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Worm-killer set to save crops worldwide
2015-08-02 16:51:04| Chemicals - Topix.net
More than one out of every ten tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, okra plants, potatoes, and many more species never make it out of the field - completely destroyed by nematodes, also known as ringworms. And much of the rest of an infected crop is too damaged to sell.
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Chinese potatoes to chip in as water shortages hit staple crops
2015-07-30 10:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Once seen as food for the poor, the humble potato is being pushed in China as a tasty, nutritious part of any meal as the world's most populous country struggles with water shortages and looks for alternatives to the traditional rice and noodles. China already produces 95 million tonnes of potatoes a year, a quarter of the global total, and is aiming to raise that to 130 million tonnes by 2020, government officials said at the World Potato Congress on the outskirts of Beijing this week. "In...
Emissions from fertilizing crops underestimated: Study
2015-07-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MPR: Fertilizing crops in the U.S. Corn Belt emits a potent greenhouse gas, and a new University of Minnesota study shows officials have been underestimating those emissions by as much as 40 percent. The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas about 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide and 12 times more potent than methane. Nitrous oxide gas is emitted from rivers and streams that receive agricultural runoff,...
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New Cost Share Program Launched To Boost Cover Crops In Iowa Soybeans
2015-07-22 11:21:56| Agriculture - Topix.net
NEW COST SHARE PROGRAM LAUNCHED TO BOOST COVER CROPS IN IOWA SOYBEANS Jul. 22, 2015 Source: Conservation Technology Information Center news release A new cost-share initiative offers up to $25 per acre plus discounts on Soil First brand cover crop seed by La Crosse Seed to Iowa soybean growers willing to establish or expand cover crop acreage and sign onto the Unilever/ADM Sustainable Soy Continuous Improvement Program. The program is paving the way for a supply chain that will ultimately allow Archer Daniels Midland Company to supply sustainably produced soybean oil to Unilever for Hellmann's and Best Foods mayonnaise.
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Going all-in on cover crops
2015-07-21 22:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Robert Harvey went from zero to 1,100 acres of cover crops on his corn and soybeans Some farmers want to try a new idea on a few acres to evaluate it before using it in a big way. Not Robert Harveyat least when the idea is cover crops. The Guthrie County, Iowa, farmer went all-in on cover crops two years ago, seeding cereal rye on all 1,100 acres he farms with his father, Gerald. read more
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