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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2018 As farmers in the American West decide what, when and where to plant, and urban water managers plan for water needs in the next year, they want to know how much water their community will get from melting snow in the mountains. This melting snow comes from snowpack, the high elevation reservoir of snow which melts in the spring and summer. Agriculture depends on snowpack for a majority of its water. Meltwater also contributes to municipal water supply; feeds rivers and streams, boosting fisheries ... read more |
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Malaysia protest against EU push to ban palm oil in biofuelsKuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 Hundreds of Malaysian palm oil farmers protested Tuesday against a push by the European Parliament to ban the use of the commodity in biofuels, saying it would devastate rural people's livelihoods. ... more  
New 'Buck' naked barley: Food, feed, brewWashington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) are giving an ancient grain a new life: this barley is naked, but not in an indecent way. Most barley grains are covered rather than naked. Covered ... more  
Egypt, Ethiopia united against 'conflict' over Nile watersCairo (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Thursday at talks in Cairo they were opposed to any "conflict" over the sharing of Nile waters. ... more 
Clean and green: A moss that removes lead from waterTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have demonstrated that that moss can be a green alternative for decontaminating polluted water and soil. Published in ... more |
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Philippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab Landslides kill 12 after eastern Malaysia deluges Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified Philippines commission to probe widening flood project scandal Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN Afghan deputy PM visits earthquake hit area Death toll from Indonesia flooding rises to 23 |
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Drought-stricken Cape Town faces dry taps by April 21Cape Town (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents were warned by the mayor on Tuesday that they face losing piped water to their homes by April 21. ... more 
Cape Town water ration to be slashed as drought bitesCape Town (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Cape Town will next month slash its individual daily water consumption limit by 40 percent to 50 litres, the mayor said Thursday, as the city battles its worst drought in a century. ... more  
Grazing dangerously: The Romanian sheep nibbling away at US securityStoenesti, Romania (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 One of the most important strategic sites in Europe for the US military has come under threat from a rather unexpected enemy: a flock of sheep. ... more 
Setback for Romanian farmer's bid to graze sheep near NATO baseBucharest (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 A Romanian farmer who has waged a years-long legal battle against the state to graze his sheep near a NATO military base suffered as setback Wednesday when he was denied a permit for a structure housing the animals. ... more 
In sweet corn, workhorses winUrbana, IL (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 When deciding which sweet corn hybrids to plant, vegetable processors need to consider whether they want their contract growers using a workhorse or a racehorse. Is it better to choose a hybrid with ... more 
New process could slash energy needs of fertilizer, nitrogen-based chemicalsPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 Nitrogen-based synthetic fertilizer forms the backbone of the world food supply, but its manufacture requires a tremendous amount of energy. Now, computer modeling at Princeton University points to ... more 
'World's ugliest pig' spotted in IndonesiaJakarta (AFP) Jan 5, 2018 Rare images of the "world's ugliest pig" have been captured in Indonesia, researchers said Friday, offering a window into a little-known species believed to be on the brink of extinction. ... more |
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 Genetic mechanism that could enhance yield in cereal crops 
Wearable sensors for plants enable measurements of water use in cropsAmes IA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Iowa State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower leaves and then ... more 
Lightening Up Soybean Leaves May Boost Food SupplyPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 05, 2018 A new university-led study has shown that lightening the color of soybean leaves may increase the growth and yield of this major world food crop. The finding offers a strategy to help address Earth' ... more 
Annual forage crops offset losses from alfalfa winterkillWashington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Meet alfalfa, a perennial legume used mainly as high-quality feed for dairy cattle. Alfalfa is also used as feed for beef cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. It's high in protein (16-20% crude protein ... more |
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Predicting the effect of climate change on crop yieldsUrbana IL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Scientists now have a new tool to predict the future effects of climate change on crop yields. Researchers from University of Illinois are attempting to bridge two types of computational crop ... more 
New research reveals how gardeners can dig for health, not injuryCoventry UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 New research from Coventry University and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) reveals that a bad digging technique can as much as double the load on the joints in the body, leaving people suscepti ... more 
Self-defense for plantsLa Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 When you see brown spots on otherwise healthy green leaves, you may be witnessing a plant's immune response as it tries to keep a bacterial infection from spreading. Some plants are more resistant t ... more 
Did ancient irrigation technology travel Silk Road?St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid northwe ... more 
Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supplyCairo (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed Monday to protect Egypt's water supply while striving for peace with the Nile upstream countries of Sudan and Ethiopia, which is building a controversial dam. ... more 
Research outlines the interconnected benefits of urban agricultureTempe AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 From a vacant plot in a blighted neighborhood springs neatly combed rows of plants put in by the neighbors. They meticulously care for this small piece of land and among the drab looking buildings s ... more  
Researchers use global thermometer to track temperature extremes, droughtsCorvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2018 Large areas of the Earth's surface are experiencing rising maximum temperatures, which affect virtually every ecosystem on the planet, including ice sheets and tropical forests that play major roles ... more |
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 Robotic weeders: to a farm near you? 
French beef producers cheer chance for return to ChinaParis (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 French beef producers on Tuesday hailed a deal reached by President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to end China's 16-year-old embargo on French beef. ... more 
Poisonous and running out: Pakistan's water crisisIslamabad (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Barely 15 days old, Kinza whimpers at an Islamabad hospital where she is suffering from diarrhoea and a blood infection, a tiny victim among thousands afflicted by Pakistan's severely polluted and decreasing water supplies. ... more 
US rivers and streams are compromised by increasing salt loadsMillbrook, NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. So reports a new study in the Proceedings of the Nationa ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  New York announced plans Wednesday to sell off $5 billion in fossil fuel investments from city pension funds after suing for billions of dollars in damages from oil companies to help fund protection against climate change.
While other cities in Europe and the United States have already taken similar steps, New York hailed its move as significant as it is the biggest metropolis in the country ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 
Rights campaigners slammed as "appalling" Tuesday reports that dissident publisher Gui Minhai has been snatched again in mainland China, the latest person ensnared in Beijing's crackdown on civil society.
Civil rights have come under increasing pressure since President Xi Jinping took power in 2012, with widespread arrests of lawyers and activists.
Gui, a Swedish citizen, was one of fiv ... more |
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