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Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting
Reuters· 1 day agoZhang would normally use water from a nearby river for the half hectare (1.24 acre) field, but it...
Persistent rainfall in arid areas may cause floods, expert warns
China Daily· 11 hours agoWhile recent concentrated rainfall has notably alleviated drought conditions in some of China's main agricultural production areas, a meteorological expert on Wednesday warned ...
Corn, other cash crops off to best start in years
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 17 hours 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...
Meat-loving Argentines eat less beef as inflation bites
StreetInsider· 18 minutes agoArgentines, famed for steakhouses, sprawling cattle ranches and asado barbecues, are consuming less beef than ever, forced to tighten their belts by triple-digit inflation and a recession. Beef ...
China getting too much rain in the south; not enough rain and heat wave in the north
ABC News· 6 days agoChina is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation...
This 'dryland' farmer says every spring is a gamble. But he has a plan to improve the odds
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs part of our series When in Drought, CBC producer Elise Stolte joined Heeg on a walk through his...
What sparked one of SLO County’s largest-ever wildfires? A tractor on Santa Margarita Ranch
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBackfiring saved a number of ranch homes in the fire area as well as the Rinconada quicksilver mine,...
Argentina Has Surplus Harvest, But Farmers Want More From Milei
International Business Times· 2 days agoIn the pampas, Argentina's vast and fertile grasslands outside Buenos Aires, grain silos overflow...
UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests left
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMeanwhile, flash floods in Afghanistan earlier this year are estimated to have destroyed 24,000 hectares of land already...developing world when those...
China Police Chief Stresses Food Security as Drought Lingers
Bloomberg· 4 days agoThe head of China’s police has vowed to crack down on agricultural crimes to safeguard food...
