Attack of the Metal-Eating Plants
Wired News Sat, 12 Feb 2005 2:42 AM PST
Removing heavy metals from soil can be an expensive, complicated undertaking, so researchers are trying to design plants that draw the toxins out of the ground. By Stephen Leahy. |
Flood debris still a threat
The Mining Journal Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:15 PM PST
MARQUETTE - Debris littering the Dead River watershed left by the 2003 flood continues to present a hazard to the environment, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Fri, 11 Feb 2005 9:27 AM PST
Crop rotation is commonplace in today's agriculture, but wheat planted no-till after sorghum often yields less than does wheat after soybeans or corn. A Kansas State University researcher has examined the issue and found a major reason why. |
Farmers are busy in the winter, too
Petoskey News-Register Fri, 11 Feb 2005 1:44 PM PST
Once crops are harvested on Northwest Michigan's farms each fall, the fields commonly will lay dormant for many months before the next planting. With the local growing season typically lasting only three to four months, some might see agriculture as a seasonal enterprise. |
Obituaries for Saturday, February 12, 2005
Winona Daily News Fri, 11 Feb 2005 9:42 PM PST
Bea Trainor, 91, of Watkins Manor, Winona, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, at Community Memorial Hospital. She was born in Winona on Oct. 30, 1913, to Jennie (Potter) and Ole Peterson. |
ECOWAS member states hail market information system project
Ghanaweb.com Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:07 PM PST
Accra, Feb 10, GNA - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states have expressed hope and enthusiasm that a new project to promote trade and marketing information in the region would largely facilitate the integration process. |
2005 Master Gardener training scheduled for March
The Searcy Daily Citizen Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:31 PM PST
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, White County, is seeking new applicants for the Master Gardener Program. A new series of training classes will be conducted in March on five consecutive Thursdays: March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2005. |
Uzbek Farmers Sue Mayors
Institute for War and Peace Reporting Fri, 11 Feb 2005 7:55 PM PST
Land seizures and harassment claims prompt legal action from farmers and human rights association. Human rights activists in the Jizzakh region are attempting to take two of its local administration heads to court after land was confiscated from hundreds of farmers. |
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