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SeedQuest Wed, 09 Feb 2005 7:12 PM PST
There is no one solution to controlling disease in barley crops, however, developing an integrated disease management approach can help to reduce the risk according to Western Austrlia Department of Agriculture plant pathologist Kith Jayasena. |
DA asked to do study on how to repress chicken dung odor
Sun Star Wed, 09 Feb 2005 9:01 PM PST
MEMBERS of the La Trinidad Municipal Council approved on first reading a resolution asking the Department of Agriculture (DA) to do a study on a cheap and appropriate way of packing chicken dung to contain its foul smell. |
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:44 AM PST
Plant physiologist Timothy R. Gottwald of Fort Pierce, Fla., has been named by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) as the agency's "Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of 2004." ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
Climate change may force crop swap
Guardian Unlimited Wed, 09 Feb 2005 4:20 PM PST
It is mostly bad news for Britain - except that the Champagne region of France will be moving to the South Downs. That is the verdict of a government conference on agriculture and climate change, which seeks to change farming practices in the UK to suit changing weather patterns. |
Illinois tops in soybeans
Pontiac Daily Leader Wed, 09 Feb 2005 2:06 PM PST
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois leads the nation in soybean production for the second year in a row, and ranks number two in corn production, Illinois Agriculture Director Chuck Hartke said. |
Release No. 0044.05
USDA Wed, 09 Feb 2005 7:46 AM PST
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2005-Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that $22.2 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds would be provided to 17 states for their high levels of performance in implementing the program during 2004. |
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:57 PM PST
Financial Highlights Excluding Restructuring, Impairment As reported under IFRS(4) and Discontinued Operations(4) 2004 2003(5) Actual% CER(1)% 2004 2003(5) $m $m $m $m Sales 7269 6525 +11 +7 7269 6525 Operating Income 895 684 +31 +34 541 521 Net Income(6) 762 340 +124 460 250 Earnings per Share $7.19 $3.34 +115 $4.34 $2.45 Earnings per Share before one-off tax credit $5.87 $3.34 +76 $3.02 $2.45 |
U.S. forest growth spotty, not likely to last
Kansas City Star Thu, 10 Feb 2005 3:28 AM PST
WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Despite a booming population and urban sprawl, the United States has gained 10 million acres of forests since 1990. That's enough trees to cover all the land in New Jersey twice. |
Miss. nursery sells bonsai
The Clarion-Ledger Thu, 10 Feb 2005 3:09 AM PST
Click on Amazon.com, Proflowers.com or Hallmark.com and order a bonsai tree, and more than likely employees at a specialty nursery in northwest Mississippi will process and ship your order. |
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