Memorial Day weekend can be loads of fun, but fire officials are advising extreme caution because of persistent dry conditions. If current condition persists, residents along the coastal area may also see well dry up, which could lead to saltwater seeping in and burning up residential lawns. Many farmers have been facing the prospect of not being able to plant crops such as cotton and peanuts. Those who have irrigation capabilities have already planted, but the cost of using those systems...

The market suffered acute shortage of rubber, as growers were unwilling to sell their produce with monsoon almost at the doorsteps. COTTON SICA, SIMA offer help to Karnataka body Coimbatore-based cotton trade/R&D bodies South India Cotton Association (SICA) and SIMA-Cotton Development and Research Association (SIMA-CDRA) have offered to support the Hubli-based Karnataka Cotton Association in its efforts to improve the. COTTON SICA, SIMA offer help to Karnataka body Coimbatore-based cotton...

KARACHI: Quality lint with higher prices dominated trading at the Karachi cotton market during the past week, traders said. They said the leading players purchased lint of all qualities on competitive rates in order to consolidate their long positions during the trading sessions. The leading mills remained eager for domestic quality lint while the spinners imported lint in order to meet the shortfall besides to fulfill the yarn order. The ginners, especially from Punjab offered fine lots...

Wolford says growers in the FSA s local region estimate that they ve already lost between 35 percent to 90 percent of crops for 2007 from the drought. Wolford said financial losses to area growers from the cold snap and freeze that struck over Easter weekend, April 7-9, are estimated at more than $20 million. The accompanying one-two punch of the drought will add another devastating financial hit to farmers that could negatively impact area agriculture for years to come, Wolford said....

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In recent weeks he has written a string of essays on international affairs, often denouncing the use of food crops to produce ethanol. food and agricultural products can be sold directly to Cuba under a law passed by the U. trade embargo, with American farm producers anxious to do more trade with the island chiming in with their own objections. farm producers here since Fidel Castro fell ill last summer. Since then, he has been seen only in official photographs and videotapes, but...