Climate Change Will 'Lead To Battles for Food', Says Head of World Bank
"Jim Yong Kim urges campaigners and scientists to work together to form a coherent plan in the fight against climate change."
Source: Guardian, 04/04/2014
Agriculture
"Plowed Under"
"Across the northern plains, native grassland is being turned into farmland at a rate not seen since the 1920s. The environmental consequences could be disastrous."
Source: American Prospect/FERN, 04/03/2014
"1/4 of Europe's Bumblebees, Vital To Crops, Face Extinction: Study"
"Almost a quarter of Europe's bumblebees are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitats and climate change, threatening pollination of crops worth billions of dollars, a study showed on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2014
Kentucky Legislature Weighs "Ag-Gag" Bill
Kentucky is the latest state to consider legislation criminalizing undercover photography of animal abuse in farm operations, which often ends up in the news. But Democratic Rep. Joni Jenkins (pictured), who sponsored the measure to which the Senate attached the Ag-Gag language, says she won't call it up in the House.
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"National Soil Collection May Unlock Mysteries"
"FRESNO, Calif. — The government has been collecting dirt — lots of it."
Source: AP, 03/31/2014
CA Drought: San Joaquin Valley Sinking as Farmers Race To Tap Aquifer
"PIXLEY – So wet was the San Joaquin Valley of Steve Arthur's childhood that a single 240-foot-deep well could quench the thirst of an arid farm."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 03/31/2014
"Drought Gives One of the West's Thirstiest Crops An Ironic Boost"
Drought has driven up the price of hay in the West.
Source: High Country News, 03/27/2014
"In Ranchers Vs. Weeds, Climate Change Gives Weeds An Edge"
"Most climate models a bleak picture of the Great Plains a century from now as a hot region besieged by heavy rainstorms and flooding. And new studies suggest that climate change may bring farmers another headache: more invasive plants."
Source: NPR, 03/26/2014
"Environmental Group Says Pesticides Hurt Bees And Don't Help Farmers"
"The pesticides that are synonymous with the demise of honeybees don't do much for the farmers that use them, according to a new analysis by a national environmental group."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/25/2014
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