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		<title>Wind may one day replace coal as major energy source</title>
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Wired Science  is reporting that wind power&#8217;s future may be underground.
The article said that in abandoned mines and sandstones of the Midwest, compressed-air storage ventures are trying to convert the intermittent motions of the air into the kind of steady power that could displace coal.
Compressed-air energy storage plants use compressors to store electricity generated when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/wind-may-one-day-replace-coal-as-major-energy-source/</link>
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		<title>World&#8217;s oil supply to peak prematurely</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a report that has major ramifications on fossil-fuel dependent agriculture, a new study from scientists in Kuwait predict that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014, which is almost a decade earlier than some other predictions.
According to the study, if the findings are true, efforts to conserve oil must speed up and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/worlds-oil-supply-to-peak-prematurely/</link>
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		<title>Ag groups weigh-in on Supreme Court case for biotech alfalfa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American Farm Bureau reports Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lower court acted hastily and incorrectly by banning the cultivation of biotech alfalfa despite extensive scientific evidence documenting the safety of the crop. 
A coalition of agricultural organizations, including the American Farm Bureau, filed on March 8 a joint friend-of-the-court brief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/ag-groups-weigh-in-on-supreme-court-case-for-biotech-alfalfa/</link>
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		<title>Rainy conditions soak south central Nebraska</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rain is soaking south Central Nebraska, bringing an inch or more of rain throughout the area with rainy and possibly snowy conditions forecast through the weekend.
The National Weather Service in Hastings reported area rainfall mounts as of this morning:
— Grand Island airport, 0.80 of an inch.
— Hastings airport, 0.94 of an inch.
— Kearney airport, 0.71 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/rainy-conditions-soak-south-central-nebraska/</link>
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		<title>Rooftop solar water heaters growing in global popularity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute, harnessing of solar energy is expanding on every front as concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar energy expand, and as these costs decline while those of fossil fuels rise.
Brown said one solar technology that is really beginning to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/rooftop-solar-water-heaters-growing-in-global-popularity/</link>
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		<title>Technology will play big role in feeding growing population</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ted Schroeder, a Kansas State University agricultural economist, said to feed a world population projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, technology that can enhance food production will be a significant asset.
 Schroeder, university distinguished professor of agricultural economics, said dramatically increased food prices around the world in recent years, social unrest over food scarcity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/technology-will-play-big-role-in-feeding-growing-population/</link>
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		<title>Study finds South is not making people fat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seven states with the country’s highest obesity rates are in the South, but this issue that causes health problems such as diabetes and heart conditions cannot be blamed simply on Southern roots.
A study by the Southern Rural Development Center headquartered at Mississippi State University found that simply living in a region does not lead to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/study-finds-south-is-not-making-people-fat/</link>
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		<title>Recession impacting meat buying decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new joint study by the American Meat Institute and the Food Marketing Institute, finds that the recession is continuing to impact food purchasing and consumption behavior, including the meat department.
While meat consumption measured in tonnage was up significantly in 2009, the dollars are lagging behind as shoppers opt for cheaper cuts and prices dropped in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/recession-impacting-meat-buying-decisions/</link>
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		<title>Public wants Uncle Sam&#8217;s help about food choices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new survey by FoodMinds shows that the majority of those polled support Uncle Sam&#8217;s efforts to overhaul what is included in their food and on the packages. They also believe they are individually responsible for making the right food choices to avoid obesity, but will readily accept the government&#8217;s help to be successful.
According to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/public-wants-uncle-sams-help-about-food-choices/</link>
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		<title>Preferred Popcorn expands business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHAPMAN &#8211; Preferred Popcorn, LLC, of Chapman, has acquired the bulk processing busness of Preston Farms, LLC of Palmyra, Ind.
According to Preferred CEO Norman Krug of Chapman, the purchase will help his company&#8217;s strategic focus in bulk popcorn, both domestic and export.
Over the past couple of years, the two companies have been partnering with each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aglines.com/2010/03/preferred-popcorn-expands-business/</link>
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