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African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch & soak
2015-10-02 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. "There is moisture 25 centimeters down but nothing beyond that. If we get below-average rains, it will be a disaster," he said, wiping the red dust from his calloused hands. Poor rains are forecast for South Africa's maize belt because of the El Nino weather pattern, expected to bring more drought to already-parched southern regions in Africa and potential flooding in the east. This...
Will you seed cover crops this year?
2015-09-15 20:28:13| Corn & Soybean Digest
Cover crops are gaining in usage across the Corn Belt. We'd like to know, do you plan to plant cover crops this fall? If so, on how many acres of your row-crop fields? Or, perhaps you won't plant any at all. Take our latest poll and let us know. Feel free to leave a comment with your location and planned cover crop acreage. Yes, on 25% of my row-crop acres. Yes, on 50% of my row-crop acres. Yes, on 75% of my row-crop acres. Yes, on all of my row-crop acres. No, I wont seed cover crops this year. Go to result page on submit: Go to result page on submit
DOE awards MSU $5M to study how biofuel crops acquire nitrogen; potential to reduce fertilizer use
2015-09-09 18:55:30| Green Car Congress
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Salinas Valley's thriving crops mask fears over area lone water source
2015-09-08 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: In this farming valley, often known as "America's salad bowl," the climate is cool and consistent, the soil is fertile, and an abundance of water has allowed a diverse set of crops to flourish. Farmers here produce almost two-thirds of the nation's lettuce and half of its broccoli and celery. One town calls itself the artichoke capital of the world. It is also a place that has seemed to be immune to the state's pervasive drought. For Rick Antle, the shortage in his fields this summer is...
August's top stories: Monsantos application on GM crops, egg prices continue to rise
2015-09-08 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Greece and Latvia opt out of Monsanto's application to grow GM crops, Turkey and egg prices continue to rise after bird flu in the US. Foodprocessing-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from August 2015.
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