Senate passes parks and soil tax measure
Kansas City Star Thu, 24 Feb 2005 2:10 PM PST
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A tax to help fund state parks and fight soil erosion has enjoyed strong public support in two elections. Now lawmakers are proposing to re-enact it again, and make it easier to extend in the future. |
GARDEN PLOT: Soil's out, but plants can come in
Detroit Free Press Fri, 25 Feb 2005 0:05 AM PST
The gray-green tips of snowdrop (Galanthus) leaves are pushing up, nearly oblivious to snow and cold. In England, some gardens open during February just so galanthophiles can enjoy the bulbs in bloom. |
Task force recommends global approach to ag policy
Iowa Farmer Fri, 25 Feb 2005 5:43 AM PST
AMES -- As the debate looms over what should be included in the 2007 farm bill, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture suggests a global approach to formulate policies that govern food and agriculture. |
Local News
Carlsbad Current-Argus Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:39 PM PST
CARLSBAD — The unusual amount of rainfall the area has received over the past year is both a blessing and worry for Carlsbad’s farmers, local agriculture officials said. |
News Examiner - Connersville, IN
Connersville News-Examiner Fri, 25 Feb 2005 1:22 AM PST
Coloring with soybeans? RICHMOND - Who knows that tomato plants can produce bright red fruit without being in the soil, that a baby's first clothes are likely made from trees or that a person can color with soybeans? |
Biotech can boost agricultural production:
New Kerala Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:38 PM PST
[World News]: Washington, Feb 25 : Innovative uses of new technologies are enabling farmers and researchers to discover ways to increase agricultural production and better understand the causes of and potential cures for crop and animal diseases, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has said. |
Science Continues To Improve Farming 02/24/05 14:30
Farm Page Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:47 PM PST
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers and researchers continue to discover ways to improve agricultural production through innovative uses of new technologies, says U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. |
Scientists hope to turn back tide of destruction in Iraqi marshes
Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 25 Feb 2005 4:56 AM PST
The marshes of Mesopotamia, thought by some biblical scholars to be the site of the Garden of Eden, could be restored, scientists say. Originally twice the size of the Florida Everglades, the marshes were extensively drained by Saddam Hussein's regime. |
Wine Notes
SanLuisObispo.com Fri, 25 Feb 2005 3:12 AM PST
For some San Luis Obispo County families, the passion for wine may as well be genetic. Many of today's winemakers and grape growers follow in the footsteps of previous generations, growing up in vineyards or surrounded by steel tanks and oak barrels. |
Blunt delays payments to six universities
KCTV 5 Kansas City Fri, 25 Feb 2005 5:35 AM PST
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt said Thursday he is delaying $100 million in monthly payments to Missouri's major universities to try to ease state cash flow troubles. |
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