Egypt's wheat harvest becomes mired in politics Jun 13th, 2013 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) IBSHAWAI, Egypt (AP) - Early in Egypt's wheat harvest this year, President Mohammed Morsi spoke in a televised address, proclaiming the crop would be 30 percent higher than the year before and that the country is on track to go from being the wo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, wheat, harvest, becomes, mired, politics, Top Keywords

Crop circles appear in E. Washington wheat field Aug 1st, 2012 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) Mysterious crop circles have appeared in an eastern Washington wheat field - not far from the nation's largest hydropower producer - but area farmers preparing for the summer's harvest find the distraction more amusing than alarming. (Sourc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : crop, circles, appear, washington, wheat, field, Top Keywords

Salt-loving wheat could help ease food crisis Mar 11th, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Plant scientists on Sunday said they had bred a strain of wheat that thrives in saline soils, boosting the quest to feed Earth's growing population at a time of water stress and climate change. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saltloving, wheat, could, help, ease, food, crisis, Top Keywords

Ian White, President and CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board, poses ... Feb 3rd, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Ian White, President and CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board, poses for a photo in the lobby of the Canadian Wheat Board's office in Winnipeg February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade (CANADA - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : white, president, canadian, wheat, board, poses, crisis, Top Keywords

Climate-driven heat peaks may shrink wheat crops Jan 29th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) More intense heat waves due to global warming could diminish wheat crop yields around the world through premature ageing, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Climate Change. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : climatedriven, heat, peaks, shrink, wheat, crops, crisis, Top Keywords

A farmer works in a wheat field against the backdrop of residential ... Jan 1st, 2012 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A farmer works in a wheat field against the backdrop of residential apartments undergoing construction in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi January 1, 2012. India's infrastructure sector output grew 6.8 percent in November 2011, fro... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : farmer, works, wheat, field, against, backdrop, residential, Top Keywords

A wheat crop ready for harvest are seen on the Canadian prairies ... Sep 8th, 2011 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A wheat crop ready for harvest are seen on the Canadian prairies near Taber, Alberta, September 7, 2011. Canada's overall stockpile of wheat as of July 31 dropped by 8.2 percent from a year ago, a smaller decrease than traders had pre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wheat, crop, ready, harvest, canadian, prairies, residential, Top Keywords

A farmer harvests wheat near Vidrizi August 3, 2011. The grain ... Aug 3rd, 2011 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A farmer harvests wheat near Vidrizi August 3, 2011. The grain harvest in Latvia for the 2011 season is average, according to the local farmers association. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LATVIA - Tags: BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : farmer, harvests, wheat, vidrizi, august, 2011, grain, Top Keywords

An employee operates a combine to harvest wheat at a field near ... Jul 22nd, 2011 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - An employee operates a combine to harvest wheat at a field near the village of Konstantinovskoye, some 60 km (37 miles) northeast of Russia's southern city of Stavropol July 21, 2011. Russia expects to reprise its role as a leading gr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : employee, operates, combine, harvest, wheat, field, grain, Top Keywords

Farmers harvest wheat at a field near Mezokovesd, 130 km (80.8 ... Jul 13th, 2011 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Farmers harvest wheat at a field near Mezokovesd, 130 km (80.8 miles) east of Budapest, July 13, 2011. Hungary's Agriculture Ministry estimated the 2011 wheat crop at 3.93 million tonnes, slightly above 3.76 million tonnes harvested l... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : farmers, harvest, wheat, field, mezokovesd, field, grain, Top Keywords