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The Deming Headlight Fri, 18 Feb 2005 1:38 PM PST
Local agriculturalists who have put their efforts into conserving the quality of water and soil could become eligible to receive funds through a new program under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture. |
Serving Marion, Illinois
Marion Daily Republican Sat, 19 Feb 2005 6:08 AM PST
MARION -- Wayne Griffith saw it as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Griffith, the Marion High School agriculture teacher and FFA advisor started in 1998 with just 20 students in his agriculture class and five members in his FFA chapter. |
Choosing proper site is key garden decision
Newport News-Times Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:38 AM PST
Choosing a garden site is as important as selecting the vegetables to grow in it. All vegetables need sunlight and fertile, well-drained soil, and they will contract fewer diseases if the site has good ventilation. Place the garden so it will be convenient to plant, care for, and harvest. |
Ecological farming courses in eastern Ontario
The Community Press Fri, 18 Feb 2005 8:12 AM 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. |
No-till shows promise on strawberries
Monterey County Herald Sat, 19 Feb 2005 3:15 AM PST
High-value strawberries produced in California's cool coastal counties could soon be grown using no-till farming practices, a process that minimizes the number of times growers pull equipment through their fields. |
Saltcedar continues to steal South Dakota water
AberdeenNews.com Sat, 19 Feb 2005 2:27 AM PST
Saltcedar, the water-hogging weed relatively new to eastern South Dakota, has not gone away. Not that anyone expected it to, because it is extremely difficult to control, according to information presented Friday in Aberdeen at the South Dakota Weed and Pest Conference. |
ANGOLA: Homecoming not so sweet for some refugees
AlertNet Sat, 19 Feb 2005 2:15 AM PST
LUMBALA NGUIMBO, 19 February (IRIN) - With more than 160,000 Angolan refugees still waiting to return home, the UN refugee agency's repatriation programme is expected to maintain its projected pace through 2005, but will also shift its focus to help those who have made it back to re-integrate into their communities. |
TheStar.com - Recycling sludge match
Toronto Star Sat, 19 Feb 2005 1:30 AM PST
Field manager Bob Campsall tosses a handful of Nitro-sorb mix. The paper sludge product is combined 80:20 with compost. We're reusing nearly 600,000 tonnes of scrap paper every year, but something's always left behind Now some of that waste is ending up on farmers' fields. |
Farmers forced to hold out hope
Canoe Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:33 PM PST
There is no choice for farmer Jeff Davis, who has poured 14 years of dedication into a few hundred acres of land near St. Thomas. Over the years he's watched the price of grain corn and his other crops plummet -- of late to 25-year lows. |
Advisory Committee ok's project; next meeting set
Montana Standard Sat, 19 Feb 2005 0:16 AM PST
DILLON The Madison-Beaverhead Resource Advisory Committee, approved funding $5,000 for a pipeline system near Wall Creek, south of Ennis. The action occurred at the committee's Feb. 9 meeting in Dillon. |
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