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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