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Its official: California farmers volunteer to give up water
2015-05-22 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: California`s drought has touched everyone in the state. First the government eliminated irrigation water deliveries through much of the public canal system. Then the governor told cities and industry to cut back water use by 25 percent. Now the state is taking a step it hasn`t resorted to since 1977: It`s claiming water from people with old riparian water rights. These are people who have been drawing water from rivers since the Gold Rush era, and who are generally immune to cuts. But in the most...
India: Crop-loss farmers sell their children survive
2015-05-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The farmer from Mohanpura village in Madhya Pradesh had seen unseasonably heavy rains and hailstorms destroy crop after crop, while he fell deeper into debt. Finally, last August, with no way to feed his family, Singh felt he had only one choice: He sold his two sons to a shepherd for a year of labour, in exchange for Rs 35,000 ($500). "I was in no position to repay the debt and needed more money to make ends meet and plant a further crop, Singh said in an interview in Mohanpura. He made...
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Women farmers drive farm success
2015-05-19 17:28:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
These women deliver vital skill sets and synergy that help drive farm success Heather Oden says todays female generation can benefit from being part of what has been a predominantly male industry. Todays production agriculture creates opportunities for women that we did not have before. Sometimes I stand out in a meeting because I am a female. That gives me a platform to educate other farmers about my role on the farm." read more
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USDA allocates $21 million to help farmers, ranchers battle drought
2015-05-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $21 million to help farmers and ranchers in California and other states install new irrigation systems, plant cover crops and implement other water conservation practices, officials said Monday. The funds, made possible by the 2014 farm bill, will be distributed to the most severely drought-stricken areas of eight states, as determined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. It is not clear how much of the money will go to California, but in...
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Farmers try controlled drainage to keep water, nutrients in place
2015-05-18 22:51:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Imagine a controlled water system that could take away 67% of your yield risk. "I can't make it rain, but I can do my best to capture and keep what I have to use it for my crops," says Arliss Nielsen, a Wright County, Iowa, no-tiller. This year he took the unusual step of venturing into controlled drainage. read more
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