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Fifth Element™ User ID: 904967 United States 06/14/2010 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | An air seeder is a common piece of farm machinery used to plant crops. Tractors pull them around and use air to push seeds and fertilizer through a special drill into the dirt. But this year, air seeding has taken on a more literal meaning. Mr. Forman, who farms about 50 kilometres south of Moose Jaw, flew one of his two planes over his land, dropping seeds from about 30 feet onto his fields. The unusual seeding technique is necessary because too much rain has fallen across much of the Prairies in recent weeks, making it impossible for farmers to navigate tractors in muddy fields. Read more: [link to www.nationalpost.com] The National Post is now on Facebook. Join our fan community today. [link to www.nationalpost.com] Things changed when I least expected it.... |
JCD (OP) User ID: 875967 United States 06/14/2010 06:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here is a small dot from march, still looking for other articles previously noted........ Food prices jumped by 2.4 percent in March, the most since January 1984. Vegetable prices soared by more than 49 percent, the most in 15 years. A cold snap wiped out much of Florida's tomato and other vegetable crops at the beginning of this year. [link to finance.yahoo.com] Things change when you least expect it. |