Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Investors Thirsty Amid Drought

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 Original article appeared in USA Today Thirsty investors are finding ways to profit as an ongoing drought sends commodity prices soaring....
Monday, August 20, 2012

Drought Leveling Off, Problems Remain

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Original article appeared in the Star Tribune  With drought conditions leveling off, after reaching the worst dry period in decades, feder...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Tires Seen From Space

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Story first appeared in the Traverse City Record-Eagle. The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires including tractor tires isn...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

JOHN DEERE DOESN’T WANT NEW CELL TOWERS THAT DISTURB FARMER’S GPS

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Original story first appeared in USA TODAY. John Deere chairman and chief executive officer Samuel Allen has aligned the manufacturer with m...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Private Equity sees 'Buckets of Money' in Water Buys

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Reuters   Water scarcity will generate big returns for the irrigation sector once climate change and population growth take their toll on f...
Friday, November 5, 2010

School brings Farming to Big Apple

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Kansas City Star   No one expects to find beets and carrots in a sliver of the South Bronx wedged between Metro-North Railroad tracks and a...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Deere Lawnmowers Recalled

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UPI   The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of John Deere mowers with foot lift option due to an injury ...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Fair Showcases Alternative Fuel, Electric Vehicles

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The Desert Sun Turn on Nissan's new all-electric Leaf and here's what you hear — nothing. “There's no rev,” said Greg Tabak...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Corn Prices Soar amid Supply Worries

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Associated Press   Corn prices extended their rally Monday amid heightened concerns about tight supplies even as demand remains strong from...
Monday, October 11, 2010

Wheat Futures Drop Most in a Week in Chicago as U.S. Supply Concerns Ease

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Bloomberg / BusinessWeek Wheat prices fell the most in a week as U.S. supply concerns eased after futures soared the most allowed by the Ch...