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Economist expects farmers' costs to rise sharply
Associated Press WriterCrop prices are high, but a University of Illinois economist says the cost of the fertilizer, fuel and other things needed to grow them will go up sharply next year, too. And while farmers will absorb most of the increased costs through the good...Tags: Consumers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Family, Petroleum Industry, Natural Gas
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Terra Industries reports jump in 2Q profits
Fertilizer manufacturer Terra Industries Inc. is reporting a jump in second quarter profits. The Sioux City-based company on Thursday said it earned $202.2 million, or $1.94 per share. That compares to $69.4 million, or 66 cents a share a year earlier....Tags: Mike Bennett
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Earthworms: They even eat junk mail
Sentinel Staff WriterCarl and Bernie Moro never met a worm they didn't like. They're not sure whether the red wigglers like them back. "Worms can't talk," Carl Moro said. But it doesn't matter. The squirmy little wrigglers are a big business out at the Moros' 5-acre worm...Tags: Internet, Heroes, Farms
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The coming black plague?
Sun reporterThe farmer drove a diesel-powered hay baler in a circuit around his field, followed by his son on a clattering machine that grabbed the bales with metal fingers. Edward F. Stanfield, 77, and his son, Edward B. Stanfield, 49, have followed this oil-...Tags: Diseases, Consumers, Family, Prices, Epidemics and Plagues
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Drought devastates Australian wheat
Associated PressGlen Phillips kneels down, scoops up a handful of dirt and squashes it in his fist to test whether the soil in this dry patch of Australian Outback is ready to take a crop of wheat. "It should clump together when you squeeze," says Phillips, whose family...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Arable Farming, Farms, Agriculture, Gold and Precious Material
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Bill would boost hunting license costs 80%
Of The Morning CallThe cost of some Pennsylvania hunting licenses would more than double under a measure introduced last week by the chairman of the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee. Senate Bill 1527 -- crafted by Sen. Charles T. McIlhinney Jr., R-Bucks and Montgomery...Tags: Natural Resources, People, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Adults, Wildlife
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The sting: Jellyfish invading NJ bays, rivers
Associated Press WriterJellyfish have been making their way into bays and rivers along the Jersey Shore in recent years, stinging swimmers and chasing some people away from recreational spots they had used for decades. While jellyfish have long been a seasonal affliction in...Tags: Ecosystems, Transportation, Bodies of Water, Biology, Rivers
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Bring back the local farm
A woman pulled up in a Lexus at the farmers' market in Bel Air recently and approached the man who had sold her husband a bag of tomatoes earlier in the day. "I want my money back!" she snapped. "I don't know what my husband was thinking, paying $5 for...Tags: Disasters, Arable Farming, Health and Safety at School, Farms, Agriculture
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Officials discuss ways to utilize farm bill funds to aid bay
The Associated PressFarmers want to take better care of their land -- but they need more help from government to learn how to reduce pollution while still turning a profit, according to farmers and environmentalists weighing in today on how to spend some $188 million in...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture, Bodies of Water
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Fertilizer Ban Pushed
A group of citizens wants to take another look at a proposed fertilizer ordinance that was quashed by the town council in May. Led by the Chatham Party chairman, Kyle Dostaler, a group of volunteers is collecting signatures to try to force a town...
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