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'Tell-tale year'
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.In the catalog of what can go wrong in farming, drought occupies a spot near the top. Farmers can borrow money, shoulder more expensive production costs and weather low prices. They can diversify their crops to prevent disease or hail from wiping them...Tags: Natural Disasters, Farms
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No water, no income
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.For smaller farms, the cuts come harder. Anita Pointon and her husband Chuck grew up on farms under the Fort Lyon Canal, and have had their own farming operation near Las Animas since 1990. They weathered the 2002 drought. But the current drought has... -
Moving into the driest of times
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.The farmers who started the Fort Lyon Canal Co. knew they were pushing water onto land in an arid climate. Irrigation made farming possible despite spells of drought that could last for months or even years. But the drought of 2011-12 already is...Tags: Natural Disasters
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After storms, drought category could be lowered
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasThe weekend's rain will help the citrus and sugar cane crops, but it won't end the drought. Northern Cameron, southern Willacy and eastern Hidalgo counties received 2-3 inches over the weekend, Tim Speece, National Weather Service meteorologist, said....Tags: Brownsville, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Arable Farming, National Weather Service
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Hay growth well behind schedule; prices not expected to drop
Greeley Tribune, Colo.This year's first hay cutting can't come soon enough for buyers who are dealing with the tightest supplies on record and still paying all-time high prices. Unfortunately, those dairymen, cattle feeders and horse owners will be waiting longer than normal...Tags: Weather Reports, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animals, Natural Disasters, Weather
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Dealing with drought: El Pasoans asked to start conserving water
El Paso Times, TexasEl Pasoans are urged to step up water conservation efforts for the next few weeks because of the severe drought conditions. "Last year we asked people to voluntarily conserve during the same critical time and we're asking them to do it again. If we...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Conservation, Natural Disasters
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The reigning rain: Wet weather pushes planting even further back
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaWEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- A weather-induced late planting season is slowly morphing from mere inconvenience to a serious issue, according to an economist at Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. From an historical perspective, Friday marked the end of "optimal"...Tags: Iowa State University , Labor Day, National Weather Service
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More signs indicate drought is easing its grip on region
The Wichita EagleThe drought's over for much of Kansas -- in the short-term, at least. After a snowy end of winter and a rainy start to spring, the Palmer Drought Index lists the eastern two-thirds of Kansas in a near-normal state for precipitation. "The short-term...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Natural Disasters, National Weather Service
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Crop income up despite '12 drought
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.Despite a major drought, crop income increased in 2012, according to an annual report issued by the South Dakota Center for Farm/Ranch Management at Mitchell Technical Institute. Reports from about 140 farms enrolled in the program show that income from...Tags: Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Arable Farming, Weather
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Arborists blame drought for causing stress among trees
The Santa Fe New MexicanSanta Fe arborists say they're not surprised by the death of one of the horse chestnut trees on Canyon Road. They say the continuing and intensifying drought has all trees under stress. "For years, the top would pretty much burn out every summer because...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters
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BRIEF: USDA: drought, freezes expected to cut state wheat crop 22 percent
The Wichita EagleThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting the Kansas wheat crop to fall 22 percent, to 299.7 million bushels compared to last year's 382.2 million bushels. The acreage to be harvested statewide is down 11 percent, with much of the loss...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters
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The Orange County Register Jonathan Lansner column
Orange County RegisterOur occasional tracking of business trends ponders what will be hot -- price, not spice -- for this summer's dining: UP: It's Econ 101. Supply down, prices up! So don't express surprise at soaring beef prices. They were predicted last summer when...Tags: Prices, Natural Disasters, Orange County Register
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