Microscopic worm 'bad guys' may be useful in agriculture
Arizona Daily Star Tue, 22 Feb 2005 2:17 AM PST
To the naked eye, they look like ordinary dead grubs. But the inch-long insect larvae that occupy plastic petri dishes in Patricia Stock's lab at the University of Arizona are actually being eaten |
5 Questions With... - from TBO.com
Pasco.TBO.com Mon, 21 Feb 2005 7:13 PM PST
5 Questions With... Ed Dillard, longtime agriculture and natural resources teacher at Pasco High School in Dade City. Dillard and fellow teacher Gwynedolyn Ellis are responsible for instructing 200 students. |
Agri exec's abductors demand P200,000
INQ7.net Mon, 21 Feb 2005 8:25 AM PST
COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao, Philippines -- The abductors of an agriculture officer in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), who was seized on Valentine's Day in Lanao del Sur, have demanded P200,000 in exchange for their victim s freedom. |
Ecological farming courses in eastern Ontario
The Community Press Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:41 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. |
Serving Marion, Illinois
Marion Daily Republican Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:23 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. |
Tragedy, inspiration in story of first PSU president
Centre Daily Tue, 22 Feb 2005 2:15 AM PST
Of all the stories from Penn State's 150-year history, none is more disconcerting than that of its founding president, Evan Pugh. How quickly his influence was felt. Then it was lost, utterly. |
Beneficial Fungal Strains Fight Harmful Ones in Corn
Agricultural Research Magazine Tue, 22 Feb 2005 6:48 AM PST
Nontoxic strains of a fungus have been developed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to control toxins produced by a different strain of the same fungus in corn. |
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