Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Farmers fight frost to save cherries : Michigan
A night of frost can be very costly for farmers. Other than the damage potential, Veliquette said each one of his fans uses four gallons of gas an hour. That means thousands of dollars worth of gas can be used in one night to fuel his farm’s 75 fans.
Frost Over Northern Grainbelt - SaskatoonHomepage.ca
Sherrilyn Phelps is the Saskatchewan Agriculture crops specialist in North Battleford.

"I was in one canola field this morning (Tuesday) that was seeded about two weeks ago. There was quite a bit of frost damage in it this morning already and it was quite noticeable. Usually, you want to wait three to five days to see the frost damage, but in this case, there was definitely some damage there."
Climate changes report reveals divisions | Perth Now
But Senator Minchin, who played a key role in terminating Malcolm Turnbull's leadership over his support for emissions trading, told The Australian Online there was still a legitimate debate over humans' contribution to climate change.

“The so-called Climate Commission is a Labor government-appointed committee of known climate alarmists, selectively appointed ... to further the cause of global warming alarmism.

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