Withdrawal rankles Israeli farmers in Gaza
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:00 AM PST
Every July, Israeli Michael Goldschmidt, a settler farmer in the Gaza strip, and his Palestinian workers pull up hundreds of thousands of amaryllis bulbs from the sandy soil for export to the United States. |
Farmers offered incentives toward conservation
Chico Enterprise-Record Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:24 AM PST
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced Thursday at the sign-ups for the Conservation Security Program will become available March 28 with a deadline of May 27. |
Organic farm persists in serving poor communities
The Milwaukee Business Journal Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:15 PM PST
When a couple of guys started Soil Born Farm, an urban garden east of Cal Expo, they targeted local chefs looking for organic produce. This, the growers said, was a way to raise money for their larger goal, creating access to healthy food in poor neighborhoods. |
Understanding Rye and Rice May Help Farmers Improve Wheat
Agricultural Research Magazine Mon, 21 Mar 2005 4:38 AM PST
Nearly 40 percent of the world's arable land is too acidic to grow wheat, mainly because of high aluminum levels in the soil. But an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist hopes to make wheat more aluminum-tolerant by using a gene from rye, a cousin of wheat. |
How will countries rebuild?
BBC News Mon, 21 Mar 2005 3:56 AM PST
World leaders have met in Indonesia to coordinate relief after the Indian Ocean tsunami. How long will it take the affected countries to rebuild? |
Delivery of 43,400 chicks signs of new Case Farms arrival
The Shelby Star Mon, 21 Mar 2005 6:15 AM PST
SHELBY — The first flock — all 43,400 of them — arrived Friday. The baby chickens on Rick and Doris Smith’s farm are the latest visible signs that Case Farms, a new chicken feed company, has arrived in Cleveland County. |
'Water For Life' Decade: Appropriate Policies Needed to Make Better Use of Water
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 21 Mar 2005 6:33 AM PST
Appropriate policies and good governance practices are needed to encourage and guide farmers to make better use of water," FAO said in a message on the eve of the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life 2005-2015' to be launched by the United Nations and Governments tomorrow 22 March, on World Water Day. |
Trees face summer of disease, beetles
Colorado Springs Gazette Mon, 21 Mar 2005 2:17 AM PST
Trees in the Pikes Peak region face another tough summer despite the apparent easing of the drought that has made them susceptible to a host of enemies. |
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