CAP reform hits organic farmers By Paul Andersen
Farmers Weekly Interactive Fri, 18 Feb 2005 2:52 AM PST
HUNDREDS OF pioneering organic farmers, and all organic dairy farmers, will be disadvantaged as a result of new CAP payments, the Soil Association has said. |
Ecological farming courses in eastern Ontario
The Community Press Thu, 17 Feb 2005 2:26 PM PST
The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) is holding introductory and advanced courses on ecological agriculture in Berwick and Campbellford this winter. The courses include lots of time for discussion and are facilitated by experienced organic farmers. |
Kyoto Treaty Offers Little Hope for Improving Global Warming
Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel Thu, 17 Feb 2005 8:51 AM PST
G lobal warming is a problem, but it is doubtful that any type of Kyoto-style treaty arrangement will halt the rise in temperatures in any meaningful way. A recent article in Scientific American traces the beginning of human-induced climate change back about 8,000 years, near the dawn of agriculture. |
Briefs
Monterey County Herald Fri, 18 Feb 2005 3:20 AM PST
SALINAS. The Community Alliance With Family Farmers will hold its annual Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting and Cover Crop/Hedgerow Field Day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. |
Local residents talk about conservation in Montpelier
Bennington Banner Fri, 18 Feb 2005 4:29 AM PST
MONTPELIER -- A Vermont Housing and Conservation Board lobbying push brought a Pownal farmer and a North Bennington conservationist to Montpelier Wednesday with the message that land conservation is vital to the future of farming and recreation in the state. |
Michigan Soybean Yields Trending Lower
Ag Report Thu, 17 Feb 2005 3:19 PM PST
LANSING - Feb 17/05 - MFB -- A disturbing downward trend in Michigan's soybean yields has prompted agricultural officials to ask 1,500 state producers why. |
Check Cotton Seed Quality Carefully This Year
AgNews Fri, 18 Feb 2005 6:39 AM PST
LUBBOCK Cotton producers who catch their own seed for planting should pay particular attention to seed quality this year, said a Texas Cooperative Extension cotton agronomist. |
BIOSOLIDS SOLUTIONS
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange Fri, 18 Feb 2005 3:14 AM PST
It is estimated that each year 90M tonnes of fresh weight farm manures, 3M tonnes of sewage sludge and 7M tones of treated municipal and industrial are recycled to farmland in the UK. With the advent of new regulations for the recycling of sewage sludge and the implementation of the landfill directive, the issue of harnessing technologies that will provide an 'enhanced product', from all sectors |
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