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*****Worst Harvest Season Ever Seen*****
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Below are extracts from all the entries I have made on the US’s 2009 harvest, in chronological order. Points to notice and consider as you read through them: 1) How the crop losses continue to grow due to excessive rains. 2) The number of times “ever seen” and “worst” are mentioned. 3) Remember that the ...3 hours ago -
El Niño Wrecks Havok In The US
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
The Wauneta Breeze reports that El Niño responsible for cooler than normal summer in Midwest . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Warming ocean temps lead to cooler than normal summer for Midwest Friday, 04 September 2009 20:50 By Tina Kitt The Wauneta Breeze This year’s summer weather — ...4 hours ago -
Global Food Security Summit Taking Place in Rome
Friends of the World Food Program: Uniting to End Hunger —
Authority: 131
Today marks the first day of a three-day global food security summit hosted by the United Nations in Rome. The summit will call for “urgent action” against hunger, as there are now over 1 billion people going hungry every day. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened the summit by connecting ...5 hours ago -
Passion for the Music. Compassion for the Poor.
FOR THE RECORD —
Authority: 113
Compassion International Benefit ShowAll proceeds will go to the Global Food Crisis Fund, assisting children and their families in the most needed areas where Compassion serves. • Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009• Mercy Lounge in Nashville 7:30pm• Country and Pop artists, special guests• Tickets $10 in advance ...7 hours ago -
Farmers Scramble To Finish Harvest From Hell
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Farmers reports that farmers scramble to finish harvest from hell . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Farmers scramble to finish harvest from hell Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:07pm EST By Julie Ingwersen MARENGO, Illinois (Reuters) - Brothers Steve and Ron Pierce spent most of an hour in a chilly northern Illinois ...1 day ago -
How to Feed the World and Get a Nobel Prize: Invent an Efficient Small Scale Haber/Bosch Process
Green Options —
Authority: 146
Ok, I didn’t actually clear this challenge with the Nobel Committee, but I think we could convince them. Nobels were awarded early in the 20th century when German scientists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch made the sequential advances that made it possible to make synthetic nitrogen fertilizer from the nitrogen gas ...1 day ago -
*****Maine And New York Farmers Facing Disaster*****
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Maine Today reports that Maines farmers couldnt come up with a worse situation in their worst dreams . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Rain washing away farmers hopes for harvesting hay, corn As milk prices plunge, many dairy farmers face the added financial burden of having to buy feed. By SHARON KILEY ...2 days ago -
Get the word out on FAD
Green Options —
Authority: 146
I knew little about Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) when I walked into a Wisconsin Department of Agriculture (DATCP) talk on the subject Nov. 3 at the Microbial Sciences Center on the UW-Madison campus. Here is a description of foot-and-mouth disease, an example of FAD, from www.cattletoday : Foot-and-Mouth ...2 days ago -
*****USDA Declares Half Of Midwest As Agricultural Disaster Area*****
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
The graphic below shows counties designated as agricultural disaster areas by the USDA. It speaks for itself. (Click on image to see full size) Recent USDA Disaster Declarations Southwest Farm Press reports that counties in Kansas designated as disaster areas . (emphasis mine) [my comment] ...2 days ago -
*****Trip To Visit Black Earth Farmland In Russia*****
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
This is a quick entry to: 1) Let everyone know that I am organizing a trip to visit Black Earth farmland in Russia 2) Promote Regia Russia Agro Investment Ltd ( the fund I launched to invest in Russian agriculture ) . 3) Highlight that now is the time to invest in agriculture 4) Announce that I am lowering the ...4 days ago -
Widespread Drought in Asia Tied to El Nino
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Martell Crop Projections reports that widespread drought in Asia tied to El Nino . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Widespread Drought in Asia Tied to El Nino -- October 26 Widespread drought has developed in China, India, Indonesia and the Middle East in connection with a growing El Nino influence, ...4 days ago -
Skeptical Response To USDA Crop Report
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
The Southeast Farm Press reports about the projected highest US soybean yield on record . (emphasis mine) [my comment] USDA numbers beginning to reflect harvest losses [but not for soybeans] Nov 11, 2009 10:03 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff … For soybeans, despite estimates of ...4 days ago -
The fight over the future of food
Command the Raven —
Authority: 148
From ReutersAt first glance, Giuseppe Oglio’s farm near Milan looks like it’s suffering from neglect. Weeds run rampant amid the rice fields and clover grows unchecked around his millet crop.Oglio, a third generation farmer eschews modern farming techniques — chemicals, fertilizers, heavy machinery — in favor ...4 days ago -
The fight over the future of food
Jesus Lives! —
Authority: 446
From Reuters At first glance, Giuseppe Oglio’s farm near Milan looks like it’s suffering from neglect. Weeds run rampant amid the rice fields and clover grows unchecked around his millet crop. Oglio, a third generation farmer eschews modern farming techniques — chemicals, fertilizers, heavy machinery — ...4 days ago -
GLOBAL DAY-LONG FAST AS SYMBOL OF WAR ON HUNGER (UNNews)
Desertification —
Authority: 149
Read at ; UNNewsUN AGENCY CALLS FOR GLOBAL DAY-LONG FAST AS SYMBOL OF WAR ON HUNGERNew York, Nov 11 2009 5:05PMThe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for a day-long, global hunger strike in solidarity with the planet’s one billion people who do not have enough to eat, ahead of next ...4 days ago -
How to Stop the Next Food Crisis (It’s Easier than You Think)
God's Politics Blog —
Authority: 640
Here’s what the news stories aren’t telling you about the bill Senator Dodd brought out yesterday: it could spell life or death for hungry people worldwide . It all depends on what happens in the weeks to come — and what…5 days ago -
Drought Threatening Argentinean Soybean Crop For Second Year
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Martell Crop Projections reports about worrisome Argentinean dryness . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Brazil Prospects Favorable, Argentina Dryness Worrisome Crop Progress Tuesdays South America Soybean Highlights Monday November 9 Not much rainfall has accumulated in Parana, Brazil, over ...5 days ago -
Drought and insecurity worsens in Uganda
Oxfam News Blog —
Authority: 435
Raiders, diseases and the lack of water and pasture are hitting the livestock of north-east Uganda, reports Jane Beesley. Ugandan farmers and their sheep at sunrise [Photo credit: Jane Beesley] As light starts to break across the horizon the livestock belonging to 17,000 people are anxious to leave the ...5 days ago -
*****Ida Adds Misery To 2009 Harvest While USDA Commits Fraud*****
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Martell Crop Projections provides a September-October rainfall map which helps understand why the 2009 harvest has been so miserable. WCBD reports that remnants of Ida to drench the southeastern United States . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Remnants of Ida to drench the southeastern United States ...5 days ago -
2009 Has Been Nightmare For Farmers
Market Skeptics —
Authority: 497
Sheboyganpress.com reports that wet weather hinders corn, soybean harvest . (emphasis mine) [my comment] Wet weather hinders corn, soybean harvest Farmers facing damaged crops, eroding profits because of delays By JOSH LINTEREUR • Sheboygan Press staff • November 8, 2009 Sheboygan County ...1 week ago
