Dogs and wolves evolved from a common ancestor between 9,000 and 34,000 years ago, before humans transitioned to agricultural societies, according to an analysis of modern dog and wolf genomes from areas of the world thought to be centers ...
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Cotton planting has been completed in nearly 34.4 percent of the estimated 582,000 hectares land to be cultivated for cotton in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, as per the Institute of Agricultural Economics of Mato Grosso (IMEA). ...
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China’s wetlands have shrunk by nearly 9 percent in recent years, and the loss could continue if the government doesn't intervene. Officials from China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) told reporters on Monday that 340 000 square ...
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In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age. In a letter ...
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USDA released bullish production and ending stocks data for corn Friday morning, while soybean data fell well within previous trade estimates for both variables, making the federal data neutral for that crop, traders say. In its Grain ...
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For some people, nothing can top a morsel of luxuriously rich, premium chocolate. But until now, other than depending on their taste buds, chocolate connoisseurs had no way of knowing whether they were getting what they paid for. In ACS' ...
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When SDSU plant scientist Peter Sexton needed a new row-crop planter at the Agricultural Experiment Station's Southeast Research Farm near Beresford, he looked to the future - in terms of equipment and networking. With support from the ...
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U.S. farmers produced a record-high 13.9 billion bushels of corn last year, but demand from livestock and ethanol producers is helping support corn prices and may provide modest selling opportunities for producers in the coming months, ...
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This spring, about 16,500 wheat and barley growers in 17 states will receive a questionnaire on Fusarium head blight (scab) from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The survey is for improving the understanding of how ...
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Thanks to the foresight of SDSU researchers, South Dakota landowners making management decisions for their grazing lands and livestock can benefit from more than 70 years of data gathered at the Cottonwood Range and Livestock Field Station, ...
Can changes to a cow's energy intake during the second trimester enhance the quality of beef her offspring will produce? What effect might it have on the reproductive ability of the cow's offspring? Those are questions a team of SDSU ...
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), an organization charged with increasing the value and profitability of the U.S. beef, pork and lamb industries by enhancing demand in international markets, strongly supports passage of legislation ...
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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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An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri says demand will play a key role in the profitability of pork producers throughout 2014. As the result of dramatically lower feed costs and stable live hog prices U.S. pork ...
China's wetlands have shrinked nearly 9% since 2003 according to forestry officials. The country's food production, energy output and industrial activity are already under pressure from water shortages. China has more than 1/5 of the ...
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