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Brazil's hot, dry summer may lead to energy rationing
2013-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: Brazil faces the possibility of widespread energy rationing for the first time since 2001, as a hot, dry summer has deprived hydroelectric dams of needed water while boosting power use to run air conditioners in sweltering cities. Even if the country escapes rationing, electricity experts say it may have to boost use of thermo-electric power - a more expensive option which could undermine President Dilma Rousseff's plans to lower energy rates. Energy Minister Edison Lobao said the extra cost...
A River Runs Dry in Tanzania
2013-01-08 09:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Avelina Elias Mkenda, a 52-year-old small-scale farmer in the Mbarali district of Tanzania's southwestern Mbeya region, can sense a change in her environment. A resident of the Great Ruaha River basin, she has never had trouble watering her crops and livestock. But over the last few years, the river has been delivering less and less of the precious resource; the grass that was once plentiful is now scarce, leaving cattle hungry, while production of coffee, the region's prize crop, has plummeted....
Glysortia offers ammonium salt of glyphosate as a dry granular product
2013-01-08 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Established U.S. supplier of generic glyphosate, Glysorita LLC, introduces two dry granular glyphosate formulations based on an ammonium salt, new to the United States market. U.S. farmers are familiar with glyphosate, but generally have had access to the compound in the form of a liquid isopropylamine salt. Worldwide, glyphosate as an ammonium salt has often been the preferred choice of producers in Australia, Argentina and other parts of South America. read more
Brazil's hot, dry summer may lead to energy rationing
2013-01-07 22:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil is facing the possibility of widespread energy rationing for the first time since 2001 due to a hot, dry summer that has deprived hydroelectric dams of the water they need and driven up power consumption in stifling cities. Electricity experts say that even if the country escapes rationing it may have to make up for the shortfall by resorting to increased use of thermo-electric power - which is more expensive, and could undermine President Dilma Rousseff's plans to lower energy rates this...
Agropur acquires Foremost Farms USA's dry blending business
2013-01-04 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur has completed the acquisition of Foremost Farms USA's dry blending business, as part of its strategy to boost its footprint in the baking and blending segment.
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