A new report on farmer perspectives on climate and agriculture, gathered in a 2012 survey of nearly 5,000 farmers from 11 Corn Belt states, presents survey results by watershed. "Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture and Weather Variability ...
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The Llano Estacado Cotton Conference, conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bailey County, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Bailey County Electric Cooperative, 610 E. American Blvd., Muleshoe. "The ...
The Birmingham NEC has announced that it will host a new Furniture Show from 18-20th January in 2015 and beyond. The Midlands venue - currently host to UBM show Interiors UK which, it was reported today, is relocating to ExCeL - has ...
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Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the U.S. onshore well count for the fourth quarter 2013 is 9,056 wells; down 19 wells from the revised 9,075 wells counted in the third quarter 2013. Compared to the fourth quarter ...
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"We knew there was basalt in the Norwegian Sea – but we were still surprised when we found 100-metre thick columnar basalt underneath the extrusive basalt which covers large areas in the western Norwegian Sea," says an excited Robert ...
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YRC Worldwide's truck drivers and other employees, represented by Teamsters Union, have rejected a proposal to extend the current labour contract to 2019. Members voted over the past several weeks and ballots were counted Thursday. The ...
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Yahoo, has acknowledged that its service sites were used by hackers to enslave massive numbers of ordinary PCs who did so to generate bitcoins, and by extension, real earnings. Ads were placed on Yahoo web sites that when clicked by users, ...
How do severe temperatures impact winter wheat? According to Bob Fanning, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist, the current winter wheat crop in South Dakota is doing well because it either received enough moisture early on in ...
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POC has partnered with Volvo Car Group to explore new ideas for protecting road cyclists. Engineers and product designers from both Swedish brands will work together and plan to apply the findings to upcoming products. "With POC's ...
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YRC Freight Teamsters at YRC Worldwide Inc. rejected a contract extension that the company said was crucial to refinancing its debt and ensuring long-term stability. The union announced the results of the vote late Jan. 9. A total of ...
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When it comes to foodborne illness, fresh produce belies its healthful aura: Fresh fruits and vegetables account for 24 percent of U.S. foodborne illness in which both the responsible food and contaminant are identified, according to a 2013 ...
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No matter how harsh winter is, there are no snow days for Arkansas' cattle producers. A week that saw record low temperatures and freezing rain that gave even the grass a glassy, slick coating didn't give ranchers any time off. "We had ...
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Corvus Gold Inc. ("Corvus" or the "Company") - (TSX: KOR, OTCQX: CORVF) announces initial assay results from three core holes along the northern extension of the Yellowjacket deposit, and two core holes from the western extension of the ...
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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest single contributors to world sea-level rise, is melting irreversibly and could add as much as a centimetre (0.4 inches) to ocean levels in 20 years, a study said Sunday. The glacier ...
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Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative testing and genetic analysis solutions, announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Sequenom Laboratories, has signed a national agreement with a leading benefits ...