City kids take to studying agriculture
CNN.com Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:04 PM PST
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Inside a greenhouse in Toledo, Ohio, high school students studying hydroponics are growing lettuce and basil without soil. In Philadelphia, teenagers tend to a herd of cows. And in Minneapolis, students are researching how grass grows in different kinds of soil. |
AgraQuest Awarded USDA SBIR Phase II Grant
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 04 Jan 2005 6:02 AM PST
The United States Department of Agriculture awarded AgraQuest a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant for "Development of a Volatile-Producing Microorganism for Controlling Post Harvest and Soil-Borne Diseases." |
Agriculture
The Des Moines Register Tue, 04 Jan 2005 2:10 AM PST
Test preparation: A researcher at Iowa State University's Seed Science Center prepares a seed for a germination test with a device called a vacuum planter. |
2003
CTV.ca Mon, 03 Jan 2005 11:36 AM PST
Dec. 31, 2003: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announces that so-called "downer" cattle -- sick or injured animals unable to walk on their own -- will be banned from human consumption as part of sweeping changes to the U.S. beef industry. |
Ag calendar
The Community Press Mon, 03 Jan 2005 1:01 PM 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. |
State conservation districts meet in Duluth
Plaindealer Mon, 03 Jan 2005 7:26 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. |
UN seeks fishing, farm help
NEWS.com.au Tue, 04 Jan 2005 5:56 AM PST
THE UN will ask Australia to donate fishing equipment and send farming experts to help avert starvation in the tsunami disaster zone, during top-level talks in Jakarta tomorrow. |
| |
|
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home