Tag: Farmers

  • US farmers count cost of catastrophic ‘bomb cyclone’ in midwest

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    With grain stores ruined and many fields still under water from last month’s extreme weather, producers are facing devastating losses Five weeks after historic flooding in the midwest, waters still cover pasturelands, corn and soybean fields. Much of the water has receded, but rivers still run high and washed out roads force people to take […]

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  • For U.S. Farmers, Sustainability Is the Future of Profitability

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    How new technologies are helping organic farms increase their margins—and propelling sustainability into the mainstream In farm country, “climate change” can be a dirty word. Whether you’re standing in a chilly shop in Nebraska, sweltering in a Virginia bean field, or walking a California vineyard, mentioning greenhouse gases or rapidly changing global weather patterns is […]

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