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  • July 2008

    • Midwest Fights Weeds With Bugs

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 2, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Midwest Fights Weeds With Bugs

      (Newser) - Officials in the Midwest are returning to a tried-and-true technique to fight invasive plants, the Chicago Tribune reports. Biological control uses natural enemies to rein in pests, and importing a tiny brown beetle in the 1990s brought under control a fast-spreading European weed, known as loosestrife, that was terrorizing agriculture. There are other enemies now—but scientists worry the approach could create other problems. More »

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      agriculture  • species  • insects  • plants  • farms  • predators

  • May 2008

    • House Passes Farm Bill With Veto-Proof Margin

      New York Times  |  May 14, 08 5:12 PM CDT

      House Passes Farm Bill With Veto-Proof Margin

      (Newser) - The House today passed a $300 billion farm bill by a lopsided vote of 318-106, more than enough to override a threatened veto from President Bush, the New York Times reports. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass with even stronger support. Bush has complained that the bill gives too much money to rich farmers, but he apparently will be unable to prevent it from becoming law. More »

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      Congress  • farms  • farm bill  • Food Stamps

  • April 2008
  • August 2007

    • Straw Goes Green

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 07 11:59 AM CDT

      Straw Goes Green

      (Newser) - The newest surprise climate-saving tool is straw walls, and the Big Bad Wolf may have underestimated the First Little Pig’s shelter, the Washington Post reports. Instead of drywall or insulation, contractors stack the farm waste around buildings’ skeletons and then coat it with plaster. The eco-friendly result looks like stucco and keeps buildings cool. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environmentalism  • construction  • ecology  • green building  • farms  • straw

    • Foot-and-Mouth Turns Up at Second Farm

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 7, 07 4:46 AM CDT

      Foot-and-Mouth Turns Up at Second Farm

      (Newser) - England is culling a second herd of cattle feared to have foot-and-mouth disease. The animals were showing symptoms on an unidentified farm within a restricted zone around the area southwest of London where the first outbreak occurred. Investigators were considering the possibility that a flood in July may have spread the virus. More »

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      health  • United Kingdom  • England  • farming  • outbreak  • farmer  • infection  • cattle  • cows  • farms  • foot and mouth disease

  • June 2007

    • Police Nab 'Ninja' in Italy

      BBC  |  Jun 13, 07 5:42 AM CDT

      Police Nab 'Ninja' in Italy

      (Newser) - A weeks-long manhunt in northern Italy for an elusive "ninja"-styled thief ended yesterday after cops pursued the robber as he fled through cornfields on a bicycle, the BBC reports. The culprit, his head wrapped in a black bandanna, had stolen onto several isolated farms at night and robbed victims with his bow and arrow. More »

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      Russia  • Italy  • robbery  • farms  • thief

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