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Cuban agriculture threatened by worst drought in 115 years
2015-08-25 09:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: Cuba's agriculture is being threatened by the worst drought to hit the Caribbean in over a century, which is jeopardizing plans for the island to achieve its long-desired food independence. The government is currently spending around two billion U.S. dollars to import 80 percent of the food necessary to meet the demands of its 11.2 million inhabitants, with President Raul Castro calling on Cubans to produce everything that could be harvested in the country. Since 2008, Castro's administration has...
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Sustainability in Spirits - Part II - Greater focus on agriculture supply chains
2015-08-24 13:40:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Agricultural supply chains are an increasing area of focus for spirits companies, owing to the high proportion of the environmental footprint they represent and an increasing need to address pressing social issues, notably relating to living and working conditions among agricultural communities in the developing world.
5 Agriculture stories to read, Aug. 21, 2015
2015-08-21 21:40:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
In the 5 ag stories to read this week, watch a webinar covering the benefits, and the possibilities, of cover crops and get information about treating post-pollination corn aphids. See the latest USDA report about computer and internet usage on the farm and learn how to track payback on variable rate application. Finally, learn about a WWE wrestler who also farms. read more
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Blunt backed by agriculture groups at Missouri State Fair
2015-08-21 08:22:11| Agriculture - Topix.net
At the Missouri State Fair on Thursday the soybean, cattlemen's, corn growers, dairy and pork associations pledged to support Blunt if he officially announces plans to run for re-election in 2016. Blunt told The Associated Press he's worked to ensure regulations don't get in the way of the agriculture industry.
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Best risk-management tools for agriculture operations
2015-08-18 22:12:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
good risk management should be a number of strategies implemented in various combinations to mitigate risk for specific business needs. Often, a business manager imagines one silver bullet that will magically address all needs in the operation. Unfortunately, there is no single tool that effective. Road Warrior read more
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