With the onset of global positioning systems, harvest monitoring and genetic seed modification, farming is getting more technical, allowing new-age farmers to escape bad conditions such as too much rain or not enough. The new technology is very expensive, but farmers are compelled to use it in order to maintain their business, Brazoria County agriculture extension agent Corrie Bowen said. The satellites help position combines and tractors track which rows are being cut, called swaths, to a...

Today's Top Stories Asia to bear the brunt of climate change London - Global warming could reverse decades of social and economic progress across Asia, where food shortages loom and more than half the continent's 4 billion people live along vulnerable coasts, a new report issued by Oxfam and Greenpeace warned Monday. Today's Top Stories Asia to bear the brunt of climate change London - Global warming could reverse decades of social and economic progress across Asia, where food shortages...

Enter your search terms Submit search form. Farming based on the outcome of applying the simulation model and system analysis technology has in fact increased the rice yield to around 5.31 tonne per hectare against 4.31 tonne per hectare from usual practice in the rainfed favourable lowlands of the State. Farming based on the outcome of applying the simulation model and system analysis technology has in fact increased the rice yield to around 5.31 tonne per hectare against 4.31 tonne per...

Several recent analyses have concluded that the higher temperatures expected in coming years - along with salt seepage into groundwater as sea levels rise and anticipated increases in flooding and droughts - will disproportionately affect agriculture in the planet's lower latitudes, where most of the world's poor live. Free Internet Press Uncensored News For Real People. Several recent analyses have concluded that the higher temperatures expected in coming years - along with salt seepage...

Much of the reason for the drop in demand has been the increased use of technology in farming, such as hybrid seeds that can turn out larger yields than in years before. Of the area crops that use cropdusting, corn, rice, soybeans and grain sorghum, many do not have as many planted acres as they did five years ago. Seeds now are genetically modified to be more resistant to harsh conditions which gives the farmers greater yields, he said. Though flying about 10 feet off the ground can be...

Among the problems is passing a bill that allows for direct payments to farmers regardless of how much farmers raise or what price the commodity is bringing. Kansas State University farm economist Barry Flinchbaugh said Tuesday that as farmers rake in record high commodity prices this is a tough time to pass a farm bill. Having been involved in every farm bill since 1968, he said, this policy renewal is stalled in the Senate by partisan politics and feuds between commodity groups. Senate...