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  • Battling the Elements: How Can India's Farmers Cope with Drought? 20 Nov 2009 06:21 GMT
    ... Battling the Elements: How Can India's Farmers Cope with Drought? Published: November 19, 2009 ... regulation of pump usage, she warns that farms are in danger of over-exploiting groundwater and ... support prices" (at which it buys select farm produce) is also skewed in favor of ...

  • Sunday Forum: Contra Costa Times readers give advice as to how California should fix the Delta 16 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
    ... of a public trust to benefit corporate farmers in Southern California is not going to ... "other stressors." The destruction of Northern California farms for Southern California farms is not protecting ... the Delta by removing excessive water for farm use only is not responsible water management ...

  • Productive professions: Eubank Farm and Palmetto West Trading Co. owner Charles Eubank reaps profits from electronics and enjoyment from country life 23 Nov 2009 10:01 GMT
    ... the fire. He's the owner of Eubank Farm in Johnston, S.C., where he raises Angus ... reading and asking questions. In the Southeast, farmers raise calves and sell them at auction ... lot of people like supporting local, sustainable agriculture. That's one reason why people would opt ...

  • Hired farm workers decline 2 percent 23 Nov 2009 05:10 GMT
    ... There were 67,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Lake Region (Minnesota, Michigan, and ... 17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office. ... National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office. Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage ...

  • New Method Uses GPS To Measure Snow, Soil And Vegetation Moisture 23 Nov 2009 10:54 GMT
    ... meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and farmers. The researchers have developed a technique that ... has been conducted in cooperation with Munson Farms of Boulder. The new experiment is designed ... using a receiver set up at the farm. The team is collaborating with Bob Munson, ...

  • New Method To Measure Snow Benefits Farmers 21 Nov 2009 16:39 GMT
    ... New Method To Measure Snow Benefits Farmers Posted on: Saturday, 21 November 2009, 09:30 ... has been conducted in cooperation with Munson Farms of Boulder. The new experiment is designed ... using a receiver set up at the farm. The team is collaborating with Bob Munson, ...

  • Measuring Snow, Vegetation & Moisture With GPS 21 Nov 2009 21:14 GMT
    ... meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers and farmers. The researchers have developed a technique that ... has been conducted in cooperation with Munson Farms of Boulder. The new experiment is designed ... using a receiver set up at the farm. The team is collaborating with Bob Munson, ...

  • New Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, Meteorologists 20 Nov 2009 20:12 GMT
    ... can benefit climate modelers, atmospheric researchers and farmers throughout the West," said Larson. Study collaborators, ... has been conducted in cooperation with Munson Farms of Boulder. The new experiment is designed ... using a receiver set up at the farm. The team is collaborating with Bob Munson, ...

  • The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Chris Macias column: Mountain air gives Placer-grown mandarin oranges their marvelous taste 18 Nov 2009 18:34 GMT
    ... PENRYN, Nov 18, 2009 (The Sacramento Bee - ... distinct flavor, and it's the kind of agricultural product than can grow well on just ... trees and sell their fruit at local farmers markets plus Whole Foods and Raley's stores. ...

  • Grape Network is helping connect farmers with buyers 15 Nov 2009 11:51 GMT
    ... Grape Network, a Web site to help farmers, wineries and other manufacturers buy and sell ... industry. The economy overall was strong, the weather and soil were in good condition, and ... Frazier said he has many friends who farm grapes, and he understands their hardships in ...

  • Midwest rain creates pumpkin shortage for holiday season 18 Nov 2009 05:35 GMT
    ... Midwest rain creates pumpkin shortage for holiday season ... At various points during the shortage, Sprouts Farmers Market locations have featured displays of a ... “If only we could have changed the weather. We hope Mother Nature is nicer to ...

  • Ohio beekeepers try to breed cold-weather bees 23 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
    ... COLUMBUS, Ohio – Every fall, Barry Conrad crosses ... the project. Bee breeders follow a strategy farmers have used for centuries to create better ... said Barbara Bloetscher, the Ohio Department of Agriculture's apiary program director. In nature, a queen ...

  • Humane cows come from California 23 Nov 2009 19:56 GMT
    ... The following are comments from the readers. In no ... commercials in Califrornia. " " Wisconsin dairy farmers love to scoff at CA cows. They do ... could eat. " " Gidget; hate to rain on your parade but the "cull" low ...

  • Ore. tree farmers are investing in the redwood 17 Nov 2009 20:10 GMT
    ... can drive your car through. Some tree farmers are doing more than imagining. They're planting ... intercontinental missile for the U.S. government to farm 461 acres near Elkton, a tiny town ... make the tree's lumber resistant to outdoor weather, insects and decay. Western red cedar is ...

  • Wildfire grows to 250 acres in Southern California 17 Nov 2009 01:50 GMT
    ... Wildfire grows to 250 acres in Southern California ... for clearing brush or breaking ground for agricultural use caused a power pole to fall. ... usually involves a tractor pulling a device. Weather was dry, but there was little wind ...


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