Analyses conclude that global warming will affect agriculture disproportionately in lower latitudes. 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 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. Several recent...

In August, Sarasota County adopted a law forbidding chemical fertilizers during the rainy season, along with other restrictions to help cut down water pollution. Paying for the new rules has fallen to industry professionals, who must ante up for certifications geared toward making sure that people who work with fertilizer use it in an environmentally friendly way. The county is also relying on the voluntary diligence of tens of thousands of residents and home gardeners to use the right...

American agriculture directly accounts for 17 percent of our energy use, or the equivalent of 400 gallons of oil consumed by every man, woman and child per year, according to 1994 statistics. What sustainable agriculture advocates call "organic farming practices" was simply the right way to do it for many centuries. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1918 for "improving agriculture" through his invention of nitrate fertilizer. These massive gains in food production can be credited to...

Environmental Protection Agency ordered the use of ultra low sulfur diesel nationwide, truck manufacturers' sales have gone down, raising concern among Alaska truck distributors. Last year was a banner year for truck sales, as fleet owners over-bought inventory in anticipation of problems with the 2007 models using new ULSD engines, Schouten said. But the most significant benefits of clean diesel will be realized when new trucks have largely replaced the existing fleet by 2020, according...

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. Though flying about 10 feet off the ground can be fun, it is dangerous and pilots must constantly be aware of their proximity to trees and power lines, Garrett said. But there is hope on the horizon for cropdusters nationwide as some crops, such as corn, are being grown more, which then would drive up the need for...