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Adapting farming to climate change

CSIRO today released a national overview of climate change impacts and adaptation options for Australian agriculture.

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Link between sustainable farming and health

Would people and their communities be healthier if they still got food from local farms?

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India to share record farm output story with world

As over 30 nations grapple with food riots caused by rising prices, India's story on how it pulled off record farm production will hold the world's attention at the three-day Food Security Summit beginning in Rome on Tuesday.

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Keeping yields, profits and water quality high

Researchers investigate the potential of low-input farming systems to benefit both farmers and the environment

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UN helping farmers in Afghanistan, Africa

Alarmed by adverse impact of climate change on farming and rising food prices, the UN agencies are helping farmers in Afghanistan and Africa to increase their agricultural production.

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World Bank report calls for more investment in agriculture

A renewed focus on agricultural development is critical to successfully reducing global poverty and hunger, according to a new World Bank report co-authored by economists at the University of California, Berkeley.

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British Authorities Confirm Second New Case of Foot and Mouth Disease

British authorities have confirmed the discovery of a case of foot and mouth disease at a second farm west of London just days after the latest outbreak was announced.

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New foot and mouth outbreak reported in Britain

British authorities reported Friday that cattle on a second farm have tested positive for foot and mouth disease. They said the disease was detected in grazing cattle near Egham, Surrey, in a 10km-surveillance zone (6 mile) set up round a farm where an outbreak was discovered Tuesday.

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Alternative farming cleans up water

Although the addition of nutrients to soil helps to maximize crop production, fertilizer can leach nutrients, polluting the water supply. A recent study by researchers at the University of Minnesota shows alternative cropping practices may help to protect the environment by reducing high nitrate levels in surface and ground water caused by conventional fertilizer use.

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Armenia To Host 'Armenian Apricot' Business Forum in Yerevan

Armenia is famous with sweet apricots that have great taste. The agricultural ministry of Armeniain cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences will convene an international conference and business forum on July 6-7, an official of the ministry said to Armenpress.

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Birds, Bats and Wind Industry Boondoggle

This past week and continuing across the Internet and mainstream media, the hazards to birds and bats at industrial wind farms are finally being recognized, questioned, studied and exposed.

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Wind Farms Must Think Of Birds And Bats

Wind farms get very popular since their work spares environment, but they can have bad impact on birds and bats. Ducks in Dakota, tanagers in Texas, grosbeaks in Mexico - all may be negativly affected by wind power.

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