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Heat, Drought Draw Farmers Back To Sorghum, The 'Camel Of Crops'
2013-10-31 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Much of the world is turning hotter and dryer these days, and it's opening new doors for a water-saving cereal that's been called "the camel of crops": sorghum. In an odd twist, this old-fashioned crop even seems to be catching on among consumers who are looking for "ancient grains" that have been relatively untouched by modern agriculture. Sorghum isn't nearly as famous as the big three of global agriculture: corn, rice and wheat. But maybe it should be. It's a plant for tough times, and tough...
Apple's New iWork: 3 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back
2013-10-31 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Real updates to Apple's iWork suite of apps -- Pages, Numbers and Keynote -- have been a long time coming, so when Apple updated the suite with a free upgrade that plays well with iOS 7 and with Web browsers, plenty of users jumped into the new version without looking. Unfortunately, a good many found they had leapt into a shallow pool full of sharp rocks.
Exclusive: Merck works toward bringing Zilmax back to the U.S., Canada market
2013-10-30 05:33:12| Food - Topix.net
Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.
U.S. Says It Wont Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants
2013-10-30 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In an aggressive move to impose President Obamas environmental policies overseas, the Treasury Department on Tuesday largely declared an end to United States support for new coal-fired power plants around the world. The decision means that Mr. Obamas administration will no longer contribute to coal projects financed by the World Bank and other international development banks. What were trying to do is to use the leverage associated with public finance to help developing countries move in the...
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IRELAND: C&C Group H1 sales back on track, profits slide
2013-10-29 16:28:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
C&C Group has posted a jump in first-half sales as better weather in Ireland and the UK helped the Magners producer bounce back from a difficult Q1.
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