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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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Sprouts Farmers Market soars on first day of trading
2013-08-02 01:14:09| Grocery - Topix.net
Sprouts has been on a rapid growth path. It's being compared to Austin-based Whole Foods Market, which has been a Wall Street darling for years.
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Farmers Encouraged to Explore Various Options for Addressing Excess Phosphorus
2013-08-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The executive director of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative says farmers contending with excess phosphorus now have a range of options, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Farmers Urged to Address Excess Phosphorus
2013-08-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The executive director of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative says farmers contending with excess phosphorus now have a range of options, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Farmers Warn of Threats to Global Food Supply Due to Climate Change
2013-07-30 20:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
tcktcktck: The head of the United Kingdoms National Farmers Union warns that extreme weather events could hit the countrys food production. Increasing exposure to extreme weather means a massive threat to British agriculture and food supplies, the head of the UKs National Farmers Union has warned. Peter Kendall warned that the ability to feed the population is being severely hampered by erratic swings in the weather that damage crops. He stated: The biggest uncertainty for UK agriculture is extreme weather...
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