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Ethanol plants rebound after tough year
The ethanol industry, which was reeling from a drought-induced downturn last year, is making a comeback. "Last year was such a beatdown in the industry," said Thomas Hitchcock, Redfield Energy CEO. "This year is a much better picture." Hitchcock...Tags: Biofuels, Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Watertown, Lakes and Ponds
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Storms cause uncertain fishing season in Illinois
To make some extra money, veteran fisherman Jerry Martoglio takes groups of people out on his boat for daylong fishing expeditions in central Illinois lakes, many of which are filled with freshwater favorites like the brassy olive walleye and largemouth...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Fishing, Illinois High School Association, Lakes and Ponds, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Rains push quarter of S.D. out of drought
Nearly 25 percent of South Dakota is no longer in a drought, a weekly drought report says. Spring rainstorms have eased drought conditions across much of South Dakota, especially in the northeast part of the state where, in many areas, the drought has...Tags: Weather, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports
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Tab for 2012's extreme weather events: $110 billion-plus
The price of extreme weather events continues to rise. Superstorm Sandy and the ongoing drought made 2012 the second costliest weather and climate disaster year since 1980, racking up more than $110 billion in damage. According to the National...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Amber Rice: Evolution only valid scientific explanation for diversity of life
Evolution forms the foundation of biology. It connects the amazing and diverse discoveries made by modern biologists into a comprehensive understanding of life. A vibrant field of scientific research, evolution is not at all controversial, as a recent...
Tags: Biology, Science, E. coli Infection, Science and Technology, Lehigh University
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2013 — for beekeepers, there's nothing sweet about it
Commercial beekeeper Tim May has worked 16-hour days, six or seven days a week for the past month to get more than a thousand hives with millions of honeybees settled in the countryside of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Spring has not been...
Tags: Beekeeping, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Farms, Chicago Botanic Garden, Hobbies
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No bull market for bison
Beef prices at grocery stores are at near-record levels, but that hasn't led to a huge spike in the demand for buffalo meat. The beef and buffalo industries just operate differently, say folks involved in the buffalo business. While beef remains a...
Tags: Animal, Food Industry, Hamburgers, South Dakota State University, Foods and Beverages
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Pachysandra needs help
My pachysandra is dying off in patches. The leaves turn yellow, the vines wither away, and the roots rot, destroying the entire plant. This has been happening gradually for the last two years, including before the drought last year. This year it is...
Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, Dwayne Johnson, Botany, Natural Disasters
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Tree Facts: Winter burn
Many evergreens throughout northwestern South Dakota have winter burn injury this spring. It is showing up as reddish-brown dead foliage and was caused by cold winds which dried out the needles of evergreens last winter. Desiccation occurs when the ground...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Native warm-season grasses weather drought, provide other benefits
Native warm-season grasses fair well during drought, and livestock and forage producers are turning to them for these benefits, NRCS scientists say. Many landowners are converting a portion of their land to these grasses and other native plants, taking...Tags: Conservation, Brazil, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Natural Disasters
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Flood watch as storms expected into the weekend
The threat of severe storms will increase today and tonight as a cold front and a strong jet stream approach from the west. Because downpours are expected to intensify, the Chicago area has been placed under a flash flood watch today into Saturday. The...
Tags: Weather, National Weather Service, Chicago Weather, O'Hare International Airport, Natural Disasters
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Seven days of rain impacts farmers & ranchers
BROOKINGS - In the last seven days most of the state saw rain events which dumped as much as 10 inches on some crop acres, says Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. "How much moisture received and whether it brought damage or relief...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 7, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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