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Survey shows percent of South Dakota cropland in CRP
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:01 GMT - (Tri-State Neighbor)

Drought affects six Chinese provinces
TAIYUAN, China, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Six northern and eastern Chinese provinces are suffering through prolonged droughts that have affected water supplies, officials say.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:11:24 GMT - (UPI)

Airlines Search for Alternatives to Oil as Fuel
Although jet fuel prices have dropped, industry executives say they are determined to become less dependence on a single source of fuel if prices rise again.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:15:35 GMT - (New York Times)

Ethanol could outgrow corn
A funny thing happened to ethanol on its way to national stardom: The corn-based fuel became the heavy.   The U.S. government wants 11 billion gallons of ethanol this year to help offset the nation's reliance on imported oil, yet Time magazine recently described the use of cropland for fuel "an environmental and economic catastrophe."
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:43:11 GMT - (Peoria Journal Star)

Programs pay farmers to help prairie chickens
ST. LOUIS - Farmland owners in certain counties can give prairie chickens a boost while earning income in an unsettling economy.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:10:31 GMT - (AG Weekly)

Group says program benefits industrial farms
COLUMBIA, Mo. - A federal conservation program originally designed to help small farmers is now disproportionately benefiting industrial livestock operations, according to a new report by a family farm advocacy group.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:11:31 GMT - (AG Weekly)

Drought affects six Chinese provinces
Six northern and eastern Chinese provinces are suffering through prolonged droughts that have affected water supplies, officials say.Nearly 1 million people, 160,000 head of livestock and agricultural crops are being affected in Shanxi, the worst-hit province, Xinhua, the state-run Chinese news agency, reported Wednesday.Providing drinking water to the affected areas has been difficult, with ...
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:57:55 GMT - (Moldova.org)

Prolonged drought hits parts of north, east China
Six provinces in north and east China are battling a prolonged drought that has affected water supplies for people, livestock and agriculture. Nearly 1 million people and 160,000 head of livestock in Shanxi have faced difficulties getting drinking water due to the prolonged drought since October, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said on Wednesday. The province has had ...
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:25:21 GMT - (People's Daily)

Prolonged drought hits parts of north, east China
TAIYUAN, Jan. 7 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Six provinces in north and east China are battling a prolonged drought that has affected water supplies for people, livestock and agriculture.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:40:10 GMT - (Philippine News Agency)

Downstream Rumblings: Tackle Hypoxia
Hypoxia is not hype. A new report recommends measures to keep nitrogen and phosphorus from floating downstream.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:19:02 GMT - (AgWeb.com)

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Timely Stories from the 'œNY Times'
Coal Ash '“ I wrote last week about the horrific spill of coal ash sludge in Tennessee.  (See Jan. 1 below.)   Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation is the story today from the 'œNY Times.'  There are more than 1,300 of them, 'œmost of them unregulated and unmonitored.'  What do they contain?
Posted on 2009-01-07 15:54:56 GMT

blog: Climate Change "A 50-Year Farm Bill"
That is the title of an opinion piece from the New York Times that frequent commenter Yeoman passed on to me the other day ... or denuded cropland, and by various degradations resulting from industrial procedures and technologies
Posted on 2009-01-07 14:00:00 GMT

blog: The Beginning FarmerRecession adds uncertainty to 2009 farmland leases
No business partnership seems unaffected by the recession, including one of agriculture's most common, said Craig Dobbins, ... of Indiana cropland jumped 12% to 13.5% in the year ending this past June, Dobbins said. Rental
Posted on 2009-01-07 13:19:08 GMT

blog: DairyBusinessA 50 year Farm Bill
A 50-Year Farm Billsource: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05berry.html? ... normal rainfall '” by the little rills and sheets of erosion on incompletely covered or denuded cropland
Posted on 2009-01-06 21:25:00 GMT

blog: Our Beloved EarthJust a test!
December Fast Materials Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)   IMPORTANT: Fasting from food should be avoided by those with health-related conditions, such as diabetes, heart problems, and pregnancy. Anyone with questions about their health condition should consult with their doctor before beginning
Posted on 2009-01-06 18:48:58 GMT

blog: Food and FaithThe Civilizations that Destroyed Their Soil are No Longer: Berry and Jackson Weigh-in
[ spoiled-soil] Yesterday, two of the sustainable food movements great leaders, Wes Jackson, plant geneticist and president of the Land Institute, ... and sheets of erosion on incompletely covered or denuded cropland' '” should there not be practices
Posted on 2009-01-06 17:53:26 GMT

blog: Civil Eats South Dakota - Pheasant - Wild Birds Only
[ Guided pheasant hunt in South Dakota] Hunt Description Located in Hosmer, South Dakota, this farm consists of thousands of private acres of cropland, tree rows, wetland sloughs and plush grasslands. The land is farmed for agricultural purposes, but the habitat is managed to attract
Posted on 2009-01-06 16:34:51 GMT

blog: Outdoors International - Hunting and Fishing Information, News, Pictures, Video and Broker.A 50-Year Farm Bill
New York Times By WES JACKSON and WENDELL BERRY The extraordinary rainstorms last June caused catastrophic soil erosion in the grain lands of Iowa, where there were gullies 200 feet wide. But even worse damage is done over the long term under normal rainfall '” by the little rills and sheets of erosion on incompletely covered or denuded cropland
Posted on 2009-01-06 16:31:51 GMT

blog: Cornucopia Institute Chinese Pinyin - Amendments to the Constitution
Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Government>Legal System Amendments to the Constitution Article 12 The seventh paragraph of the Preamble to the Constitution, which reads: Both the victory in China's New-Democratic Revolution and the successes in its socialist cause have been achieved by the Chinese people of all
Posted on 2009-01-06 15:38:31 GMT

blog: Study ChineseStudy Chinese - Amendments to the Constitution
Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Government>Legal System Amendments to the Constitution (Adopted at the First Session of the Seventh National People's Congress on April 12, 1988, and promulgated by No.8 Proclamation of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China)
Posted on 2009-01-06 15:31:46 GMT

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