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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Drought-Tolerant Maize Trials Approved UGANDA – Scientists researching drought-resistant varieties of maize in the African nation of Uganda have been buoyed this month, after the National Biosafety Committee approved the Water-Efficient...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Wheat Growers Battling Rain Shortage AUSTRALIA – Farmers of wheat in Western Australia, the nation's biggest producing state, are currently battling against poor soil moisture, after below-average rain last month is thought to...
Bad Wheat Provides Boost For US Farmers RUSSIA – Severe droughts across Russia, as the country enjoys its hottest summer since records began, are thought to have destroyed 20 per cent of the national wheat crop – and now fast-spreading...
New Litter, Manure Applicator Holds Promise US - A machine that can inject dry poultry litter and composted cattle manure below the soil surface in pastures and no-till fields is on order from a research coalition across five...
Friday, July 30, 2010
Next Wheat Varieties Selected Under Stress DENMARK - Stress is being used to select the wheat of the future at the universities of Aarhus and Copenhagen.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Conditions Favourable for Grey Leaf Spot in Corn US - Purdue University experts have started to see early lesions of gray leaf spot on some susceptible corn hybrids in Indiana, and they are encouraging farmers to get out and scout fields.
Wheat Rally Cut Short By Weekend Rain US – Downpours in eastern and mid-western regions of the US at the weekend have stalled a surge in wheat prices, as hopes for the crop have begun picking up.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Dryness 'To Overtake Wet As Biggest Sugar Threat' BRAZIL – Parched fields could soon outweigh the dangers posed by excessive rain as the most serious threat to global sugar supplies, Rabobank has warned, despite recent forecasts of wet weather...
Friday, July 23, 2010
Rains A Blessing For Punjab Paddies INDIA – The sudden appearance of heavy rainfall in the paddy regions of Punjab and Haryana in India have come as an unexpected boon for the two major rice-producing states.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Weather Creates Uncertainty if Not Concern EU - The months of May and June have seen Europe characterized by hot, dry weather in the West and some very wet weather, including flooding, in the East, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Drought 'Could Lower Cane Yields' SOUTH AFRICA – Farmers in South Africa have been warned to expect lower sugar cane yields in the 2010/11 season, as a result of severe drought conditions that ravaged the KwaZulu-Natal growing...
Weather 'Eats Away' At Delmarva Corn US – Farmers on the Delmarva Peninsula in the east US are currently being left helpless by hot, dry weather that has begun ravaging their corn crops.
Mapping Out Pathways to Better Soybeans US - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are a step closer to unlocking genetic clues that may lead to packing more protein and oil into soybeans, a move that would boost their value...
Monday, July 19, 2010
Timing Of Treatment More Vital In Sunflowers Than Type Of Fungicide Used US – Over the past two years, sunflower rust has been a major issue across the northern farming regions of the US, increasing in severity each season.
Strong Supply Damages Rice Prices VIET NAM – Excessive production and lower exports have left rice growers in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam holding back their stocks in the face of lower prices, an expert has said.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Monsoon Deficit Up 24 per cent INDIA – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has revealed that it does not expect a significant resurgence in monsoon rains next week, potentially threatening farmers' sowing progress...
Thursday, July 15, 2010
High-Yield Varieties 'Key To Self-Sufficiency' PHILIPPINES –An official of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture has said that increased use of high-yielding varieties if rice could ensure that the country hits its target for self-sufficiency...
Floods Hit Rice Paddies Hard INDIA – Severe flooding is feared to have damaged as much as 15 per cent of India's rice crop in the Punjab and Haryana regions, raising concerns of a slump in the country's total rice production....
Sugar Forecasts Trimmed By Dry Weather THAILAND – Sugar production in Thailand is expected to drop as low as six million tonnes in the 2010/11 season because of severe droughts, an official has said.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Hasina Pushes For Climate-Compatible Rice INDIA – The prime minister of India, Sheikh Hasina has asked scientists to develop new varieties of rice compatible with climate change and the country's varied seasons.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Warm Weather Leads To Tall Corn Growth US – Corn in Wisconsin is benefitting from a prolonged spell of warm and humid weather, growing another foot over the past week.
Heat Destroys Portugal-Sized Grain Area RUSSIA – Persistent hot weather and unfavourable growing conditions across major farming regions of Russia have ruined an area of grain sowings the size of Portugal, an industry group has ...
Grain Harvest 'Could Be Best In 10 Years' AUSTRALIA – Winter grain crops in the Australian state of New South Wales are shaping up to be the best in a decade, according to one news supplier.
Friday, July 09, 2010
Heatwaves 'Could Be Commonplace By 2039' US - Long heat waves and other hot weather events could become much more frequent within the next 30 years, according to a new study by Stanford University climate change scientists.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Weather Woes 'Give Europe A Chance' RUSSIA – The severe heatwave currently sweeping Russia's main farming regions could prompt a "significant drop" in the country's exports of barley, an industry website has reported.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Farmers Hail New Rice Variety PHILIPPINES – A new variety of rice is proving popular among farmers in the Philippines, as its comparatively high quality commands a premium price in countries where it is not traditionally...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Rice Farmers Braced For Floods PHILIPPINES – The La Nina weather cycle may cause flooding across rice growing regions in the Philippines later this year, the country's meteorological office has warned.
Significant Sugar Losses Reported THAILAND –A prolonged dry spell in Thailand has dealt a second blow to the country's sugar production, which could potentially see a drop this season of more than one million tonnes.
Drought Fears Push EU Wheat To 12-Month High FRANCE – Increasing fears that a drought may affect parts of Europe has lifted European prices of wheat to one-year highs in London and Paris.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Drip Irrigation 'Could Boost Rice Production' INDIA – New watering methods could provide a solution for India's rice farmers, who are being increasingly challenged by the erratic monsoon season and depleting ground moisture.
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