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April 01, 2011
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Calculating Livestock Numbers By Weather And Climate
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2011
Ranchers in the central Great Plains may be using some of their winter downtime in the future to rehearse the upcoming production season, all from the warmth of their homes, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil scientists. The ranchers would use the GPFARM (Great Plains Framework for Agricultural Resource Management)-Range computer model to see which cattle or sheep stocking rate scenarios are sustainable. Soil scientists Gale Dunn and Laj Ahuja with USDA's Agricultural Research ... read more

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EU talks on modified foods break down
Negotiations in the European Union on "novel foods" broke down on the issue of labeling food products from the offspring of cloned animals, officials said. ... more
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Japan finds radiation above legal limit in beef: report
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Google's citizen cartographers map out the world
Google on Thursday revealed that an army of citizen cartographers is behind its widely used mapping service, helping the Internet search giant chart the world, including often inaccessible places. ... more
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Philippines cracks down on Chinese poachers
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Virus in Chinese ducks could infect humans
Ducks, an important item in Chinese cuisine, have been felled by a new virus threatening Chinese duck farms, agricultural officials in that country say. ... more
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'Super' salmon resist climate change better: study
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Local, Diversified Food Production Needed To Curb Food Price Crisis
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Ants And Termites Boost Dryland Wheat Yields
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Japan urges trading partners not to overreact on food safety
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Good wheat harvest expected in Pakistan, despite floods
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ADB and OPEC Fund aid Sierra Leone water project
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Managing Grazing Lands With Fire Improves Profitability
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How Do Plants Fight Disease?
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Study Predicts Large Regional Changes In Farmland Area
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Egypt seeks food and water security in Sudan
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Russia aims to boost caviar exports with fish farms
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China 'to pull dairy licences in safety drive'
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Sweden responds to EU criticism of wolf hunt
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Japan finds contaminated lettuce shipment
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Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study
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Measurements Of Winter Arctic Sea Ice Shows Continuing Ice Loss
The 2011 Arctic sea ice extent maximum that marks the beginning of the melt season appears to be tied for the lowest ever measured by satellites, say scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder ... more
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Against The Tide: Currents Keep Dolphins Apart
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Taiwan bans food imports from five Japan areas
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Developing Strategies In A Desert Watershed That Sustain Regional Water Supplies
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Tree Resin The Key Evidence Of Current And Historic Insect Invasions
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Two Rivers Water Company Signs Agreement On 1000 Acres Of Farmland
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Carbon Tax Must Not Comprise Food And Fibre Production
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