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Lowcountry Time and Tide: The Fall of the South Carolina Rice Kingdom In mapping the slow decline of the rice kingdom across the half-century following the Civil War, James H. Tuten offers a provocative new vision of the forces–agricultural, environmental, economic, cultural, and climatic–stacked against planters, laborers, and millers struggling to perpetuate their once-lucrative industry through the challenging postbellum years and into the hardscrabble twentieth century. Concentrating his study on the vast rice plantations of the Heyward, Middleton, and Elliott families of South Carolina, Tuten narrates the ways in which rice producers–both the former grandees of the antebellum period and their newly freed slaves–sought to revive rice production. Both groups had much invested in the economic recovery of rice culture during Reconstruction and the beginning decades of the twentieth century. Despite all disadvantages, rice planting retained a perceived cultural mystique that…. Click here to Read More

Grain futures mixed, livestock prices mostly fall Grains futures traded mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Malaysia…. Click here to Read More

Product DescriptionCovering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse ecosystems in North America. Today these magnificent forests have declined to a fraction of their original extent, threatening such species as the gopher tortoise, the red-cockaded woodpecker, and the Venus fly-trap. Conservationists have proclaimed longleaf restoration a major goal, but has it come too late?In Looking for Longleaf, Lawrence S. Earley explores the history of these forests and the astonishing biodiversity of the longleaf ecosystem, drawing on extensive research and telling the story through first-person travel accounts and interviews with foresters, ecologists, biologists, botanists, and landowners. For centuries, these vast grass-covered forests provided pasture for large cattle herds, in addition to serving as the world’s greatest source of naval stores. They sustained the exploitative turpentine…. Click here to Read More

Wheat, Soy Fall as Stronger Dollar Curbs Appeal of U.S. Crops March 18 (Bloomberg) — Wheat, corn and soybeans declined in Chicago as the dollar gained, making U.S. crop supplies less attractive to investors and importers. Read more on…. Click here to Read More

Summary Box: Commodities fall as dollar gains COMMODITIES FALL: Prices for metals, grains and energy fell as the dollar rose against other currencies. Read more on Seattle…. Click here to Read More

AHDB green offices given go-ahead The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has been given the go-ahead to build a state-of-the-art, energy efficient office at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Read more on Farmers Weekly Interactive Agri secretary told to help farmers displaced by drought Malacañang advised Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Thursday to look for other means of livelihood for farmers affected by the El Niño-induced drought that was drying up ricefields. Read more on Philippine Daily Inquirer Agriculture prices, livestock futures mostly fall Wheat, corn, soybeans futures drop on CBOT, oats rise; Livestock prices mostly lower Read more on Bay News 9 Tampa…. Click here to Read More

Wheat, Corn Slide After Outlook for Global Production Is Raised Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Wheat and corn declined, on track for a second weekly drop, after the International Grains Council lifted its estimate for global grain production and stockpiles. Soybeans were little changed. Read more on Bloomberg Mehjoor Nagar Ghat Munshi suspended andnbsp;Srinagar, Jan 23: The Director CAPD, Kashmir Meraj- Ud- Din Kenoo on Saturday suspended a storekeeper of Mehjoor Nagar Sale Centre “on account of unauthorized retention of Ration Tickets with him and unfair distribution of food grains on the complaint basis”. andnbsp;An official handout said the “matter will be enquired for further necessary action.” andnbsp;The Director warned all CAPD … Read more on Greater Kashmir Wheat, Corn Futures Fall on Higher Global Production Estimate Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Wheat and corn declined, heading for their second weekly loss, after the International Grains Council raised its…. Click here to Read More

In 2009, Belarus produced over 8.5 mln tonnes of grains In 2009, agricultural economies of all varieties in Belarus produced 8.51 mln tonnes of grains in clean weight, a decrease of 5.6% compared to 2008, declared the National statistics committee. Read more on AgriMarket PFGBEST Grains and Oilseeds Comment CHICAGO – Jan 22/10 – SNS — Following is the grain and oilseed futures comment from PFGBEST Trading Corp. January and February are seasonally a time of year when corn, beans and wheat pull lower. Read more on Ag Report Corn, Soybeans Fall on Concern Obama Bank Plan to Cut Demand Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Corn and soybeans fell, heading for weekly declines, on speculation that President Barack Obama ’s plan to restrict bank trading will reduce investment demand for commodities, including grains. Read more on…. Click here to Read More