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Drought persists in U.S. Plains, no harm seen from cold snap
2013-01-22 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Dry weather persists in the Plains and western Midwest leading to concern about the fate of the 2013 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop and seedings of the corn and soybean crops, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. "The main issue in North America is the dryness in the southern Plains," said John Dee, a meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring. Dee said it would be dry in the Plains and Midwest this week followed by light precipitation of 0.20 inch to 0.60 inch early next week then...
North Plains mayor: End Recology's 'failed experiment' of massive food composting
2013-01-18 20:42:16| Waste Management - Topix.net
Since at least the fall/winter of 2011, North Plains residents have been the unwilling participants in a commercial food composting experiment.
No relief in sight for drought-stricken Plains
2013-01-18 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Dry weather should continue through at least the end of January in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and a blast of Arctic cold air in the Midwest early next week poses a threat to unprotected livestock and possibly some wheat, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday. "The hard red winter wheat belt in the Plains looks quiet, dry and cooler next week, but there shouldn't be a cold air threat in the Plains," said John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring. Dee said temperatures...
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U.S. drought eases in some areas, but Plains still suffer
2013-01-17 21:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A series of rain showers helped ease drought conditions in parts of the United States over the last week, but drought expanded slightly in parts of the U.S. Plains, according to a report issued Thursday. Officials in north-central Oklahoma declared a state of emergency due to record low reservoir conditions and public and private interests throughout the central United States hardest hit by drought were examining measures to try to cope with ongoing drought. Roughly 58.87 percent of the contiguous...
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South Plains farmers unsure of extension of farm bill
2013-01-13 06:04:54| Agriculture - Topix.net
In a last-ditch legislative effort to avoid a fiscal cliff-induced spike in milk prices, House and Senate agriculture committees leaders agreed on Dec.
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