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Let industry consumers pay more for sugar to benefit growers
2015-06-23 08:23:49| Sugar Industry News
At least 70 per cent of sugar sold in the country is used by soft drinks producers, bakeries, confectioneries and other industries, including pharmaceutical. As sugar prices have collapsed on supply surges for four years in a row, user industries are reaping a bonanza.
Drought devastates cherry crop, puts some growers out of business
2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A winter heat wave, late frosts and mandatory water restrictions devastated this year's Leona Valley cherry crop. A winter heat wave, late frosts and mandatory water restrictions devastated this year's Leona Valley cherry crop. Dave Shields started the engine of his tractor on a recent weekday and began toppling the hundreds of drought-stricken cherry trees he and his wife planted 15 years ago in this north Los Angeles County foothills community. A winter heat wave, late frosts and marauding...
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Climate change causing a headache for Assam tea growers in India
2015-06-12 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The blistering afternoon sun beats down on my face. Normally by this time of day in May, dark clouds would be gathering, preparing for an almighty downpour. But there are no clouds in sight. The lush-green, perfectly manicured tea plants extend as far as my eyes can see. Women wearing woven bamboo hats are dotted around the plantation, plucking leaves and putting them in baskets attached to their backs. The work looks gruelling in this heat. And there's trouble brewing in the plantations of...
Hops growers rush to meet rising demand from craft brewers
2015-06-12 08:52:09| Beverages - Topix.net
These are good times for growers like Ben St. Mary. He stood at his family's farm in Washington state recently and watched as employees built trellises where a new field of hops, the key ingredient in the flavoring of beer, will grow.
A growing concern: Grape growers anxious of anticipated new herbicide
2015-05-28 04:33:52| Chemicals - Topix.net
Top, herbicide manufacturers are working on advanced lines of herbicide tolerance in response to the increasing problem of weed resistance to Roundup. Above, herbicide is sprayed outside of the AgriLife Research & Extension Center.
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