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Sunday, February 20, 2005

Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Sunday, February 20, 2005 7:03 AM PST

Sweet success
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Sun, 20 Feb 2005 3:52 AM PST
Students and staff weigh watermelons at field trials last summer at Purdue’s Southwest Agriculture Program farm In Vincennes. Chris Gunter still hasn’t found the most marvelous muskmelon or most wonderful watermelon ever.

The Times and Democrat: Region farmers say outside interests, support network help them buck
Times and Democrat Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:46 PM PST
CHRISTOPHER HUFF/T&D Melvin Crum looks out across a field of oats at his farm on Gordon Drive near Rowesville. Crum is a veteran farmer whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather tilled the soil, so the uncertainty of the farming business comes as no surprise to him.

Armed men seize ARMM ranking employee in Lanao
Minda News Sun, 20 Feb 2005 0:03 AM PST
COTABATO CITY -- Armed men seized a ranking official of the Bureau of Soil and Water Management last week in Lanao del Sur town, a belated report from the Philippine National Police in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said.

Saltcedar steals South Dakota water
AberdeenNews.com Sat, 19 Feb 2005 8:40 AM PST
ABERDEEN, S.D. - A thirsty weed that pigs out on water is spreading in eastern South Dakota. Saltcedar has been confirmed in all but Gregory County in western South Dakota, said Greg Buntrock of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Goulds, Redland in turf war
Miami Herald Sun, 20 Feb 2005 0:31 AM PST
The South Miami-Dade communities of Goulds and the Redland have reached an uneasy stalemate in their bids to become cities. Goulds and the Redland are both communities founded on the promise of endless farmlands and sun-ripened beauty.

K-State professor to discuss feeding the world's population without poison
EurekAlert! Sat, 19 Feb 2005 1:13 PM PST
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- Feeding the world can be a constant battle between opposing forces.

Hoosier organic farming grows
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Sun, 20 Feb 2005 3:21 AM PST
Dan Flotow, owner of Country Garden & Farm Market, cuts Calla Lily flowers at his greenhouse on U.S. 24 West in Roanoke. Flotow received his organic certification last fall.

High-tech sensors benefit bottom line
The Des Moines Register Sun, 20 Feb 2005 2:12 AM PST
GreenSeeker uses infrared and near- infrared sensors to "read" a corn plant's leaves and gauge the plant's need for fertilizer. Six GreenSeeker sensors were mounted on a 12-row tool bar on a Hagie Manufacturing high-clearance spray rig, pictured above.

Ardmoreite.comBermuda grass When to sprig, what variety should I plant? 02/20/05
Ardmoreite.com Sun, 20 Feb 2005 2:46 AM PST
Bermuda grass When to sprig, what variety should I plant? Much of the bermuda grass sprigging often occurs in May or later each year. Oklahoma State University, however, has long recommended that the ideal time to sprig Bermuda is as early as February and no later than April.

The Times-News Online -- Twin Falls, Idaho
The Times-News Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:22 PM PST
Water worries ... TWIN FALLS -- The rainy weather seemed to lift the spirits of those attending the annual KMVT Agri-Action expo Saturday -- the overall mood was cautiously optimistic.

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