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AP - Across central Washington's fruit bowl, farmers are buying vineyards, hoping to establish roots in the area and capitalize on the booming wine industry.

For some farmers in Honduras, high food prices mean greater profits. But others can't afford the higher costs for fertilizer and pesticides, so they're cutting back on production.

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Many Third World countries have banned genetically modified crops, but Honduras is encouraging farmers to plant them in response to the global food crisis.

The trend could extend to other countries, too, if it's proven to make a difference in farmers' lives.

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Small farmers in Honduras are increasingly selling their crops to Paiz, a chain owned by Wal-Mart. It's helping to fuel the economy.

But farmers face a challenge creating facilities that meet Wal-Mart's safety standards.

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Farmers in New Zealand criticise a bold plan by the government to make the country carbon neutral by 2040.

Argentina's lower house of Congress approves taxes on agricultural exports, which farmers have vowed to resist.

Farmers in Argentina lift most of the roadblocks they set up during a three-month row with the government.

Some of the first farmers in the Near East probably used green beads as amulets to protect themselves and their crops, a study suggests.

Argentine farmers announce their fourth strike in as many months to protest against tax increases on food exports.

Tens of thousands of Argentine farmers promise to suspend grain and meat exports after a tax rise.