Soil News: December 2004

Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:06 AM PST

IARI to constitute expert team to study Tsunami soil salinity:
New Kerala Wed, 29 Dec 2004 6:02 PM PST
[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 29 : Indian Agriculture Research Institute today decided to constitute a high-level monitoring team to study the Tsunami affected farm land in south India to ascertain the degree of soil salinity due to the tidal waves.

City kids take to studying agriculture in high school
Ohio News Network Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:06 PM PST
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Inside a greenhouse, high school students studying hydroponics are growing lettuce and basil without soil. In Philadelphia, teenagers tend to a herd of cows. And in Minneapolis, high school senior Jay Harrison is researching how grass grows in different kinds of soil.

Illinois Agriculture in Review
The Prairie Advocate Wed, 29 Dec 2004 1:31 PM PST
Record net farm income and yields are among the highlights for Illinois agriculture in 2004. As we have done in past years, Illinois Farm Bureau News Service looks back at the past twelve months in agriculture in our year-end review.

State conservation districts meet in Duluth
Plaindealer Thu, 30 Dec 2004 6:11 AM PST
Conservation Districts across the state attended the 68th annual meeting and l4th annual trade show for the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Dec. 6-7 in Duluth.

Ag calendar
The Community Press Thu, 30 Dec 2004 6:45 AM PST
Hastings Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting, Thurlow Community Centre, Honeywell Corners. Southwest Ag Conference, Ridgetown College. Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association Annual Meeting, Four Points Sheraton, London. Theme: Ontario - Pride, Optimism and Opportunity.

Cattle manure, Punjab's new energy source:
New Kerala Thu, 30 Dec 2004 2:33 AM PST
[India News]: Ludhiana, Dec 30 : In an effort to counter the poor supply of power to the agriculture sector in Punjab, the state government has opted for generating adequate power through the use of cattle manure.

Kansas is Proving Ground for Conservation Security Program
WIBW-TV Topeka Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:35 AM PST
A new federal program that rewards farmers for protecting the environment has caught on quickly in Kansas. The US Department of Agriculture began implementing the Conservation Security Program this year, with Kansas farmers among the first to be enrolled.

Farmers Making Use of Global Positioning
Canada.com Wed, 29 Dec 2004 8:59 AM PST
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

A first-class sheep ranch
International Herald Tribune Wed, 29 Dec 2004 3:30 PM PST
PALLISER BAY, New Zealand Nestled among hedgerows in a fold of green pasture is a cream stucco Edwardian manor house with a steeply pitched roof dotted with large chimneys, its bay windows overlooking a shimmering celadon sea.

Iowa State University experts peer into future
Iowa Farmer Thu, 30 Dec 2004 6:08 AM PST
AMES --- The new year is bound to bring changes in everything from the current diet fad to stock market trends. "Low-carb diets will become a fad of the past by the end of 2005. You'll see many of the low-carb products disappear from the grocery store shelves.

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IARI to constitute expert team to study Tsunami soil salinity:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 29 : Indian Agriculture Research Institute ... Tsunami affected farm land in south India to ascertain the degree of soil salinity due ...

IARI to form expert team to study tsunami soil salinity
The Hindu - Chennai,India
29 (PTI): The Indian Agriculture Research Institute today decided to constitute a high ... farm land in South India to ascertain the degree of soil salinity due to ...

Kansas is Proving Ground for Conservation Security Program
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
The US Department of Agriculture began implementing the Conservation Security Program ... They're encouraged to take measures that prevent soil erosion, protect ...

Brazil bean harvest underway in Mato Grosso
Agriculture.com - USA
... Read Solberg's Weather Market Commentary and check out the Brazil temperature, preciptation and soil moisture maps in Agriculture Online Weather.

Back to basics
Bangkok Post - Bangkok,Thailand
... "In fact, I don't even have to put anything [into the soil] and I ... when a group of businessmen and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ...

Welcome to the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems
... Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems. Welcome from the Department Chair. Plant
and Soil Science Site, Agricultural Systems Site. Current Events, Current Events ...

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NASA Workshop on Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian ...
Mars Today - USA
... with granular materials in an extraterrestrial environment, where we ... and chemical engineering, geology, planetary science, terrestrial soil science, and cold ...

Mulch options exist for tomato growers
North Texas e-News - Texas,USA
... State University horticulture and crop science research associate ... removes nitrogen from the soil, leaving less ... under the mulched environment outperformed those ...

Re-Engineering America for Tomorrow
Independent Media TV - USA
... a million US soldiers on foreign soil, leaving its ... scene in which knowledge, commercial science, human capital and ... by changes in the environment as conventions ...

Sprawl remains bane of the 'burbs
phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... longtime Neshaminy High School environmental science teacher and ... perforation [of water into the soil] in these ... belief that caring about the environment is for ...

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Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:06 AM PST

Study Shows Warming Trend in Alaskan Streams
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 29 Dec 2004 6:14 AM PST
Water temperatures in Alaska's Lower Kenai Peninsula salmon streams have been teetering above the state-mandated 55F temperature limit, posing a substantial health risk to salmon habitat, according to a new report published by Alaska's Homer Soil and Water Conservation District.

Farming by GPS
The Ledger Wed, 29 Dec 2004 3:09 AM PST
The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil.

Letter to the Editor: Reader offers a different view of organic agriculture
Tri-State Neighbor Tue, 28 Dec 2004 7:50 AM PST
The headline in the Dec. 10 issue of TSN "ARS: Organic farming is a winner for sustainability" is extremely misleading, at best. This is a perfect example of research conducted to prove a certain viewpoint.

How Much Is Nature Worth?
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Dec 2004 5:28 AM PST
For Gretchen C. Daily, a pristine forest isn't just a pretty place. It's also a provider of valuable services, from flood control to climate stabilization. A Stanford University biologist and author of The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable, Daily is a pioneer in a new kind of economics, identifying and placing quantifiable values on ecosystem services -- the

Ag calendar
The Community Press Tue, 28 Dec 2004 8:32 AM PST
Hastings Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting, Thurlow Community Centre, Honeywell Corners. Southwest Ag Conference, Ridgetown College. Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association Annual Meeting, Four Points Sheraton, London. Theme: Ontario - Pride, Optimism and Opportunity.

How Much Is Nature Worth?
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News Wed, 29 Dec 2004 5:44 AM PST
By figuring the value of ecosystems, biologist Gretchen C. Daily spurs others to see the greater economic impact of conservation

Team works to rid Harpers Ferry park of invasive plants
Hampton Roads Daily Press Wed, 29 Dec 2004 5:57 AM PST
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. -- Officials at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park are trying to rid the park of some unwanted guests: invasive plants that could crowd out native growth.

More action urged on tainted waterways
The Des Moines Register Wed, 29 Dec 2004 2:00 AM PST
A coalition of conservation groups claims the state has failed to enforce anti-pollution laws and has made little progress in cleaning up tainted lakes, rivers and streams.

Some things farmers can do to help overcome high fertilizer costs
Midwest Messenger Wed, 29 Dec 2004 6:25 AM PST
Fargo, N.D. - Over the past two years farmers have seen prices for both nitrogen and potash rise substantially.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:05 AM PST

Records broken in many areas in ag industry
San Angelo Standard-Times Tue, 28 Dec 2004 0:22 AM PST
Records were broken in just about every segment of agriculture this year. Perhaps the most significant factor that put a positive face on the whole ag industry was generous rainfall, that for the most part was spaced throughout all four seasons.

Ag calendar
The Community Press Mon, 27 Dec 2004 9:17 AM PST
Hastings Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting, Thurlow Community Centre, Honeywell Corners. Southwest Ag Conference, Ridgetown College. Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association Annual Meeting, Four Points Sheraton, London. Theme: Ontario - Pride, Optimism and Opportunity.

The Local Scene-Program to focus on creating business plans
Rolla Daily News Mon, 27 Dec 2004 7:16 AM PST
Cathy Allen at the Phelps County Extension and Outreach office tells me a comprehensive program to help farmers, ranchers and agriculture entrepreneurs develop business plans for value-added or alternative agriculture enterprises will be held here beginning Jan. 18.

Some things farmers can do to help overcome high fertilizer costs
Midwest Messenger Tue, 28 Dec 2004 6:55 AM PST
Fargo, N.D. - Over the past two years farmers have seen prices for both nitrogen and potash rise substantially.

Here's the beef
Sedalia Democrat Tue, 28 Dec 2004 3:19 AM PST
There are few beef farmers in Pettis County with more than 100 cows, but small-scale farmers have a big impact in Missouri, according to a recent study.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Tue, 28 Dec 2004 0:21 AM PST
In this section you will find an interesting historical account of the communities that make up Gibson County. Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia.

Tidal waves not related to South-east Asian disaster
Khaleej Times Mon, 27 Dec 2004 8:29 PM PST
DUBAI/NORTHERN EMIRATES/FUJAIRAH/AL AIN â The choppy seas and the turbulent waves on beaches in the country are a direct result of the windy weather and have no connection to the recent natural calamities in Asia, an expert told Khaleej Times.

Winegrape Day on the horizon
Ukiah Daily Journal Mon, 27 Dec 2004 5:10 PM PST
The University of California Cooperative Extension in Mendocino and Lake Counties is sponsoring the 2005 Lake and Mendocino Winegrape Day on Jan. 12 from 1 to 5 p.m.

New Business Takes to the Skies
Towson Times Mon, 27 Dec 2004 3:25 PM PST
PHOTO: Alan Dale Nusser, Nikki and Garret Steggs stand by the Steggs Aerial Spraying Company's plane based at Alva Regional Airport.

Epoch Times Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party - Part 9
The Epoch Times Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:55 PM PST
For over a century, the boisterous Communist movement has only brought mankind war, poverty, brutality and dictatorship. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European Communist Parties, this disastrous and absurd drama finally entered its last stage by the end of the last century.

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Monday, December 27, 2004 7:06 AM PST

heraldsun.com: Donation benefits Soil, Water Service
HeraldSun.com Sun, 26 Dec 2004 8:59 PM PST
HILLSBOROUGH -- An extensive photography collection and a $20,000 donation have been made in the late Quentin Patterson's name to the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Global positioning technology works on the farm
Lincoln Journal Star Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:06 PM PST
LONDON, Ohio The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while hugging perfectly the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil.

Yap to farmers: go organic
Minda News Sun, 26 Dec 2004 9:17 PM PST
LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat -- Agriculture Sec. Arthur Yap urged farmers in this remote coastal town and other parts of Mindanao to go into organic farming instead of buying expensive chemical fertilizers for better farm yield.

Mercury on the horizon
Medical News Today Sun, 26 Dec 2004 4:17 PM PST
University of Nevada study finds plants assimilate mercury from air Mercury gets around. A naturally occurring contaminant, mercury is found in water and soil but scientists are not exactly sure how mercury makes its way through the environment.

Farmers Making Use of Global Positioning
Canada.com Sun, 26 Dec 2004 3:13 PM PST
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

In Beijing, a little piece of France embodies a world of change
International Herald Tribune Sun, 26 Dec 2004 3:14 PM PST
BEIJING ChÃ¢teau Zhang Laffitte is no ordinary imitation. It is the Oriental twin of ChÃ¢teau Maisons-Laffitte, the French architect FranÃ§ois Mansart's 1650 landmark on the Seine.

Botulism wiipes out half an Illinois farmer's dairy herd
Lincoln Journal Star Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:06 PM PST
HARVARD, Ill. Although experts determined that botulism is behind the deaths of about half a farmer's dairy herd, they have not determined how it ended up on his farm.

Appeal: Keyhole gardening saves lives in world's most eroded land
Independent Sun, 26 Dec 2004 5:01 PM PST
In Britain, there would be marketing hype. "Gardeners, want something that takes almost all the effort, uncertainty and cost out of gardening? Get yourself a keyhole garden today!" In Lesotho, there's no frenzy, just patient teaching. Razzmatazz would be pointless, as gardening isn't a hobby here.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Mon, 27 Dec 2004 0:50 AM PST
In this section you will find an interesting historical account of the communities that make up Gibson County. Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia.

Epoch Times Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party - Part 9
The Epoch Times Sun, 26 Dec 2004 9:54 PM PST
For over a century, the boisterous Communist movement has only brought mankind war, poverty, brutality and dictatorship. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European Communist Parties, this disastrous and absurd drama finally entered its last stage by the end of the last century.

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Sunday, December 26, 2004 7:06 AM PST

Pact approves repair projects for waterways
The Charlotte Observer Sun, 26 Dec 2004 5:39 AM PST
MORGANTON - Burke and Caldwell counties have signed agreements with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to repair rivers and streams damaged in severe floods three months ago.

Use of global positioning increases on farms
Billings Gazette Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:54 PM PST
LONDON, Ohio - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil.

Wisconsin dairy feels squeeze
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News Sun, 26 Dec 2004 5:10 AM PST
Bernard Deitelhoff considers himself a dairy farmer, but his day begins long before his Holsteins amble into his barn to get milked.

Farmers making use of global positioning
Canada.com Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:00 AM PST
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

billingsgazette.com - Montana and Wyoming news and classifieds
Billings Gazette Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:02 PM PST
WASHINGTON - Offering farmers refunds for fees paid into national beef and dairy promotions will not protect those programs from legal challenges, a lawyer fighting them in federal court said last week.

Pet insects walk into landscape
San Diego Union-Tribune Sun, 26 Dec 2004 2:19 AM PST
There may be an unwelcome visitor lurking in your garden, one you may have seen without even knowing it. Blending in among the twigs may be an insect from the other side of the planet that was brought to Southern California by way of the Internet.

Debate on reserve acres set to ensue
AberdeenNews.com Sun, 26 Dec 2004 2:17 AM PST
There is no shortage of American grain; current cash prices prove it. Corn is marking time at $2, wheat hangs just above $3 and soybeans, at $5.50, sit in the crosshairs of another full-bore South American crop three months hence.

heraldtribune.com: Southwest Florida's Information Leader
Herald Tribune Sun, 26 Dec 2004 1:40 AM PST
BEIJING, Dec. 24 - Chateau Zhang Laffitte is no ordinary imitation. It is the oriental twin of ChÃ¢teau Maisons-Laffitte, the French architect FranÃ§ois Mansart's 1650 landmark on the Seine.

Botulism wiipes out half an Illinois farmer's dairy herd
Lincoln Journal Star Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:21 PM PST
HARVARD, Ill. Although experts determined that botulism is behind the deaths of about half a farmer's dairy herd, they have not determined how it ended up on his farm.

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Saturday, December 25, 2004 7:05 AM PST

Wisconsin dairy feels squeeze
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News Sat, 25 Dec 2004 5:10 AM PST
Bernard Deitelhoff considers himself a dairy farmer, but his day begins long before his Holsteins amble into his barn to get milked.

Farmers Making Use of Global Positioning
Porterville Recorder Fri, 24 Dec 2004 8:23 AM PST
LONDON, Ohio - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

Wildflower Seeds Offered
Southern Pines Pilot Fri, 24 Dec 2004 7:41 AM PST
With the arrival of really cold weather, Moore County residents can begin sowing wildflower seeds. The Moore County Soil and Water Conservation District says that fall planting can be carried out after the first killing frost. The district has wildflower seeds available for sale in two packets.

Songun Policy Praised Abroad
Korean Central News Agency Fri, 24 Dec 2004 5:00 PM PST
Pyongyang, December 24 (KCNA) -- Various functions were held in London, Bern and New Delhi on December 18 on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's assumption of the supreme commandership of the Korean People's Army (KPA) and the 87th birth anniversary of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk. On display in the venues of functions were books and photos on the revolutionary exploits

Editorial
Independent's Internet Edition Fri, 24 Dec 2004 7:41 PM PST
Economic diplomacy basically suggests how a country by means of skilful negotiations can convince others about its own potentiality to absorb foreign direct investment (FDI)) and also its capacity to export quality manufactured products.

Growing ubi in sack
Manila Bulletin Fri, 24 Dec 2004 9:09 AM PST
One of the things that perk us up, especially during this time of the year, is when we learn that some of the things we write about are being picked up by farming enthusiasts.

Pesticide Dispute Splits Farmers, `Frog Kissers'
The Ledger Fri, 24 Dec 2004 7:36 AM PST
PLANT CITY -- Strawberry farmer Carl Grooms calls the people who think methyl bromide depletes the ozone "tree huggers and frog kissers." Talk of phasing out the pesticide generates bad feelings among farmers.

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Friday, December 24, 2004 7:06 AM PST

Lasting legacy: Steven Arno and family place conservation easement on Florence spread
Missoulian Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:13 PM PST
When Steven and Bonnie Arno bought 60 acres of forest land on a bench northwest of Florence in 1971 and made their home there, they found the soil rocky and the ground dry.

Farmers Making Use of Global Positioning
Herald & Review Thu, 23 Dec 2004 8:44 PM PST
LONDON, Ohio - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Thu, 23 Dec 2004 8:09 AM PST
Genetically enhanced varieties of cotton led to yield gains of between 30 and 35 percent and boosted cotton production in India to record levels in 2004, according to India's agriculture minister.

Wisconsin dairy feels squeeze
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News Fri, 24 Dec 2004 5:10 AM PST
Bernard Deitelhoff considers himself a dairy farmer, but his day begins long before his Holsteins amble into his barn to get milked.

Sticking with no-till is worth it
High Plains Journal Thu, 23 Dec 2004 2:36 PM PST
From the moment raindrops strike the Earth, falling at 15 miles per hour, creating minute explosions and loosening soil particles, they continue to seek out the path of least resistance. The separated soil particles are carried downhill under the invisible force of gravity.

Interactive site available in Shelby for Crop-Pest program on Jan. 6-8
Shelby Promoter Thu, 23 Dec 2004 1:26 PM PST
Crop and pest management and soil borne disease research with an international theme will be the focus of a Jan. 4-6, 2005 program at Montana State University, and this year local producers will be able to take it in at an interactive site in Shelby at half price.

Russell farm ag district designation on hold
MidHusonCentral.com Thu, 23 Dec 2004 9:50 AM PST
RHINEBECK - A Rhinebeck farmer's application for agricultural district designation may be in jeopardy after a county official asked questions about his farm's soil.

Annual SWCD meeting slated on January 27
Decatur Daily Democrat Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:17 AM PST
It has been announced that the 52nd annual meeting of the Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District will be held on Thursday, January 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the dining hall at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Monroe.

Ag calendar
The Community Press Thu, 23 Dec 2004 7:33 AM PST
Hastings Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting, Thurlow Community Centre, Honeywell Corners. Southwest Ag Conference, Ridgetown College. Ontario Cattle Feeders' Association Annual Meeting, Four Points Sheraton, London. Theme: Ontario - Pride, Optimism and Opportunity.

Pollution means dark future for Germany's Black Forest
AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 23 Dec 2004 7:51 AM PST
Klaus von Wilpert points to a stand of spruce trees in the middle of the plantation. For him, it typifies the gradual decline of the Black Forest, one of Germany's biggest tourist draws.

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Thursday, December 23, 2004 7:05 AM PST

Letter to the Editor: Reader offers a different view of organic agriculture
Tri-State Neighbor Thu, 23 Dec 2004 6:35 AM PST
The headline in the Dec. 10 issue of TSN "ARS: Organic farming is a winner for sustainability" is extremely misleading, at best. This is a perfect example of research conducted to prove a certain viewpoint.

Farmers making use of global positioning
Canada.com Thu, 23 Dec 2004 6:04 AM PST
LONDON, Ohio (AP) - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

Centennial adds greenhouse for ag, science students
Seward County Independent Thu, 23 Dec 2004 6:41 AM PST
The agriculture and science departments wanted to put a new twist on Centennial's curriculum; something hands-on, fun and that both areas would be able to work with.

Global positioning use increasing on farms
Jefferson City News Tribune Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:54 PM PST
LONDON, Ohio (AP) -- The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil.

10,000 papaya trees felled
New Straits Times Wed, 22 Dec 2004 5:50 PM PST
Heeding the warning of the State Agriculture Department, farmers have chopped down more than 10,000 papaya trees infected with the die- back disease at three farms in Kampung Baru Tanah Mas, Bidor.

Overton, Texas December 22, 2004
SeedQuest Wed, 22 Dec 2004 8:24 AM PST
About one-third of the acreage in a five-county East Texas area is suitable for alfalfa production, according to a recent review of soil surveys. "This is considerably higher than previously thought by some," said Dr. Vincent Haby, soil scientist with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:24 AM PST
US BioTec, Inc., an emerging player in the rapidly growing bio-chemical sector of the multi-billion dollar agri-business industry, today announced its plans for the launch two more products in its initial line of all natural agricultural biotechnology products for 2005. Among the first line of products to be sold commercially by the company will be Relief, a product that helps plants strengthen

Early-maturing chickpea for northern plains
The Hindu Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:06 PM PST
The new variety of chickpea has field tolerance to drought and soil borne diseases. SCIENTISTS AT the Division of Genetics at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, have developed a high-yielding and early maturing chickpea or Bengal gram ( Cicer arietinum ).

Interactive site available in Shelby for Crop-Pest program on Jan. 6-8
Shelby Promoter Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:41 PM PST
Crop and pest management and soil borne disease research with an international theme will be the focus of a Jan. 4-6, 2005 program at Montana State University, and this year local producers will be able to take it in at an interactive site in Shelby at half price.

Farmers told to practice slope agricultural land technology
Sun Star Wed, 22 Dec 2004 8:11 AM PST
TO MITIGATE soil erosion particularly in farms with sloping areas, Benguet farmers as well as local constituents were requested to include the planting of hedge-grows as fundamental practice for sloping agricultural land technology.

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Rise of the Amerikan Nazis Part III of III: Amerikan Terrorists ...
Collective Bellaciao - Paris,France
... are infecting the land, the soil and water of ... by the Amerikan Nazis, the environment is seen ... and regulations, arrogantly denying accepted science and thumbing ...

Spending the planet into eco-bankruptcy
The Japan Times - Japan
... examples and statistics even the most science-shy can ... new soil formation, slowly depriving the soil of its ... Put simply, our environment is like a bank account ...

Mercury on the horizon
innovations report - Bad Homburg,Germany
... and mercury goes back into the soil, air and ... of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, the results of ... how mercury travels through the environment tell us ...

Jan Lundberg: War on Plastic - Rejecting the toxic plague
YubaNet - Nevada City,CA,USA
... whether in the air, water or soil -- or our ... mainstream movement to protect the environment and public ... The reductionist approach of science, and the domination ...

Holiday greenings
Norwell Mariner - Marshfield,MA,USA
... gifts that also make a difference for the environment. ... fertilizers, using methods that minimize impact to the soil. ... as the South Shore Natural Science Center. ...

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New Agricultural Products to Help Strengthen Plants' Immune ...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... This means that the soil is healthier and the plants that grow in ... US BioTec consists of three separate biochemical divisions: Agriculture, Commercial and Retail ...

Usher in second green revolution: Kalam:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... the tips for a new green revolution, he advised that "soil characterization, water ... Speaking on the subject of 'Hill Agriculture for prosperous Himachal Pradesh ...

Economic news in brief (Dec. 22)
MehrNews.com - Tehran,Iran
... launched in 1981 as a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ... work will help flower growers to increase their output while saving energy and soil. ...

Let's have more food
Greater Kashmir - Srinigar,India
... fertilizers conducted by Scientists/Specialists of SAUs & State Department of Agriculture on farmers field to demonstrate how to treat seed or soil application ...

ONE-THIRD OF EAST TEXAS ACRES SUITABLE FOR ALFALFA
AgNews - TX,USA
... Using these parameters, Haby and Allen Leonard, research associate, reviewed soil survey data from the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources ...

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Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:06 AM PST

New Agricultural Products to Help Strengthen Plants' Immune Systems and Rehabilitate Soil
Primezone via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Wed, 22 Dec 2004 5:46 AM PST
DECATURVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 22, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- US BioTec, Inc. (Pink Sheets:USBO), an emerging player in the rapidly growing bio-chemical sector of the multi-billion dollar agri-business industry, today announced its plans for the launch two more products in its initial line of all natural agricultural biotechnology products for 2005. Among the first line of products to be sold commercially

Farmers Making Use of Global Positioning
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 22 Dec 2004 6:42 AM PST
The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision. Aided by a computer and a Global Positioning System â; a constellation of Earth-orbiting satellites â; the vehicle is driving itself.

Use of Global Positioning Up on Farms
AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:51 PM PST
The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil.

Farmers Making Use of Global Positioning
Miami Herald Wed, 22 Dec 2004 6:49 AM PST
LONDON, Ohio - The tractor weaves to ride the field's dips and rises while perfectly hugging the row previously cut by its black-clawed tiller, creating a seamless pattern of turned soil. But the person in the cab has nothing to do with this precision.

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Penticton Herald Tue, 21 Dec 2004 8:32 AM PST
The commission's long-awaited announcement on the city's application was made public Monday. "However, the commission also appreciated that the specific site topography and soil factors of two of the properties lessened the potential for impacts on agriculture."

Stuttgart, Arkansas December 21, 2004
SeedQuest Tue, 21 Dec 2004 4:39 PM PST
More than half the rice planted in Arkansas in 2004 was of varieties developed by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, said Dr. Karen Moldenhauer (photo), rice breeder and geneticist at the Rice Research and Extension Center.

Technology is driving farm production
Peoria Journal Star Tue, 21 Dec 2004 8:12 AM PST
CLYDE, Ohio - On today's farm, tractors and combines are bigger, faster and smarter. Soil tests and topography maps give farmers more information. Crops are more resistant to disease and pests.

Survey: More farmers choose conservation
The News-Messenger Tue, 21 Dec 2004 9:51 AM PST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Today there is more conservation in agriculture than ever before. More American farmers are choosing environmentally responsible management, protecting the land and improving the efficiency of their operations while adding to their bottom line.

Use of global-positioning tech up on farms
USA Today Wed, 22 Dec 2004 1:41 AM PST
The use of technology has increased in the past few years as farmers try to cut costs to compensate for relatively stagnant crop prices. Infrared sensors control how much fertilizer is applied. Retinal imaging tracks cattle. On the horizon, perhaps, are tomato-picking robots.

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Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:05 AM PST

Some resist ban on soil-sterilizing chemical
CNN.com Mon, 20 Dec 2004 7:51 AM PST
FRESNO, California (AP) -- Neil Nagata knows his strawberries, especially the fruit's proclivity to pests and infections.

Rounding out education
Coshocton Tribune Tue, 21 Dec 2004 5:39 AM PST
Several students in Sue Hoop's vocational agriculture class mix concrete during school Thursday, Dec. 16, at Ridgewood High School. The person who designed white pants for young children to play baseball and football in must never have done laundry.

Nebraska's water woes offer opportunity to improve practices
Tri-State Neighbor Mon, 20 Dec 2004 1:36 PM PST
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's continued drought and water problems are challenging but also represent an opportunity to improve irrigation and soil management practices, a University of Nebraska soil scientist said at the Agronomy and Horticulture Highlights program.

Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries at the Adventures in Travel Expos
PR Web Tue, 21 Dec 2004 0:01 AM PST
Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries organizes distinctive educational travel programs covering all that Crete has to offer ancient history, culture, wild nature, organic agriculture and cuisine. CCS founder, Nikki Rose, is speaking on the panel, Whats Hot in Adventure Travel at the Adventures in Travel Expos in Chicago (January 7, Stephens Convention Center), New York (January 14, Javits Convention

Botulism Wipes Out Half of Farmer's Herd
AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:26 PM PST
Although experts determined that botulism is behind the deaths of about half a farmer's dairy herd, they have not determined how it ended up on his farm.

USDA program to aid ranchers and farmers
The Reporter Mon, 20 Dec 2004 9:05 AM PST
Farmers and ranchers in Solano County have the opportunity to address their natural resource concerns through a U.S. Department of Agriculture cost-sharing program.

Fire destroys DA, DILG offices in Tacloban City
INQ7.net Mon, 20 Dec 2004 7:24 AM PST
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines -- Fire of still unknown origin gutted the regional offices of the Departments of Agriculture and of Interior and Local Government based here early yesterday.

Experts Peer Into the Future
Newswise Tue, 21 Dec 2004 6:24 AM PST
Newswise â The new year is bound to bring changes in everything from the current diet fad to stock market trends. "Low-carb diets will become a fad of the past by the end of 2005. You'll see many of the low-carb products disappear from the grocery store shelves.

A yield that leads the field
Richmond Times-Dispatch Mon, 20 Dec 2004 6:40 PM PST
A Charles City County farmer has shown for the second year in a row that he is the most skilled corn grower in the nation. David Hula, 42, was the top producer this year in the National Corn Growers Association's annual yield contest.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Tue, 21 Dec 2004 0:20 AM PST
In this section you will find an interesting historical account of the communities that make up Gibson County. Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia.

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The swan song for some Illinois birds?
Daily Herald via Yahoo! News Mon, 20 Dec 2004 5:23 AM PST
Recreational birder Bob Montgomery stood at the edge of dying grassland in Hampshire that just weeks before had been one of his favorite places to visit.

Farmers Use Chemical Slated for Phase-Out
AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:38 PM PST
Neil Nagata knows his strawberries, especially the fruit's proclivity to pests and infections.

Farmers Use Chemical Slated for Phase-Out
Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:38 PM PST
Neil Nagata knows his strawberries, especially the fruit's proclivity to pests and infections. That's why he left his 160-acre farm in San Diego County in November and traveled to Prague, Czech Republic, to defend the use of methyl bromide to scientists and environmentalists.

Fairfield County Tops Nation In Christmas Tree Prices
wnbc.com Mon, 20 Dec 2004 6:44 AM PST
GREENWICH, Conn. -- It costs more money to buy many things in Fairfield County compared with the rest of the state, and Christmas trees are no exception.

Wild boars excavating lawns
Monterey County Herald Mon, 20 Dec 2004 3:15 AM PST
A passel of problem pigs has a Carmel neighborhood squealing. The wild hogs have been rooting around in yards and fields near the Carmel Lagoon, leaving a path of destruction behind their soiled snouts.

Transition: A weekly glimpse at moments and milestones in the lives of Utahns
Salt Lake Tribune Sun, 19 Dec 2004 11:17 PM PST
on his first real job Houdeshel, 24, is a biological technician for the U.S. Geological Survey in Moab. I graduated from Oregon State University in natural resources in 2003, which allows me to be outdoors and make a living.

Indian scientists win awards for medicine, physics
SiliconIndia Mon, 20 Dec 2004 3:22 AM PST
NEW DELHI :Two Indian scientists were among eight winners of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prizes, 2004, that awards researchers from developing countries.

COMMENT
Viet Nam News Mon, 20 Dec 2004 3:00 AM PST
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has co-ordinated with the UNDP to organise a national conference on sustainable development. Participants talked about the conference with Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times).

Extension dedicates new building
The Sentinel-News Mon, 20 Dec 2004 5:55 AM PST
Dana Jenkins sat all alone in the building Thursday morning. Everyone else was in training or had not arrived yet. "It's kind of spooky in here," Jennings said.

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Financial Express
Financial Express Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:30 AM PST
THE economy of Bangladesh is mainly based on agriculture. The country's geographic characteristic, soil fertility and climatic condition are conductive to agricultural production. Seventy percent of the people of this country directly or indirectly live on agriculture.

Agriculture digest
Billings Gazette Sun, 19 Dec 2004 1:17 AM PST
AMES, Iowa - The average price of Iowa farmland jumped 15.6 percent this year to a record $2,629 an acre, according an annual survey by Iowa State University.

Technology rules modern farm scene
Omaha World-Herald Sat, 18 Dec 2004 10:18 PM PST
CLYDE, Ohio (AP) - On today's farm, tractors and combines are bigger, faster and smarter. Soil tests and topography maps give farmers more information. Crops are more resistant to disease and pests.

Commissions to discuss proposed agency merger
Lawrence Journal-World Sun, 19 Dec 2004 3:30 AM PST
K-State Research & Extension agents can test the soil from a flower bed, teach children about bugs, and instruct people in the food service business about the correct way to handle food.

From beets to berries
Santa Maria Times Sun, 19 Dec 2004 0:19 AM PST
Warren Bendixen has seen a lot of changes in Santa Barbara County agriculture.

Where have all the flowers gone?
Daily Herald via Yahoo! News Sun, 19 Dec 2004 5:59 AM PST
June Keibler parks her black minivan next to an inconspicuous clearing of grass that holds a secret she's kept for 11 years.

LEAKING CHEMICAL CAUSES TRAFFIC SNARL
La Grande Observer Sat, 18 Dec 2004 5:58 PM PST
Friday afternoon traffic eastbound along Interstate 84 was stalled for about an hour near Milepost 253 and rerouted through downtown La Grande, thanks to a tote of leaking agriculture chemical.

Poinsettias Mark Holiday Celebration in Mexico
Washington Post Sat, 18 Dec 2004 7:31 PM PST
Christmas plant has become multimillion-dollar industry in one of the most picturesque tourist spots.

Officers named by county extension organization
Reading Eagle/Reading Times Sun, 19 Dec 2004 4:55 AM PST
Gary Rothermel has been elected president of the Berks County Cooperative Extension for two years, succeeding Judy Hospidor-Earnest. Also elected were Travis Werley, vice president; Dorothy McLaughlin, secretary; and Carol Miller, treasurer.

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Developing world researchers honoured in science awards
SciDev.net Fri, 17 Dec 2004 7:06 AM PST
Soil scientists from Brazil and Iran are among the winners of the 2004 TWAS Prizes, announced last month in Trieste, Italy.

Confirmation easy part for Johanns
Telegraph-Forum Fri, 17 Dec 2004 7:24 AM PST
A few days after his presidential nomination to replace Ann Veneman as secretary of agriculture, Nebraska Gov. Michael Johanns got a whiff of just how nightmarish his self-described "dream job" will be.

Mexico envies U.S. poinsettia industry
Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 18 Dec 2004 4:17 AM PST
CUERNAVACA, Mexico - In the greenhouses of Mexico, people tell the story of the poinsettia plant with a touch of regret. Back in the early 1800s, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, took home a Mexican plant that turned a brilliant red in the winter.

Indian scientists win awards for medicine, physics:
New Kerala Sat, 18 Dec 2004 5:47 AM PST
[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 18 : Two Indian scientists were among eight winners of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prizes, 2004, that awards researchers from developing countries.

Winnebago close to joining RC&D
Freeport Journal Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:41 PM PST
FREEPORT -- With approvals this week from Stephenson and Carroll counties, a new proposal to allow Winnebago County into Blackhawk Hills Resource Conservation & Development is much closer to formal adoption.

Project unveiled at industrial park to manage stormwater runoff
Times and Democrat Sat, 18 Dec 2004 0:16 AM PST
It was a sign unveiling and celebration of a different nature Friday at the Orangeburg County/City Industrial Park as officials formally announced the completion of a bioretention cell at the Dana Corp. facility.

Growing success: Macon County tops list for most Christmas trees harvested in state
Herald & Review Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:50 PM PST
ARGENTA - Customers come from at least a 50-mile radius to Glenview Christmas Trees and Greenery in Argenta to buy one of the 2,000 to 2,500 trees harvested there each year.

Pesticide gets reprieve
St. Petersburg Times Sat, 18 Dec 2004 0:37 AM PST
The Bush administration allows farmers - many of them in Florida - to continue to use methyl bromide. PLANT CITY - Strawberry farmer Carl Grooms calls the people who believe methyl bromide depletes the ozone "tree huggers and frog kissers."

Visit our website
Gaffney Ledger Sat, 18 Dec 2004 5:03 AM PST
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On Long Island, A Bambi Boom
Newsday Fri, 17 Dec 2004 6:27 PM PST
With few predators beyond cars and hunters, deer are proliferating - and ravaging plant life - through much of eastern Suffolk County. And, lately, they've been moving west.

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