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Crops poised for longest rally in four years
2016-03-12 04:33:57| Food - Topix.net
Agriculture prices are heading for the longest rally in four years, as adverse weather and rising demand finally help to reduce the outlook for global gluts of food supplies. Sugar and soybeans reached their 2016 highs on Friday.
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Q+A: On-farm benefits of cover crops, way up north
2016-03-05 04:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
In the short amount of time Montreal farmer Mike Verdonck has been using cover crops, he's learned a lot about his soil, about biodiversity and about the impact cover crops can have. read more
Delayed La Nina seen buoying U.S., Asia crops: MDA weather
2016-03-03 03:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A delay in the onset of the La Nina weather pattern this year is likely to buoy crops across key growing regions in the United States, Australia and India, a leading weather forecaster said on Thursday. Another year of bumper production of crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans would boost global inventories that have risen near record levels following successive large harvests. "Some models were showing La Nina developing by July but they have delayed that by a month or two now," said Kyle Tapley,...
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5Ag stories: Risk management, cover crops, conventional corn
2016-02-27 02:17:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
In the 5 Ag stories to read this week, get some insight into crop insurance and risk management for 2016. Learn about the value of cover crops and see the latest crop values summary from USDA. Read about an increase in conventional corn use and enjoy some "You might be a farmer if" jokes. read more
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Decline of bees poses potential risks to major crops, says UN
2016-02-26 11:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Populations of bees, butterflies and other species important for agricultural pollination are declining, posing potential risks to major world crops, a UN body on biodiversity said Friday. Many wild bees and butterflies have been declining in abundance, occurrence and diversity at local and regional scales in Northwest Europe and North America, said an assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). It said declines had also been detected...
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