Friday, May 24, 2013
 
 

By Chrispin Mvano

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Government forces and the M23 insurgents began exchanging heavy weapons fire for a second day early on Tuesday, with explosions still being heard late into the afternoon.

A Reuters witness saw rebel fighters blocking the road heading north away from the city, as civilians streamed out of combat zones clutching their belongings and driving their livestock in front of them.

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By Tom Polansek and Mark Weinraub

SHERIDAN, Illinois (Reuters) - With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innova...   [READ MORE]
 
Here's an agricultural problem no one expected: explosive methane foam produced by pig feces. Welcome to the world of factory farming.   [READ MORE]
 
Agribusiness giant Monsanto won its Supreme Court case over Vernon Bowman, who was sued for violating a patent by using reproduced soybean seeds.   [READ MORE]
 
By Laura Zuckerman

(Reuters) - Conservationists are criticizing a plan by wildlife managers in Montana that would nearly double the number of wolves a person is allowed to kill each year, lengthen the hunting season and sanction shooting of wolves near baited traps.

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By Ludwig Burger and Frank Siebelt

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) - Bayer <BAYGn.DE> suggested there was room to lift prices at its high-tech plastics and chemicals business this year to counter soaring raw material costs that squeezed first quarter margins.

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By Charles Abbott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers are preparing for a second run at writing the new U.S. farm law that ended in a stalemate in 2012, and the biggest obstacle is not likely to be soil conservation or crop subsidies, but the billions spent mostly in cities and towns.

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