Old seeds may renew desert agriculture
The Tucson Citizen Tue, 07 Dec 2004 3:35 AM PST
Ancient crops may hold the key to revitalizing the roots of desert agriculture. A Tucson-based group called Native Seeds/SEARCH works to preserve varieties of plants that have grown in Native American communities for centuries. |
From Pro Farmer
AgWeb.com Tue, 07 Dec 2004 6:16 AM PST
Monday, the House passed S. 2856 sponsored by Senator Cochran and the Agriculture Committee, to limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit Corporation funds between conservation programs for technical assistance. The bill garnered bipartisan support and was passed by voice vote. |
National survey shows more farmers choose conservation
Tri-State Neighbor Tue, 07 Dec 2004 6:09 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. |
BIA worker won't rest until the job's done right
Bangor Daily News Tue, 07 Dec 2004 5:22 AM PST
BANGOR - To call Frank Cande meticulous may be an understatement. At 83 years old, he's not above getting on his hands and knees and with toothbrush or scrub brush in hand, to clean those hard-to-reach places at Bangor International Airport. |
Child's view of Pearl Harbor
Denver Post Tue, 07 Dec 2004 0:18 AM PST
Sixty-three years later, he can still remember the sounds of aircraft on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. Unlike many eyewitnesses to the Pearl Harbor attack, Colorado Springs resident Roy Warren wasn't a sailor or soldier on duty in Hawaii that fateful day. |
HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Tue, 07 Dec 2004 0:22 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. |
Editorial
Independent's Internet Edition Mon, 06 Dec 2004 7:23 PM PST
This time none other than a senior minister has expressed anger and frustration at the practice of digging up the city roads by a band of utility providers. |
Iraq Aid Program Largest in USAID History, Agency's Head Says
U.S. Department of State Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:23 PM PST
In Iraq, the U.S. Agency for International Development is carrying out the largest reconstruction program in the organization's history, according to its administrator. Andrew Natsios tells reporters that the estimated $5 billion program includes both immediate and ongoing assistance, and that the agency is supporting the process leading up to elections in January 2005. |
| |
|
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home