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Experts: Half the world's people will face clean water shortage by 2080 due to climate change
Half the world's population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because of climate change, experts warned Tuesday.
A mockingbird that sowed the seeds of evolution in the mind of Charles Darwin stands on the precipice of extinction, with no more than about 100 breeding pairs left alive in its home on the enchanted Pacific ...
Afghanistan: UN Readies Food Aid Ahead Of Winter
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 10:26 am Press Release: United Nations Stealing a march on winter, UN pre-positions food aid for hungry Afghans 17 November 2008 – The United Nations World Food Programme has ...
Randolph County eligible for ER conservation funding
Randolph County is one of 28 Indiana counties eligible to receive more than $13 million in Emergency Conservation Program funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help landowners remove debris from ...
Alabama Drought Expanding, According to Monitor
The latest drought survey revealed a mixed bag of results in Alabama. The U.S. Drought Monitor Survey shows 73% of the state is now under some stage of drought.
By Colleen Dardagan Millions of rands spent by the government on land reform projects in Zululand have been wasted so far, with many farms handed to farmers since 2004 lying abandoned and derelict.
Mayor Villaraigosa Marks Halfway Point to Los Angeles Water Conservation Goal
" Moving forward on the City's plan to conserve and recycle enough water to meet 100 percent of new demand, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, joined by Councilmember Jack Weiss, Councilmember Eric Garcetti, and Los ...
US Dry Pea, Lentil Production Plummets
Dry pea and lentil production has plummeted in Montana and North Dakota, the nation`s top producing states.
Weather Service Gives Winter Weather Advice
With winter approaching, the National Weather Service warns that "hazardous weather can strike with little notice.
Silent thief steals cotton patch profits
Texas AgriLife Research cotton experts working in the 'world's biggest cotton patch' have a silent thief under surveillance who often makes off with a quarter of the southern High Plains cotton crop annually - ...
Karnataka ryots throng farm fair to view new crop varieties
About 100,000 farmers from across Karnataka made a beeline to an agriculture fair in India's silicon hub Thursday for a glimpse of the new crop varieties, developed by the University of Agricultural Sciences .
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky farmers have plenty of crops to harvest from their fields, but that may not equal a lot of money in their bank accounts.
Assistance available for crop losses due to drought
Richlands farmer Ricky Watkins' corn crop took a hit this year. "I am used to getting around 130 bushels per acre, and this year I averaged 48 maybe 50 overall," he said.
US dry pea, lentil production plummets; ND, Montana producers suffer
Eastern Montana dry pea and lentil farmer Jim Squires retired this year, then watched as crops on his rented-out land withered in dry weather.
COCAINE use in inner-city Sydney and across NSW is the highest it has ever been, outstripping the coke heydays of the early 2000s, new crime statistics show.
The U.S. Drought Monitor Survey shows 73% of the state is under some stage of drought.
Tenn. tobacco is on pace for 'excellent' year
Burley tobacco farmers have grown accustomed to seeing production decline in recent years, as high costs and few profits pushed many growers away.
Heavy rains to affect hundreds of thousands
At least 300,000 people will require humanitarian aid in the next three months due to flash flooding and landslides, as well as continuing conflict, the Kenya Red Cross Society warned.
UN: High food prices help Afghans drop opium
UN: High food prices help Afghans drop opium Comments ROME - High food prices are encouraging many Afghan farmers to switch to food crops and drop poppy cultivation, a top U.N. official said Friday.
Bulgaria: Growth slows to 5.6 percent in 3Q
Bulgaria: Growth slows to 5.6 percent in 3Q Comments SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's rapid economic growth cooled to a 5.6 percent rate in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, down from a 7.1 percent in ...