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Va.'s fall fire season ends with 304 acres burned
Virginia's fall fire season has ended, with far fewer scorched acres than the spring edition. Over the 47-day season that ended Sunday, the Virginia Department of Forestry responded to 67 fires that burned 304 acres. In the spring, more than 26,000...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, John Miller
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Search for green revolution: In food crisis, world looks to bioengineering, but fears persist
Associated Press WriterKUNMING, China (AP) _ Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential — rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron....Tags: Natural Science, Biology, Wen Jiabao, Food Industry, Genetics
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Feds to boost ethanol corn crop
Of The Associated PressThe Agriculture Department is moving to make it easier to grow genetically engineered corn for ethanol production, despite fears among safety advocates that some might end up in human food. The agency is seeking public comments on a request to deregulate...Tags: Health Organizations, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Healthcare Policies, Food Industry, Genetics
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The spotted owl disappearing act
Scott Gremel makes his way swiftly and surely up the steep trail, across a frigid stream, through the colossal stands of hemlock and Douglas fir.
On the ridgeline, thousands of feet above where he left his truck on the valley floor, Gremel points the...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Forests, Wildlife, Nature
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Strawberry fields forever
Special to The Baltimore SunThe giant strawberry fields outside the towns of Salinas and Watsonville, Calif., south of San Jose, seem to stretch on forever. In Merced County, east of Santa Cruz, the tomato fields roll on and on for miles. For some old-timers in our area, these...Tags: San Jose, Auction Service, Sales, Farms, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Associated PressThis ancient land is telling the world that it has a trendy, new replacement for its dreaded poppy crop: sweet, juicy pomegranates. The country will stamp a logo on all boxes of the pomegranate for export: a drawing of the sliced red fruit with seeds...Tags: Sales
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Wildlife group seeks help from Texas oil tycoon's wife to ease grazing on public lands
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ Conservationists are looking to the wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens to help push for federal reforms that they say will help thousands of wild horses and save rangeland in the West. Madeleine Pickens recently...Tags: Animals, Nature
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National forests drawing fewer visitors, with no clear cause in sight
Associated Press WriterGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) _ In the years after World War II, Americans packed up their young families and Army surplus camping gear and headed into the national forests to hunt, fish, and hike. Going to the woods was part of what it meant to be an American....Tags: Government, Ethics, Vehicles, Forestry and Timber, Family
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Herpes scare at Laurel appears to have ended
The equine herpesvirus scare at Laurel Park appears to be over. The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that "all 25 horses in Laurel Park's Barn1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus [EHV-1] on a second...Tags: Advanced Training, Dining and Drinking, Pimlico Race Course
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Restrictions lifted at Laurel Park
The equine herpesvirus scare at Laurel Park appears to be over. The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced today that "all 25 horses in Laurel Park's Barn 1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) on a second round... -
Ill. agriculture products available online
A feature on the Illinois Department of Agriculture's Web site allows gift givers to shop for Illinois products online. The Ag Department says it launched the site to promote gift items and gift baskets from Illinois food companies. About 150 Illinois...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Atlas shows where birds breed in NY
Associated Press WriterA new atlas shows Canada Geese, Turkeys, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Carolina Wrens, Cooper's Hawks and Common Ravens are nesting all over New York state, in places they weren't seen two decades ago. The atlas, eight years in the making, tells a...Tags: Natural Science, Zoology, Animal Science, Natural Resources, Turkey
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