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United Kingdom: Farmers turn to renewables as crop yields falter
2013-02-26 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Farmers producing their own wind energy earned up to 50,000 last year, according to an industry-backed study. Analysis from NatWest, RBS, and trade association RenewableUK shows the majority of wind farm installations saw up to 80kW of capacity installed, generating 50,000 payments for farmers from electricity generated and exported to the grid. Meanwhile, smaller installations of 20kW attracted payments of around 12,000 a year. The National Farmers Union (NFU) estimates that during 2012...
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British farmers face hardship as floods wipe out crops in 'worst ever year'
2013-02-23 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Stephen Watkins farms in Elgar country. He has 400 hectares, or nearly 1,000 acres, in the Worcestershire countryside that boast sprawling views of the Malverns, the brooding hills that inspired the composer to capture the essence of rural England in music. With a picture-perfect Victorian farmhouse replete with Aga and two black Labradors, Watkins seems to be living the good life. He farms sheep, winter wheat, spring barley, mint, coriander, parsley, spinach, hand-picked peas, onions, lettuce...
Miracle grow: Indian farmers smash crop yield records without GMOs
2013-02-22 13:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: What if the agricultural revolution has already happened and we didnt realize it? Essentially, thats the idea in this report from the Guardian about a group of poverty-stricken Indian rice and potato farmers who harvested confirmed world-record yields of rice and potatoes. Best of all: They did it completely sans-GMOs or even chemicals of any kind. [Sumant] Kumar, a shy young farmer in Nalanda district of India`s poorest state Bihar, had - using only farmyard manure and without any herbicides...
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Korean Pig Farmers Hit as Pork Imports Jump
2013-02-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SOUTH KOREA - Korea’s pork imports soared nearly 35 per cent in January from the previous month, dragging down prices and posing a threat to pig farms in the country, sources reported.
AUDIO: Farmer's bank opens doors to public
2013-02-21 12:34:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
AgriBank's co-founder Matthew Smart told BBC Radio 5 live what made the bank different to others on the high street.
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