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Steep Challenges for a Chinese Eco-City
2013-02-13 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Fifty years ago, during a time of food shortages, Chinas young socialist government singled out a few farm villages as role models for the nation, saying that their high crop yields made them examples that other communities could learn from. Today, facing challenges like runaway urbanization, soaring energy consumption and environmental degradation, China is hoping to establish a different set of paragons. With its cities expected to swell by another 350 million residents in the next 25 years,...
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MRO Q&A: Mechanic Forums For Discussing Food Plant Challenges
2013-02-13 09:00:57| Food Processing
MRO Q&A is a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants.
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Post-Drought Agronomic Challenges: Herbicide Carryover, Weed Management, Soil Fertility
2013-02-12 22:33:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Source: Answer Plot Advisor, WinField As if last year's drought didn't cause enough problems in 2012, now there are some agronomic factors that could impact the 2013 crop if producers don't manage them appropriately. Those factors include potential herbicide carryover and heavy weed pressure in existing crop stands. read more
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Extreme weather creating challenges for UK farming region
2013-02-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EADT24: The wildly contrasting weather of 2012 made it a dismal year for food production. And the Norfolk Farming Conference later this month will hear that our changing climate could bring yet more challenges for the region`s farmers in future -- but also some opportunities. From drought to deluge, and from snowfalls to floods even by its own fickle standards, the British weather set a new benchmark for unpredictably during 2012, making life extremely difficult for East Anglias farmers. Prayers...
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iPad to face greater challenges for market share, says analyst
2013-02-12 14:28:43| CNET News.com
The iPad will see increasing competition not just from 7-inch tablets but potentially from new touch-screen ultrabooks, forecasts a Citi analyst. [Read more]
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