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2013 Cropping Strategies to Mitigate Drought
2013-01-04 21:22:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Missouri Farmers can take steps to reduce the impact of drought, should we face another shortage of rainfall in 2013, says Rob Myers, a University of Missouri (MU) plant scientist. Strategies to mitigate drought include diversifying crops and varieties, he says. read more
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Do Fungicides Pay in Drought? Question Answered in 2012
2013-01-04 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Greensboro, N.C.–, U.S.A., Jan. 4, 2013 – Syngenta yield data indicates Quilt Xcel® fungicide helped corn and soybeans in drought-stressed regions across the U.S. better tolerate the 2012 drought. read more
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Drought persists in U.S. Plains; slight improvement in Midwest
2013-01-03 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Snowfall in parts of the Plains last week had little impact on historic drought gripping the region, but parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and the Southeast showed slight improvement, weather experts said. A weekly report issued Thursday by a consortium of federal and state climatology experts said that as of January 1, 42.05 percent of the contiguous United States was in severe to exceptional drought, down from 42.45 percent the previous week. Parts of the central Plains received snow in the last...
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Andean glacier melt threatens floods, then drought
2013-01-03 14:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: As glaciers melt in the Andes, western areas of South America can expect a period of repeated, extreme flooding that will later give way to drought conditions, creating new challenges for millions of people, researchers warn. Tropical Andean glaciers and high-altitude ecosystems are vital to the economies of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia. The 8 million inhabitants of Peru's capital Lima depend on them for drinking water. The Bolivian capital, La Paz, takes 30 to 40 percent of its drinking...
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2012 Drought Sends Cattle Prices Higher
2013-01-01 03:23:00| Beef
Blackhillsfox.com The persistent drought throughout 2012 has created a shortage of cattle, which has pushed sale prices up a bit from this time last year. read more
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