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Alberta Soils Remain Dry Despite Precipitation

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The precipitation that fell in the form of snow over the past few days has done little to alleviate the dry soil moisture conditions across many of the agricultural growing areas in Alberta, according to a crop specialist. “There’s been little accumulation of snow to date and what has fallen has barely been enough to
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Billion-Dollar Agriculture Fund For Sudan

Egypt’s Beltone Private Equity and Sudan’s Kenana Sugar Company are launching a $1-billion agricultural investment fund, Beltone said March 23. Gulf and other Arab countries have been investing in a range of farming projects in Sudan, Africa’s biggest country by area and long viewed as having huge agricultural potential. “We are launching the fund with
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Signs Of Spring

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If you know a Prairie winter Then you know the cold and snow And you know how we would watch for spring With the signs we came to know We’d be off to school bundled up The mornings were still cold But by afternoon the warm spring sun Would make those who were bold Enough
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Russia To Give $3.4 Billion To Agriculture In 2010

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The Russian government will give about $3.42 billion to support agriculture this year, to help keep sowing areas stable and to increase meat production, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said March 19. “In 2010, the federal budget alone will dedicate over 100 billion rubles ($3.42 billion) to support agriculture,” Putin said on a conference call on
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Climate Report Shows Australia Getting Warmer

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Australia’s top scientists have released a “State of the Climate” report at a time of growing skepticism over climate change as a result of revelations of errors in some global scientific reports. The scientists said their monitoring and research of the world’s driest inhabited continent for 100 years “clearly demonstrate that climate change is real.”
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Good Shelterbelts Take Planning

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The fastest-growing species may be the most sought after, but the process of putting in a good, attractive shelterbelt that will provide years of service takes time and effort. Starting a year in advance gives you ample time to plan the site, determine your mix of species, and do surface preparations, according to agroforestry specialist
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Trees Add Value To Rural Properties

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How much is a good shelterbelt worth? A lot, if you consider how much it would cost to have one put in. Blair English, an agroforestry specialist at AAFC Brandon, was once told by a rural homeowner how much a contractor had quoted her on the cost of putting in a row of six-to eight-foot
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The Changing Arctic, Part 5

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The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station
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The Changing Arctic — Part 4

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The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station
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Arctic Melt To Cost Up To $24 Trillion By 2050

Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a report released Feb. 5. “Everybody around the world is going to bear these costs,” said Eban Goodstein, a resource economist at Bard

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