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  • August 2008

    • Midwest Awaits Bumper Corn Crop

      New York Times  |  Aug 13, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      Midwest Awaits Bumper Corn Crop

      (Newser) - America's farmers are on track to deliver the second-biggest corn harvest ever despite June floods, according to the Department of Agriculture. Shortages were predicted after severe flooding swamped fields, but the Midwest has had ideal corn-growing weather since, the New York Times reports. A healthy soybean crop is also expected. More »

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      agriculture  • farming  • farmer  • corn  • crops  • farm  • Department of Agriculture  • soybeans  • harvest  • corn belt

  • July 2008

    • Farmers Aim to Plow Over Conserved Land

      Washington Post  |  Jul 11, 08 4:40 AM CDT

      Farmers Aim to Plow Over Conserved Land

      (Newser) - Millions of acres set aside as grasslands and wetlands could soon be plowed under if farmers and livestock producers have their way, reports the Washington Post.   As food prices soar, the Department of Agriculture is under pressure to release acreage from the Conservation Reserve Program that pays farmers not to grow crops on some land. The program was intended to hold down production and boost prices, but a major beneficiary has been the environment. More »

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      ethanol  • corn  • Department of Agriculture  • farmers  • National Wildlife Federation  • American Meat Institute

  • June 2008

    • Quest on for Chocolate Genome

      Washington Post  |  Jun 26, 08 6:44 AM CDT

      Quest on for Chocolate Genome

      (Newser) - Candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a 5-year research project to unlock the secrets of chocolate's genetic code—the cocoa genome—as the first stage in developing cacao trees that can produce more, survive droughts, and combat disease. Mars intends to make the results public to stop key genes from being privately patented, reports the Washington Post. The cocoa harvest has become volatile and unreliable in recent years. More »

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      Brazil  • Mars  • IBM  • drought  • chocolate  • genome  • Department of Agriculture  • West Africa

  • April 2008

    • Workers Charge Laptops to Lingerie on Fed Credit Cards

      Washington Post  |  Apr 9, 08 8:50 AM CDT

      Workers Charge Laptops to Lingerie on Fed Credit Cards

      (Newser) - Millions of dollars government employees charged to federal credit cards went for less-than-appropriate perks ranging from digital cameras to dating services, sexy lingerie, laptops, and a $13,000 postal party, reports the Washington Post . An investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that 48% of major purchases on federal credit cards violated rules . More »

  • February 2008
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