Agriculture -- Corn, soybeans behind schedule - Illinois

One of the coolest Julys on record, following the latest crop plantings in 50 years, has corn and soybeans way behind schedule.
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So, other farmers might hope that her dad, Eric Schule, was mistaken the other day when he reported hearing the first locust of summer at his rural Ashkum farm. "You know what that means," he told her. "Six weeks until frost."

That would bring frost before the middle of September -- a full month ahead of the average first frost here of Oct. 14.

Carbon pressure - Australia

THE National Farmers' Federation is set to toughen its stand against agriculture joining an emissions trading scheme.

Law School Petitions EPA to Start Writing Rules for Greenhouse Gases - NYTimes.com

A New York law institute petitioned U.S. EPA today to start writing rules that take aim at the emissions linked to global warming.

Hutchison says she'll resign Senate seat

“So I am trying to determine when is the time when I have done everything I can do to stop this healthcare takeover, cap and trade which is the next thing coming down that I think is going to be so bad for Texas,” Hutchison said. “I am trying to finish those things in a responsible way and then I am coming home to try to give leadership to Texas.”