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Global warming threatens Central Valley's fruit and nut crops
2014-05-22 12:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: The winter tule fog in California`s Central Valley may be fading with climate change, threatening part of the region`s multibillion dollar agricultural industy, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley researchers, High-value crops like almonds, pistachios, cherries, apricots and peaches all need a winter dormant period that is triggered and maintained by cold temperatures, but those are becoming less reliable as the global climate warms. The new study, published May 15 in...
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West Antarctic ice collapse 'could drown Middle East and Asia crops'
2014-05-22 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The collapse underway of a large part of the Antarctica ice sheet could devastate global food supply, drowning vast areas of crop lands across the Middle East and Asia, according to new research. The report, Advancing Global Food Supply in the Face of a Changing Climate, urges the Obama Administration to step up research funding especially in developing countries to help make up a projected gap in future food supply. It also warns America's corn belt could face yield declines of more than...
Genetically engineered crops banned in Jackson County, Oregon in landslide victory against GMOs
2014-05-22 03:43:35| Biotech - Topix.net
A ban on the growing of all genetically engineered plants appears to be a landslide victory in Jackson County, Oregon.
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Beating Monsanto in the Food Fight: Oregon Counties Vote to Ban GMO Crops
2014-05-22 00:17:08| Chemicals - Topix.net
Now that the US Supreme Court has undermined historic controls on monopoly politics, corporate cash flows into election campaigns at an unprecedented rate.
Honey bees crucial to many crops still dying at worrisome rate: USDA
2014-05-19 17:07:14| Chemicals - Topix.net
Honey bees, crucial in the pollination of many U.S. crops, are still dying off at an worrisome rate, even though fewer were lost over the past winter, according to a government report issued on Thursday.
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