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Uganda: Farmers Feel Threat of Climate Change
2013-08-09 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Observer: More than 20 years ago, Wilbarido Akutu knew when to prepare his land, plant and harvest. Akutu had mastered the art of following rain clouds, particular stars and birds that would depict the return of mighty rains. He also knew particular insects that would chirp ahead of the rainy season. He may not have gone to school to study meteorology or weather patterns, but Akutu, in his late 80s, is an example of a farmer with the revered wisdom of weather patterns. Few weather experts, if any, can match...
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South Africa: Jobs Fund Boost for Small Sugar Farmers
2013-08-06 10:02:01| Sugar Industry News
Small-scale sugar cane farmers in the Nkomazi area of Mpumalanga are to benefit significantly from government's Jobs Fund and are expected to double their production and create 1 544 new and sustainable jobs.
Female Farmers Hold Key to Land Preservation
2013-08-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ITALY – Female farmers could be instrumental in the preservation of the Italian countryside, according to the General Federation of Italian Agriculture (Confagricoltura).
United Kingdom: Make or break harvest after 18 months of pain for farmers
2013-08-03 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Farmers are hoping for the sunshine to continue to avoid another poor harvest after the worst 18 months for the industry since the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak. Last year many farmers were forced into debt after a winter drought which followed the wettest summer on record led to crops rotting in the ground. The cold spring this year means yields are expected to be down again because plants failed to get a good start. At the same time livestock farmers are recovering from the loss of thousands...
Automatic Section Control, Advanced Planting Technology Offers Benefits to Corn, Soybean Farmers
2013-08-02 21:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Missouri Extension Advanced planting technologies can reduce labor, seed and other input costs, and increase profits, says Brent Myers, a University of Missouri Extension cereal crops specialist. These technologies include automatic section control (ASC), as-planted maps, variable-rate seeding, precision seed metering, auto steering, yield monitoring and on-farm research, Myers said, during the recent Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic sponsored by MU Extension and the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. read more
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