Drought dries up reservoirs, rivers in SW China

GUIYANG - A severe drought in southwest China has dried up hundreds of reservoirs and rivers, devastated… [more]

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Bunge sued over biotech corn ban

Syngenta AG (SYNN), the world’s largest maker of agricultural chemicals, sued a unit of Bunge Ltd.… [more]

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Another 'Dust Bowl' era could be starting

This decade thus far has mirrored the 1930s weatherwise and otherwise. It's the 'Dust Bowl Days' and… [more]

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Rain delays wheat harvest; damage worries grow

HAMBURG -- Repeated rain has delayed wheat harvesting in top European Union producers France and Germany,… [more]

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Use Your Loaf: Why food prices were crucial in the Arab Spring

People in Arab countries have always relied on bread as a low-cost source of sustenance. In Yemen alone… [more]

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Farming the Cities, Feeding an Urban Future

Washington, D.C.-As people move from rural to urban settings in search of economic opportunities, urban… [more]

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Big red canvas to draw carbon farming on Henbury Station

The cattle station is set to become one of the world's largest carbon farms, drawing pollution from the… [more]

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China's farmers see hope in effort to stem soil erosion caused by Three Gorges Dam

A project inserting terraces and drainage has boosted production where soil has been severely eroded… [more]

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