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Australia: Drought spreads key farming areas as El Nio gets going
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: Australia's drought-hit regions are expanding in the lower Murray-Darling Basin as key climate influences in the Indian and Pacific oceans tilt towards drier conditions. While June brought bumper rains to western parts of NSW, "a substantial area" of south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria has posted record-low rainfall over the past 12 months, the Bureau of Meteorology said in its latest drought update. "Serious or severe rainfall deficiencies have been observed in parts of the...
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Lawsuit alleges farming operations are polluting Chesapeake waters
2015-06-30 00:41:06| Paper - Topix.net
A lawsuit is challenging Virginia rules governing large farm operations, arguing that waters feeding the Chesapeake Bay are being fouled by livestock. The lawsuit was filed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Richmond Circuit Court.
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UK Government to Release Huge Data Set to Improve Farming
2015-06-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Vast data reserves could transform the world of food and farming in the single biggest government data giveaway the UK has ever seen, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has announced.
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First magnesium chloride-based fertilizer approved for organic farming in North America
2015-06-25 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
GLENMONT, NY - June 23rd, 2015 – North America’s farmers have a new option that will strengthen their crops and help meet the demand for organic produce by today’s consumer. Innovative Surface Solutions today announced the availability of AgMag™, the first magnesium chloride-based fertilizer approved for organic farming in North America. read more
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Survey Shows Growing Number Back British Farming
2015-06-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The public’s positive view of farmers has grown for a fourth year running. A new survey from OnePoll shows that 68 per cent of people in England and Wales share a favourable or very favourable view of UK farmers – up from 60 per cent in 2012.
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