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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