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Boy raises over $500 for West, Texas, school
When he packed to go to Texas, Cordell Vitense brought a jar filled with $503.43. That money was given to Tommy Muska, the mayor of West, Texas, the site of a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in April. Cordell, 8, wanted to help the school in...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, NASCAR, Explosions, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Emergency Incidents
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Fertilizer logistics strained as US farmers plant at record pace
Reuters* Farmers overwhelm fertilizer dealers as weather improves * Some farmers delay planting while awaiting nutrients * Postponed planting fuels doubts about crop yields * Companies plan to build, expand operations in U.S. By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Plant Openings, Global Expansion, Agrium Incorporated, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Never give up on winter wheat?
Never is an extreme term, and certainly should be reserved for extreme situations. Although winter wheat is a tough crop and known for surprising growers and agronomists with its resilience, there are times when abandoning fields are justified. In the...Tags: Arable Farming, Chemical Industry
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Establishing a better understanding for 2013 alfalfa productivity potential
Doug Holen and Phil Glogoza are crops educators with University of Minnesota Extension. Craig Sheaffer is a professor in the University of Minnesota's Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics. ST. PAUL, Minn. - The increasing cost of forages,...Tags: Productivity, Biology, Gardening, Genetics, Botany
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Saving the cranes: Hope flies in North Korea
With his index finger, Hall Healy traced the eastern coast of North Korea on a map, coming to rest just above the 38th parallel. The cranes land there on their winter journey south in the demilitarized zone that buffers North and South Korea, Healy...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Wildlife, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Nature Conservancy
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Western Potash stock dives after selling stake
ReutersJune 3 (Reuters) - Shares of Western Potash Corp fell as much as 12 percent on Monday after the Canadian mining company sold a nearly one-fifth stake to a joint venture of two Chinese companies, requiring a new issue of shares. Western said on Sunday...Tags: China, Chemical Industry
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Plant Doctor: June in the garden
Almanac Average temperatures: High 91, low 71 Rainfall: 7.35 inches First day of summer: June 21 The moon 1. Moon phases •New moon: June 8 •First quarter: June 16 •Full moon: June 23 •Last quarter: June 30 2. Moon...
Tags: Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Gardening, Chemical Industry
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Check out SDSU Extension Wheat Walks - June 11 & 12
BROOKINGS - SDSU Extension will host Wheat Walks in the Delmont and Winner areas June 11 and at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm and the Gettysburg area on June 12. The drought and cool spring created significant challenges for winter wheat producers. The...Tags: Arable Farming, Chemical Industry
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A choke point on the James needs dredging, dollars
For 5 1/2 months big ships fetching and moving chemicals at Honeywell International have had to wait until high tide to transit a narrow section of the James River between James City and Surry counties made shallow because of soil erosion. The Dancing...Tags: Cruises, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Business, U.S. Congress, Entertainment Events
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In commodity pricing, silence and secrecy not limited to oil
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - A major European probe into the manipulation of global oil prices has raised concerns that could equally resonate across opaque cash markets for a host of raw materials ranging from iron ore to fertilizer. Benchmarks established...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Thomson Corporation, Prices, Home and Garden Products, China
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U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids mixed at processors, ethanol plants
ReutersJune 6 (Reuters) - Corn spot basis bids were mixed at U.S. Midwest processors and ethanol plants early on Thursday as the recent pickup in country sales and deliveries left sufficient supplies at some plants even as the overall stockpile of the grain...Tags: Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Chemical Industry
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