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SOYBEAN RUST: Don’t alter management practices

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March 3, 2005

COLUMBUS - The goal of any crop management is to utilize a production system that generates the most yields.

Researchers boost drought tolerance of grain crops

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March 3, 2005

RIVERSIDE, Calif.- Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, report the development of technology that increases the tolerance of grains crops to drought by decreasing the amount of an enzyme that is responsible for producing the plant hormone ethylene.

Pa. show draws 128 Simmental entries

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March 3, 2005

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Haven Woods Farms of Stoneboro, Pa., showed the grand champion bull at the 2005 Pa.

Mulch options exist for tomato growers

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March 3, 2005

COLUMBUS - It's easy to recognize the benefits mulches afford vegetable crops, but the challenge lies in choosing which mulch performs the best and doesn't lighten the wallet.

Ethanol industry sets new annual production record

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March 3, 2005

WASHINGTON - According to the Renewable Fuels Association, the domestic ethanol industry set an annual production record of 3.

Coming home

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March 3, 2005

JERUSALEM, Ohio - When I went to bed that first night in our new country house, I could barely choke back the tears.

Can Latin America complete reforms?

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March 3, 2005

WASHINGTON - Latin America's economies need to be made more "crisis resistant" if the region is to sustain the economic growth it has achieved since 2002, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Border reopens to Canadian beef

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March 3, 2005

WASHINGTON - The U.S. gates reopen to Canadian cattle and beef products March 7. USDA officials say they are "confident" in the animal and public health measures Canada has in place to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease.