Greater attention needed on agriculture: Borlaug
The Hindu Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:33 PM PST
NEW DELHI, MARCH 16. Nobel Laureate, Norman E. Borlaug, today stressed the need for greater attention to agriculture, contrasting the low priority accorded to the sector with military budgets. |
FULTON COUNTY SWCD STAFF HONORED FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Canton Daily Ledger Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:40 PM PST
Two local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff members were honored at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awards ceremony and banquet March 2 in Decatur. |
Watsonville celebrates National Ag Day
Santa Cruz Sentinel Thu, 17 Mar 2005 5:14 AM PST
WATSONVILLE — Artichokes, strawberries, cauliflower, apples, lettuce and broccoli are just a few of the more than 60 Pajaro Valley crops that inspired celebration of National Agriculture Day on Wednesday. |
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 16 Mar 2005 2:37 PM PST
A team in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is leading the development of the Pastureland Management System (PLMS), a free, practical, and portable computer-based aid program that helps livestock farmers compare different strategies for managing their land and livestock. |
Spring sowing to start in Russia March 18 over 50 mln hectares
Itar-Tass Thu, 17 Mar 2005 5:29 AM PST
MOSCOW, March 17 (Itar-Tass) - The spring sowing in Russia will start on March 18 from the Southern Federal District. It is planned to sow crops over an area of 50-53 million hectares, taking into account re-sowing of winter crops, said on Thursday Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev. |
$123m WB loan for Taunsa Barrage
Dawn Wed, 16 Mar 2005 8:13 PM PST
ISLAMABAD, March 16: The World Bank has approved a $123 million loan to Pakistan to rehabilitate the Taunsa Barrage on the River Indus whose structure had been damaged owing to soil erosions and old-age. |
Thorsgard honored as Little I Agriculturalist of the Year
Farm And Ranch Guide Wed, 16 Mar 2005 2:25 PM PST
Enoch Thorsgard, Northwood, N.D., has been selected by the North Dakota State University Saddle and Sirloin Club as the 79th Little International Agriculturist of the Year. Each year, the club honors a distinguished leader in North Dakota agriculture who possesses traits members seek to exemplify. |
Nobel Laureate pitches for GM technology
The Hindu Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:26 AM PST
IN AUGUST COMPANY: Nobel Laureate Dr Norman Borlaug with eminent crop scientist, Dr M. S. Swaminathan, and the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, at the centenary convention of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in the Capital. — |
Nagarajan, Lal get Borlaug Award for 2005
Hindustan Times Wed, 16 Mar 2005 7:07 AM PST
Wheat scientist S Nagarajan and soil scientist Rattan Lal received this year's Norman E Borlaug Award for their contributions to agricultural science. |
Seminar on Radio-isotopes nuclear technology:
New Kerala Wed, 16 Mar 2005 8:50 AM PST
[Technology News]: Amritsar, Mar. 16 : A seminar on "Applications of Radio Isotopes in Health Care, Agriculture, Industry and Chemical Research" was held on the second day of ongoing International Symposium on Nuclear and Radiochemistry (NUCAR-2005) here. |
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