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WORLD PORK EXPO: What’s the Pork Checkoff Up To?
2014-06-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Jamie Burr, from Tyson Fresh Meats, spoke to pork producers at World Pork Expo, Des Moines, Iowa, on The Four Pillars of Sustainability initiative and the future focus on producer accountability, reports Carla Wright, for ThePigSite.
WORLD PORK EXPO: Positive Producer Outlook
2014-06-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The 2014 World Pork Expo attracted nearly 20,000 pork producers and other professionals from 32 countries to Des Moines, Iowa, for the world’s largest pork-specific trade show.
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World Bank lowers growth forecast
2014-06-11 01:00:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The World Bank has revised down its forecast for economic growth in the developing world this year - from 5.3% down to 4.8%.
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Helping Farmers Around The World Fight Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Climate Change
2014-06-10 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Helping farmers around the globe apply more precise amounts of fertilizer nitrogen can combat climate change. That`s the conclusion of a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the paper, researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) provide an improved prediction of nitrogen fertilizer`s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural fields. The study uses data from around the world to show that emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O),...
Soot and Dirt Is Melting Snow and Ice Around the World
2014-06-10 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It's easy to imagine new snow so bright that we must avert our eyes even while wearing sunglasses. What scientists are discovering, though, is this brilliant whiteness of snow and ice is increasingly being dimmed by air pollution. From Greenland's ice sheets to Himalayan glaciers and the snowpacks of western North America, layers of dust and soot are darkening the color of glaciers and snowpacks, causing them to absorb more solar heat and melt more quickly, and earlier in spring. This trend...
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