Finance Monitor. The average value of quality farmland also declined, with this trend expected to continue during the second quarter. read more
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USDA Weather recap: Showers boost topsoil moisture in Midwest
2015-05-13 23:09:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: USDA Shifting weather patterns brought warm, mostly dry weather to the eastern Corn Belt, while showers boosted topsoil moisture in the upper Midwest. At weeks end, a significant, late-season storm was underway across the nations mid-section, halting fieldwork but providing beneficial moisture for winter grains and newly planted summer crops. Interstitial Ads Frequency: 4 read more
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Midwest states eye carbon trading to meet EPA targets
2015-05-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Even as some of them fight Washington's new clean air regulations in court, coal-reliant Midwestern states are asking the Obama administration to provide rules for an emissions trading platform that would help them meet the federal greenhouse gas standards. Late last month, a coalition of power companies, regulators and green groups known as the Midwestern Power Sector Collaborative (MPSC) asked the Environmental Protection Agency to create ground rules for states that want to trade carbon emissions...
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