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Dont base precision ag decisions on old maps, poor soil testing

2014-09-25 20:55:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Soil map drives data success Each level of information gathering is an opportunity for fuzzy data. Soil sampling, field mapping, yield monitoring and personal recollection are key building blocks, but they are also potential pillars of error for your precision-ag program, says independent agronomist Shannon Gomes. read more

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Climate change concerns weigh Cape home-buying decisions

2014-09-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Boston Globe: About five years ago, Neil Leifer and Ellen Carno decided to build a vacation home on Cape Cod and wanted a place within biking distance of the fast ferry from Boston to avoid summer traffic. Provincetown was too busy, they said, so they narrowed their search to the Truro area. Friends told them to stay away from the ocean side of the Cape, saying the bay side is less prone to storm damage and erosion. The Newton couple had met people who were forced to move their ocean-side homes farther back...

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Colorado ballot decisions include personhood, GMO food, horse racing

2014-09-09 03:20:59| Chemicals - Topix.net

Corn, a vegetable which can be a cultivation of "MON 810", a variety of genetically modified maize developed by the US agro-chemicals Monsanto Company. Colorado's fall election ballot was set Monday, as Secretary of State's Office certified four issues for voters to decide, including the definition of a person, casino gambling in three counties, food labeling and open meetings.

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The ten worst environment decisions in Abbott's first year

2014-09-06 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: This Sunday marks a year since Tony Abbott was elected. The prime minister is riding low in the opinion polls as the least popular prime minister in twenty five years, with a net dissatisfaction rating of minus 19. There's little doubt that Mr Abbott's unpopularity is driven by many things; he was unpopular even before his election in 2013. The litany of broken promises could be one reason. His attempts to unravel the Australian social compact, mostly encapsulated in his first budget, could be...

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