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Researchers make breakthrough discovery that could change how we produce rice — here's what they...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoHowever, it is labor intensive and a drain on resources to produce. Concerningly, too, given its...
Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting
Reuters· 2 days agoZhang would normally use water from a nearby river for the half hectare (1.24 acre) field, but it...
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Jalopnik· 6 days agoAn intense drought through America’s heartland left 1,700 barges waiting for the Mississippi River to be dredged outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi, this week. The river is ...
China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
WSYR 9 Syracuse· 6 days agoBEIJING (AP) — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing...
This 'dryland' farmer says every spring is a gamble. But he has a plan to improve the odds
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs part of our series When in Drought, CBC producer Elise Stolte joined Heeg on a walk through his...
Meat-loving Argentines eat less beef as inflation bites
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoArgentines, famed for steakhouses, sprawling cattle ranches and asado barbecues, are consuming less...
Climate change is already making your bills more expensive
Washington Post· 1 hour agoThe hefty, store-brand olive oil bottles they had been purchasing for years, the ones they all...
Corn, other cash crops off to best start in years
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 1 day agoData from the United States Department of Agriculture shows the majority of corn, soybean and cotton crops are off to a either a good or an excellent...
Texas AgriLife report, experts say recent storms a mixed blessing for area crops
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhile much of the South Plains and Panhandle have seen storms bringing much-needed rainfall in recent weeks, a report from Texas A&M AgriLife says it brought mixed results to emerging crops.
China Police Chief Stresses Food Security as Drought Lingers
Bloomberg· 5 days agoThe head of China’s police has vowed to crack down on agricultural crimes to safeguard food...