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Cultivating cool-for-cash-crop![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 When deciding what crops to grow during a season, growers look at several factors. Do the crops have a good yield in their area? Does the area currently have the resources - usually water - to grow that crop? Will the crop give a return on the investment? And, what are the future effects that growing that crop might have on the growers' fields? That's many factors! In California, growers usually choose warm season crops: ones that grow from March to October. But, extension agronomist Stephen ... read more |
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![]() Paris (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Seven top French environmentalists including a presidential candidate have had their hair tested to draw attention to the prevalence of pesticides and other pollutants in daily life. ... more ![]() ![]() Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 A study published in the Journal of Food Science found that expectations of product quality, nutritional content and the amount of money consumers were willing to pay increased when consumers saw a ... more ![]() ![]() University Park PA (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 "Food production must double by 2050 to feed the world's growing population." This truism has been repeated so often in recent years that it has become widely accepted among academics, policymakers ... more ![]() ![]() Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 A common strategy to create high-yielding plants is hybrid breeding - crossing two different inbred lines to obtain characteristics superior to each parent. However, getting the inbred lines in the ... more |
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Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll hits 120
Belgium warned over 'tsunami' of packages from China Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll tops 120 Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could surge Guatemala earthquakes leave four dead, houses damaged Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could still surge Searching for Grandma Alicia after Texas floods Spain lifts lockdown for thousands as forest fire eases Flash floods kill three in New Mexico |
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![]() Liverpool, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 Published in the open-access journal GigaScience is an article that presents the genome of a parasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, that infects bee colonies, which are facing wide-spread devastat ... more ![]() ![]() Mumbai (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 A fitting tribute to a local legend or a grotesque misuse of money? The decision to build the world's tallest statue just off Mumbai's coast has divided the city. ... more ![]() ![]() Burlington VT (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 The first-ever study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they are disappearing in the country's most important farmlands - from California's Central Valley to the Midwest's corn belt and the Mississippi ... more ![]() ![]() Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 Almost 20 per cent of the food made available to consumers is lost through over-eating or waste, a study suggests. The world population consumes around 10 per cent more food than it needs, while alm ... more ![]() ![]() Quixeramobim, Brazil (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 A cow's skull lies baking in the sun and nearby another dead cow rots, symbols of the desolation gripping northeastern Brazil during its worst drought in a century. ... more ![]() ![]() Columbia MO (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Invisible to the naked eye, cyst nematodes are a major threat to agriculture, causing billions of dollars in global crop losses every year. A group of plant scientists, led by University of Missouri ... more |
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![]() ![]() 90 percent of fish used for fishmeal are prime fish ![]() ![]() Urbana IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to get on board. That's because many small-seeded vegetable crops struggle ... more ![]() ![]() Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 Over many thousands of years, farmers have bred maize varieties so the crops are optimally adapted to local environments. A new study, published in Nature Genetics, analyzed close to 4,500 maize var ... more ![]() ![]() Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 "It had remained unclear whether or not the accumulation of alien species has already reached a point of slow-down", says Dr Hanno Seebens from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Cent ... more ![]() ![]() Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 Legislators for financially strapped Rio de Janeiro state voted Monday to approve privatization of the public water utility despite a strike by workers and threats of protests. ... more |
![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Quartz' crystals at the Earth's core power its magnetic field ![]() ![]() Airbus to develop payload for first Franco-German Earth observation satellite ![]() ![]() First-ever global view of transshipment in commercial fishing industry |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command ![]() ![]() Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system ![]() ![]() UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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![]() Stirling, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Study: The forest is getting farther away, especially in rural America ![]() ![]() Myanmar makes record seizures of illegal timber ![]() ![]() Laissez-faire is not good enough for reforestation |
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![]() Durham, N.C. (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Alberta backing bioenergy programs ![]() ![]() A better way to farm algae ![]() ![]() DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method |
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![]() Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Prime Road and First Solar complete 18MW of Thai solar farms ![]() ![]() U.S. renewables a job engine, trade groups say ![]() ![]() meeco installed biggest solar energy plant in Zimbabwe |
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![]() Newark DE (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Michigan meets renewable energy targets ![]() ![]() British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm ![]() ![]() Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study ![]() ![]() Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says ![]() ![]() Beijing's mayor vows step away from coal |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China jails safety boss who was sacked over huge blast ![]() ![]() China muzzles feminist group over anti-Trump posts ![]() ![]() China selfie-app leader seeks to 'beautify the world' |
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![]() Oxford, England (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists invent new, faster gait for six-legged robots ![]() ![]() Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot ![]() ![]() How algorithms secretly run the world |
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![]() Manila (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths ![]() ![]() Tiny plastic particles from clothing, tyres clogging oceans: report ![]() ![]() Underwater seagrass beds dial back polluted seawater |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) Feb 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vegetation resilient to salvage logging after severe wildfire ![]() ![]() Research predicts extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscape ![]() ![]() More than 40 detained in Chile for spreading forest fires |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Basking sharks seek out winter sun ![]() ![]() Small ponds have outsized impact on global warming: study ![]() ![]() Cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro to privatize water utility |
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![]() London (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Four dead as 'worse storm in years' buffets California ![]() ![]() Extreme heat threatens desert songbirds ![]() ![]() Broader updrafts in severe storms may increase chance of damaging hail |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises ![]() ![]() HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms ![]() ![]() China's huge debt poses big headache for central bank |
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![]() Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Setting Sun on Space Station Solar research ![]() ![]() What happened to the sun over 7,000 years ago? ![]() ![]() NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings |
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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Wintering ducks connect isolated wetlands by dispersing plant seeds ![]() ![]() Bees can learn to roll a ball for food: study ![]() ![]() Those who help each other can invade harsher environments |
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