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  • Texas farmers eligible for loans to cover drought losses 21 Nov 2009 02:35 GMT
    ... McALLEN — The Farm Service Agency is urging growers assailed by ... “The vast majority of losses occurred, of course, in dry land farming that depends solely on rainfall,” said ... grain sorghum. Tom Vilsack, secretary of the USDA, designated 70 Texas counties, including the four Valley ...

  • The Amaizing Corn Genome 21 Nov 2009 08:34 GMT
    ... also known as maize, is the top U.S. crop and the basis of products ranging ... are more tolerant to wet conditions." The United States is the world's top corn grower, producing ... of the global crop. In 2009, U.S. farmers are expected to produce nearly 13 billion ...

  • Scientists unravel the genetic code of corn 21 Nov 2009 09:26 GMT
    ... by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy. All of the findings now ... to get it done," said Iowa corn farmer Pam Johnson, who is also a board ...

  • Food for Thought 21 Nov 2009 00:14 GMT
    ... gold back from London. Germany wants the U.S. to return its gold. And large money ... example, are at 50% capacity. The worst drought in northern China in 50 years . ... to his , likes the PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF, which tracks agricultural commodities like corn, ...

  • Copenhagen, Climate Change and Why it Matters to Women 21 Nov 2009 03:34 GMT
    ... climate change as their homelands suffer exacerbated droughts and floods, unpredictable rain patterns and crop ... patterns and crop failures. By contrast, the U.S. and other wealthy nations have benefited greatly ... make up a larger share of the agricultural workforce and typically don't have access to ...

  • Fashions look good but can harm environment 21 Nov 2009 08:59 GMT
    ... turn raw materials into textiles. Domestically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that one-quarter of all pesticides used ... version would still cause bitterly cold winters, droughts, worldwide desertification and crop failures, and trigger ...

  • USDA: USDA Scientists, Colleagues Sequence Corn Genome 20 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
    ... 20, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their colleagues have completed a ... Science. genome will help researchers in the United States and around the world develop varieties to ...

  • USDA Scientists, Colleagues Sequence Corn Genome 20 Nov 2009 21:16 GMT
    ... Speed the Development of New Varieties WASHINGTON, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their colleagues have completed a ... corn genome will help researchers in the United States and around the world develop corn varieties ...

  • USDA scientists, colleagues sequence corn genome -- largest plant genome to date 20 Nov 2009 14:18 GMT
    ... USDA scientists, colleagues sequence corn genome -- largest ... corn genome will help researchers in the United States and around the world develop corn varieties ... Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., and Patrick S. Schnable of Iowa ...

  • U.S. Scientists Uncover Maize's Full Genetic Code 20 Nov 2009 05:46 GMT
    ... known as corn, 150 researchers across the United States, have developed a full gene map ... team, led by Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, will report its findings in the ... Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy. Corn is the third most ...

  • Background Notes : Sudan (11/09) 20 Nov 2009 17:19 GMT
    ... Africa and almost the size of continental U.S. east of the Mississippi River. Cities: Capital--Khartoum ... in conjunction with discussions facilitated by the United States, the two CPA parties signed an agreement ... Equality Movement (JEM). These groups represented agrarian farmers who are mostly non-Arabized black African Muslims. ...

  • Reference Genome of Maize, America's Most Important Crop, is Published by Team Co-led by CSHL Scientists 20 Nov 2009 06:37 GMT
    ... most valuable agricultural crop grown in the United States, representing $47 billion in annual value. The ... Science Foundation, which provided funding with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy, is ...

  • Inferno on Earth: Wildfires spreading as temperatures rise 20 Nov 2009 01:50 GMT
    ... plant species. Across parts of the western United States, for example, cheatgrass, an invasive annual adapted ... more than 3 million acres of western U.S. forest in just two days, the strong ... burning to clear forests for cattle ranches, farms, and plantations has fragmented the world’s tropical ...

  • Amaizing: Corn Genome Decoded 20 Nov 2009 01:52 GMT
    ... also known as maize, is the top U.S. crop and the basis of products ranging ... are more tolerant to wet conditions." The United States is the world's top corn grower, producing ... of the global crop. In 2009, U.S. farmers are expected to produce nearly 13 billion ...

  • GreenBeat: Live-blogging Nobel Prize winner Al Gore 20 Nov 2009 01:19 GMT
    ... to be the next president of the United States.” A good opening… - “Thanks for mentioning ... its way throug the Senate in the U.S. The climate bill isn't as strong as ... off the road. She told of a farmer in an accident who sued for damages ...


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