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California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on Wednesday, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25 per cent. The cutbacks, to be implemented by state and local water agencies, will affect consumers and businesses throughout the most populous […] Read more
(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)
Crops, Weather

Manitoba lifts fertilizing ban early

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba farmers are cleared to apply spring fertilizer and manure on their fields, now that the ban which was supposed to last for another week and a half has been lifted. Soil temperatures across the province have risen to the point that the restriction — otherwise in effect each year between Nov. 10 and the following […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Ocean warming suggests 50 per cent chance of El Nino

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sydney | Reuters — Recent warming of the Pacific Ocean may signal an El Nino weather event is forming, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. Climate models indicate the central tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to continue to warm, with El Nino thresholds to be reached or exceeded by mid-year, the weather bureau […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs, Weather

Ont. poultry packer back under hidden-camera spotlight

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s biggest poultry processor is back under animal welfare activists’ scrutiny with hidden-camera footage alleging more mishandling of birds at one of its packing plants. Maple Lodge Farms, which in September 2013 was convicted under the federal Health of Animals Act over birds’ exposure to cold weather during transport, said Saturday it’s paying “prompt attention” […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

Soybeans cut swath through Prairie wheat belt

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters –– Soybeans, once a novelty in western Canadian fields, are poised to reach record-large acreage again this year, and some of the world’s biggest seed companies are betting they have further room to grow in a region known for wheat and canola. Farmers on the eastern side of the Prairies are turning […] Read more
Red lentils. (Pulse Canada photo)
Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Record Prairie lentil area likely

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. “Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres),” said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw, […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Fighters target vital water facilities across Middle East

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geneva | Reuters –– Fighters are increasingly targetting water and sanitation facilities across the Middle East, exacerbating severe shortages for agriculture and households, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. Consumption of water in the volatile region with rising populations was already at unsustainable levels in many areas hit by record-low […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Santiago | Reuters — With no end in sight to a drought that has blighted Chile for the last several years, the government will invest in desalinization plants and reservoirs to ensure access to potable water, President Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday. The drought, which began in 2007, is hampering copper production in the world’s […] Read more

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