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2 hrs ago | KSFY

Iowa corn crop continues to lag in stormy spring

The latest crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Iowa's cornfields have been hit hard by the wet spring.

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Related Topix: Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

6 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Soybeans drop as weather boosts crop prospects

Cold, wet weather forced farmers to delay their soybean planting this spring, keeping prices for the crop higher over the past two months.

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Related Topix: Science, Weather

8 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Americans throw away 90 billion pounds of food a year

"It's not something many people think about, but it takes a huge amount of resources to get food to our plates," says Dana Gunders, a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Related Topix: Science, Global Warming, Life, Food, Vegetables, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Science

13 hrs ago | WNEM-TV Saginaw

Plan would change rules about dogs at restaurants

The Detroit News reports Monday that under legislation proposed earlier this year municipalities would have the option to create an ordinance allowing dogs in outdoor seating areas.

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Related Topix: Science

17 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

Milk money: Farm bill could hinge on dairy vote

Approval of a massive farm bill - and the cost of a gallon of milk - could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week.

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Related Topix: Drink, Milk, US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Science, Collin Peterson, Representative Peter Welch

21 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Sushi Aid in $1 Trillion U.S. Agriculture Bill Irks Watchdogs

Supporters of the massive agriculture bill the U.S. House of Representatives is taking up this week say it will save tax dollars and streamline programs.

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Related Topix: Science, Marysville, CA

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Ft. Meade Leader

SW Florida home to many young farmers

Some mornings, Lara Collier dons rubber boots to walk the farm, snapping pictures of vegetables to share on social media and bundling bunches of leeks, strawberries and watermelon for customers.

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Related Topix: Florida, Life, Food, Vegetables, Science, University of Florida, Collier County, FL, Lee County, FL

KVAL-TV Eugene

Washington State Univ. starts sperm bank for honeybees

There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees.

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Related Topix: Washington State University, Entomology, Science, Apiculture

Washington Examiner

Neb. opens farmers' market program for seniors

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says the annual program has begun for the year.

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Related Topix: Nebraska Government, Nebraska, Science, Life, Food, Vegetables

NWCN.com

Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots

The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's surface.

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Related Topix: Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

GPB.org

Water Wars: Who Controls The Flow?

Cattle stand in a heavily irrigated pasture in Oregon's Upper Klamath Basin. The state ordered ranchers in the region to shut down irrigation.

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Related Topix: Science

Sat Jun 15, 2013

SF Appeal

Largest Grape Crop Ever In Sonoma: 267,000 Tons Worth $583 Million

More than 267,000 tons of wine grapes harvested last year and valued at nearly $583 million is the largest recorded wine grape crop in the history of Sonoma County, according to the 2012 Sonoma County Crop Report.

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Related Topix: Science, Drink, Wine, Sonoma County, CA

The Honolulu Advertiser

Agricultural, chemical heavyweights join push to solve bee deaths

One of every three bites of food we consume depends on pollination by honeybees, but these overlooked contributors to our food system are continuing to die in stubbornly perplexing ways.

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Related Topix: Science, Apiculture, Monsanto, Chemicals, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Entomology

Green Bay Press-Gazette

UW creates potato breeding professorship

Wisconsin's potato growers have helped create a new professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison which is expected to lead to promising advances in potato breeding.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, Science

KRGV

Farmers scuffle through record South Texas drought

While swaths of the state have somewhat recovered from the historic dry spell of 2011, farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are dealing with massive crop losses in which entire fields have been wiped out.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Science

New Hampshire Public Radio -

New Blood Sparks Identity Crisis For Fraternal Group Of Farmers

The Marys River Grange Hall near Philomath, Ore., was established in 1933. In 2009, a few remaining members were preparing to vote to shut the Grange down.

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Related Topix: Philomath, OR, Science

KSNT-TV Topeka

In this May 1, 2013, photo Kansas farmer Ben McClure, a farmer from...

Department of Agriculture officials are asking all licensed scale service companies to attend a meeting to discuss the low accuracy rate of heavy-capacity scales.

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Related Topix: Science

Fri Jun 14, 2013

McClatchy

High hopes for more exports, from chickens to cheese, as Obama heads to Europe

As President Barack Obama prepares to go to Northern Ireland on Sunday to promote a new trade pact with the European Union, hopes are running high for many U.S. businesses eager to squeeze more cash from one of the world's most lucrative markets.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Cheese, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Wisconsin, Science, Europe, World News, Germany, Food Science

Palladium-Item

Feds; Modified wheat found in Oregon probably isolated

The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found.

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Related Topix: Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Monsanto, Chemicals, John Kitzhaber, US Governors

Seattle Times

USDA: Modified wheat appears to be isolated

The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found.

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Related Topix: United States Department of Agriculture, US News, Science