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Smith, Johanns critical of Vilsack on cap and trade
By Robert Pore Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., were critical of recent comment by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack concerning Addressing the nation’s farm...
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Ethanol, cap and trade helps diversify nation’s energy future
By Robert Pore The nation’s meat and food industry is coming out with both fist flailing as Congress, under Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., leadership, is seriously considering increasing the amount of...
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Answers to Nebraska’s water future
By Robert Pore In a recent commentary Nebraska Farm Bureau President Keith Olsen, he said that despite the state’s and the University of Nebraska’s need to cut the budget because of projected...
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Climate change could impact Great Plains cattle industry
By Robert Pore With the Senate likely to postpone debate on a climate change bill until next year, studies continue to point to possible problems facing agriculture if the atmoshpere continues to warm....
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Is global warming unstoppable?
What will it take to get a handle on global warming? What is being called a “provocative new study“, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions – the major cause of...
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How to make a rain garden
From our friends at Country Living Association: Have you ever watched your gutter’s gush during a heavy rain? You can ease the stress by channeling your roofs runoff into a rain garden, which is...
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Why free trade agreements will help U.S. agriculture survive global warming
Richer nations with competitive crop production and few trade barriers would fare the best if climate change, weather events or other factors cause yields of grain and oilseed crops to become more...
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New strategies to manage biotech crops
Since 1996, crop plants genetically modified to produce bacterial proteins that are toxic to certain insects, yet safe for people, have been planted on more than 200 million hectares worldwide. The...
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This year to rank among the warmest on record globally
With a major winter storm blasting its way across the country leaving fridge temperatures, howling winds and a lot snow, global warming may not be on the minds of a lot of people. But theWorld...
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