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Rapid planting, improving winter wheat crop
05/14/13 - Rapid planting progress of corn, soybeans, and HRS wheat is likely the coming 2 weeks with dry and warming weather forecast ahead. Since the weekend was open weather with little national precip, it is likely that up to 40% of the nation's...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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New Buy Fresh Buy Local program gets produce to city residents
Buying healthy snacks isn't easy when you don't have a car and the corner store offers lots of chips and cookies but little in the way of fresh fruit. So when Carlos Lopez, a father of five who lives near Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, heard about...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Organic Foods, Diabetes, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Kansas farmers take a chance on canola
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAs you stare into the wheat fields near Andale, there's a different crop that catches the eye. "It's easy to get excited about a crop that's this beautiful," says Larry Reichenberger. "All my neighbors are gathering up their grandkids to come out here... -
Lafayette switching to sustainable food service provider
Starting in July, students at Lafayette College will get to eat locally grown produce, eggs from cage-free chickens and dishes prepared from scratch — the same sort of food enjoyed by employees at high-tech companies like Google and Yahoo. The...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Food Industry, Organic Foods, Colleges and Universities
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US Department of Agriculture says warmer temperatures help South Dakota farmers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Warmer weather across South Dakota helped farmers make good progress on their crops last week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that producers had on average 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork....Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather, Weather Reports
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Green acre$
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- It was a sunny spring morning in March and farmers were gathered inside the Elkhart Community Building at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds for the Garber land auction. Some had plans to bid on the Goshen farm. More were there to watch....Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Credit Ratings, Renewable Energy, Ethanol, Environmental Issues
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There will be winter wheat, but how much?
Finally, after what we hope is the last snowstorm of the season, temperatures have warmed and allowed the winter wheat to break dormancy, or in some cases, germinate. In a quick windshield survey on April 26, with a few stops to look closer, and...Tags: Agriculture, Snow Storms, Weather, Weather Reports
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Boonsboro Green Fest spreads out to promote sustainable living
alnotarianni@aol.comRecycling is a lot more than just a colored can full of paper and plastic at the curb. Visitors to the fifth annual Boonsboro Green Fest on Saturday at Shafer Memorial Park found no less than 25 recycling options in the parking lot before they even...Tags: Water Pollution, Healthy Diet, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Festive Events
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Should county tax dollars go toward non-mandated services?
Q: Do you support county funding for non-mandated services, such as the Lehigh Valley Zoo and the Green Future Fund, which helps preserve open space and farmland, and improve parks and recreational facilities? DISTRICT 1 Tom Creighton, R Non-mandated...Tags: Emmaus, Politics, Elections, Environmental Issues, Economic Policy
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Devils Lake: Giveth and taketh
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. -- While the Red River flooding grabs the biggest headlines for its critical flooding emergency, the chronic story is Devils Lake. "It's been going on for 20 years; you get tired of it," says Dan Webster, chairman of the Ramsey...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Floods, Rivers, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds
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USDA releases new maps identifying major crop producing areas
One of 40 new maps showing major crop-producing areas in the United States and other nations. One of 40 new maps showing major crop-producing areas in the United States and other nations. A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Pakistan, Agriculture, South Africa
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S.D. farm income from crop sales increases in 2012
In 2012 all operating income from the crop enterprises accounted for 50.4% of the total farm income. This is further broken down into crop sales of 35%, crop insurance claims of 13.3%, and government payments of 2.1%. This is an increase of 9.3% over...Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Disasters, Insurance, Droughts
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May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
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May 11, 2013
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|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 10, 2013
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