Community-supported agriculture in Damascus
The Narrowsburg River Reporter Thu, 14 Apr 2005 6:25 AM PDT
Josephine “Jo†Clearwater is a renaissance farmer. She is also an educator, environmentalist, nutritionist, soil expert, cook, nurse, humanitarian, business owner, organizer, wife, mother of four and member of the Damascus Township Zoning Hearing Board. |
Voluntary, incentive-based approaches work for conservation
News Democrat & Leader Wed, 13 Apr 2005 6:26 PM PDT
Conservation programs are important for American agriculture because they provide farmers and ranchers the opportunity to enhance profitability while preventing soil erosion, conserving and restoring wetlands, cleaning the air and water, and enhancing wildlife. |
No-Till Conserves Carbon
Ag Report Wed, 13 Apr 2005 7:19 AM PDT
WASHINGTON - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- USDA and Brazilian researchers have found no-till soil management can play an important role in keeping carbon in the soil, rather than allowing it to escape into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. |
Fungus shows promise for weed control
Iowa Farmer Wed, 13 Apr 2005 1:46 PM PDT
A fungus that can kill broadleaf plants including Canada Thistle, dandelions and chickweed is working its way to the marketplace. Karen Bailey, a plant pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, works to identify micro-organisms that can be used for pest control. |
FAO Uncertain About Livestock Globalization
Ag Report Wed, 13 Apr 2005 7:19 AM PDT
ROME - Apr 13/05 - SNS -- The advance toward global livestock markets is not coming without potential risks to livelihoods, human health and the environment, warns the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).. |
Jackson, Jayden honored for posters
Whitehaven Appeal Thu, 14 Apr 2005 2:50 AM PDT
Jackson Estes and Jayden Curry, both students at Farmington Elementary in Germantown, placed first and second in the third- and fourth-grade division at the second annual Ag Day Poster Contest sponsored by Agricenter International. |
Wells in Lark contaminated by manure
The Green Bay News-Chronicle Thu, 14 Apr 2005 2:25 AM PDT
Bob Bonness of the town of Morrison knew he had a problem when the well water from the tap in his home started running brown and smelled of manure. Last week, laboratory tests confirmed that the water was contaminated with fecal material and was unsafe to use. |
Skyrocketing petroleum prices hit farmers hard
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Thu, 14 Apr 2005 3:56 AM PDT
HUBBARD --- Rising energy prices have farmers thinking twice about spring planting. It is not that producers aren't going to put in a crop this year, but some are tweaking planting methods to save money as diesel fuel and anhydrous ammonia prices climb. |
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