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Struggling farmers in India find promise in ancient seeds
2013-06-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: In India, climate change is already forcing farmers to adapt to saltwater intrusion, flooding and droughts. International scientists are racing to breed a new batch of climate-resilient super seeds that can survive these changes. But many traditional farmers are instead relying on the seeds that sustained their ancestors.
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Farmers Market to offer canning help
2013-06-14 07:05:06| Appliances - Topix.net
Mainstreet Farmers Market az Where: Downtown Sea Island Bank parking area, 2 E. Main St., Statesboro az When: Saturdays, April-November, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. az More information: www.statesborofarmersmarket.com, 764-7227 The Mainstreet Farmers Market is the place to buy local farm-fresh produce and connect with the local community.
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Farmers Talk with Minister Ahead of CAP Crunch Time
2013-06-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Ahead of CAP talks reaching their climax in the next few weeks, NFU Scotland's President, Nigel Miller and staff have met with Defra minister, Owen Paterson and his advisors to reiterate Scotland's priorities which have yet to be addressed in concluding discussions between the EU Commission, EU Parliament and Member State governments via the EU Council.
USDA Helps Farmers Deal With Climate Change
2013-06-13 22:28:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_227890"); Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the National Press Club recently about helping farmers and ranchers deal with climate change. Vilsack said USDA will establish regional cubs to enable the USDA to carry out "regionally appropriate climate change risk and vulnerability assessments." USDA agencies will also give cover crop guidance based on local conditions and is also releasing a free online tool to manage and evaluate carbon to help producers calculate how much carbon their conservation actions can remove from the atmosphere. read more
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As drought turns to flood, farmers get 'weather whiplash.'
2013-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: As Chris Webber checked the 40 acres of muddy field he wanted to plant on a recent morning, he worried about getting more rain, even as he worried about the lack of it. "The drought is over at the moment," he says. "But in Missouri, we tend to say that in 10 days or two weeks, we can be in a drought again. That's how fast it can get back to dry." Midwestern farmers like Webber, who has a family farm in central Missouri, are suffering from "weather whiplash," according to meteorologist Jeff...
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