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Warm mid-May weather helps farmers catch up on planting
Wisconsin farmers raced to plant corn, soybeans, grains and vegetables last week, making up for a late start to the season caused by late winter weather and a wet spring, the National Agricultural Statistics Service said in its reports this week. Comment?
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Growers making up for lost time in planting corn
... were enduring their slowest planting season in decades because of the wet weather. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its weekly crop progress update that 71 percent of the corn crop in key grain states had been sown as of Sunday. That's ... Comment?
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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call 'six-legged livestock' -- edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that is expected to grow 60 percent by 2050. Comment?
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Tehama District Fairboard votes for JPA
Tehama District Fairboard Directors attend their final meeting Tuesday as a board. Comment?
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U of I farm tour to showcase specialty crops equipment at PrairiErth Farm, Atlanta
Want to know what it takes to scale up production on your farm through the use of equipment? On June 8, Hans Bishop of PrairiErth Farm will showcase specialty crops equipment that he uses to reduce handwork and improve efficiency and employee job satisfaction. Comment?
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Wine Talk: The yin-and-yang couple
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... a window in her mind. She learned that wine touched ancient and more recent history, gastronomy and culture, agriculture and architecture, people and places, and art, science and religion. It was not just the wine itself that captivated Ruti, but ... Comment?
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This week's highlights -- or lowlights
W hat a difference a year makes! Last year we were warm and dry for large parts of the spring, and this year has been cool and damp for the most part. Comment?
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Illinois grain prices in country elevators
This is Tuesday's report of the grain prices and trends, prepared by the USDA and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Comment?
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Water Flows Again in the Valley
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... the landscape, the Valley, which borders the hills of Punjab's famous Salt Range, is not ideal for practicing agriculture. Residents traditionally relied on rainwater to recharge their roughly 3,000 community wells, but half a decade of drought in ... Comment?
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Light at the end of the tunnel for sheep and beef
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For a good proportion of sheep and beef farmers, the light at the end of the tunnel has, for some time, been the headlight of a train heading towards them. Comment?
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Tranzbyte Acquires the YO!a Debit Card Network
The YO!21 Carda will be accepted at all of the company's proprietary automated dispensaries and other select merchants, projected to begin rolling out by year's end. Comment?
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Pesticides soar as Midwest rootworms develop immunity
Sales of insecticides are flourishing as U.S. farmers are starting to lose the battle against pests damaging their corn, The Wall Street Journal reports. Comment?
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EastPack posts $3.89m profit
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From left, EastPack operations manager Western BOP and Northland Kerry McCree, EastPack chairman Ray Sharp, EastPack chief executive Tony Hawken and EastPack director Hendrik Pieters at the Te Puke packhouse. Comment?
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Neglected 'everyday' disasters fuel rising losses for poor
People carry their belongings while moving to a shelter as Cyclone Mahasen approaches, in Cox's Bazar May 15, 2013.REUTERS/Stringer GENEVA - The "everyday" disasters that do most harm to poor people are going largely unnoticed, depriving many of aid that could stop them falling into a downward spiral, government officials and development experts ... (more) Comment?
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Council mum (for now) on centre closure
... Although the research station is the federal government's, Bepple said MLAs should also get the letter because agriculture is a provincial responsibility. "At the end of the day, it's up to the province to make sure we have a healthy cattle ... Comment?
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W.Va.'s local-food movement a model for Appalachia
... for 12 other Appalachian states. Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Education are meeting with nearly two dozen groups across West Virginia this week as part of an ... Comment?
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New farm bill to provide 'balanced' risk management tools for nation's farmers
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The U.S. Senate has begun debate of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, which was passed out of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition on May 14. Comment?
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W.Va.s local-food movement a model for Appalachia
... for 12 other Appalachian states. Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Education are meeting with nearly two dozen groups across West Virginia this week as part of an ... Comment?
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Slatton Gets Big Cat In Dickert Pond
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East Ridge resident Chris Slatton pulled in a big catfish while fishing at Jack Dickert Pond at Camp Jordan on Monday. Comment?
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Caterpillar's Struggle After Its First Quarter Slump
... and a 27% increase in their earnings per share. Deere has two distinct parts to their equipment division: agriculture and turf and construction and forestry. As compared to their first quarter of 2012, sales and revenue looked like this: Deere ... Comment?
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