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Louisiana Farmers, Ranchers Face 'Total Loss' from Flooding
2015-06-16 03:10:49| Agriculture - Topix.net
It will be weeks, perhaps months, before it's known how much damage the recent flooding from the Red River has done to Louisiana's agriculture industry. James Wagley, Natchitoches Parish president for Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, tells The Town Talk thousands and thousands of acres that are underwater in his parish.
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Maine, Canadian potato farmers learn from Argentine counterparts
2015-06-16 01:18:18| Food - Topix.net
Potato growers from Maine joined forces with their Canadian counterparts and McCain Foods executives to travel 12,000 south miles this winter to Argentina as part of a mission to see what foreign farmers could teach and to learn from each other. The group of 10 New Brunswick and six Maine growers, all of who have contracts with McCain Foods, traveled to the country in January 2015.
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Farmers prepare to fight Asian tycoon over sugar marketing
2015-06-15 08:02:01| Sugar Industry News
The tranquil green fields of Australia\'s biggest sugar growing district have become the focus of a battle between cane farmers and one of Asia\'s richest men.
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California to cut water for farmers amid major drought
2015-06-14 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The US state is restricting water use for agriculture because of a devastating four-year drought, despite fears that the move could threaten the countrys food production. The State Water Resources Control Board has announced that senior water right holders in Californias Sacramento, San Joaquin and delta watersheds wont be allowed to pump water for agricultural use anymore, because of the drought. According to the states water law, those holding water rights dating back to 1903 or later...
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New Zealand: Worsening climate change to make life tougher for farmers, warns Government
2015-06-14 09:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TVNZ: The agricultural sector has been warned to brace itself for more tough summers, as the Government works to tackle climate change. New Zealand's emissions have grown significantly since the 1990's and the Government says we're currently in a "tough spot". Farmer Linda Murchison is a realist who knows about working on the land. She's at the mercy of mother nature. But it has been seven months since her North Canterbury farm has seen decent rain. Her farm is dry, too dry, and it's making her nervous....
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