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Wisconsin's agricultural exports up 7 percent
Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 7 percent through the first nine months of 2008. Gov. Jim Doyle's office said Thursday that the $1.5 billion in exports is a record high for a nine-month period. Dairy exports were up 39 percent, or $50...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Cheese
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Iowa team explores use of perennial prairie strips to address perennial problem of farm runoff
Associated Press WriterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The solution to a perennial problem of farming could be, well, perennials. Researchers at Iowa State University are experimenting with the placement of perennial prairie strips in corn and soybean fields as a way of...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Transportation, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Farmer with salty soil and water says canola is nature's filter, plus a fuel and cow feed, too
Associated Press WriterFIVE POINTS, Calif. (AP) _ A hardy but pedestrian plant is doing triple duty in California's agricultural heartland. Farmers, water managers and agriculture researchers are closely watching an experiment using canola plants to absorb the salt from soil...Tags: Water Supply, Dietary Supplements, Fresno, Health Treatments, Salt
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Weighing the value of organic foods
Los Angeles TimesWith the recession breathing down our necks, many people are looking for ways to cut the household budget without seriously compromising family well-being. So here's a suggestion: If you buy organic fruits and vegetables, consider switching to less pricey...Tags: Dietary Supplements, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Food Industry, National Institutes of Health, Fertilizer
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Sheri Klittich dies at 53; headed trust that helps protect Ventura County's agricultural industry
Sheri Klittich, who developed programs to keep Ventura County's agricultural roots alive as the first administrator of a state-run trust that operates a demonstration farm near Santa Paula, died Nov. 20, a day after she turned 53. Klittich died at her...Tags: Ventura County, Cancer, Ventura (Ventura, California), Death and Dying, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Habits bad for the environment
So which of our habits is the worst enemy to the environment? For now, here's a look at some of our most common environmental transgressions, starting with the biggies.
HOME ENERGY
Consumption The average Chicago household uses 5,400 kilowatt hours of...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Automotive Equipment, Natural Resources, Beverage Industry, United Nations
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Strawberry fields forever
Special to The Baltimore SunThe giant strawberry fields outside the towns of Salinas and Watsonville, Calif., south of San Jose, seem to stretch on forever. In Merced County, east of Santa Cruz, the tomato fields roll on and on for miles. For some old-timers in our area, these...Tags: San Jose, Hunt Valley, Beverage Industry, Wicomico County, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Associated PressThis ancient land is telling the world that it has a trendy, new replacement for its dreaded poppy crop: sweet, juicy pomegranates. The country will stamp a logo on all boxes of the pomegranate for export: a drawing of the sliced red fruit with seeds...Tags: Sales
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Va.'s fall fire season ends with 304 acres burned
Virginia's fall fire season has ended, with far fewer scorched acres than the spring edition. Over the 47-day season that ended Sunday, the Virginia Department of Forestry responded to 67 fires that burned 304 acres. In the spring, more than 26,000...Tags: John Miller, Agricultural Research and Technology, Natural Resources, Forests, Forestry and Timber
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Search for green revolution: In food crisis, world looks to bioengineering, but fears persist
Associated Press WriterKUNMING, China (AP) _ Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential — rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron....Tags: Natural Science, Food Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Medical Specialization, European Union
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Feds to boost ethanol corn crop
Of The Associated PressThe Agriculture Department is moving to make it easier to grow genetically engineered corn for ethanol production, despite fears among safety advocates that some might end up in human food. The agency is seeking public comments on a request to deregulate...Tags: Food Industry, Healthcare Policies, Medical Specialization, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Genetics
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Wildlife group seeks help from Texas oil tycoon's wife to ease grazing on public lands
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ Conservationists are looking to the wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens to help push for federal reforms that they say will help thousands of wild horses and save rangeland in the West. Madeleine Pickens recently...Tags: Animals, Nature
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