Capturing Carbon A Key Benefit Of No-Till Soil Management
Science Daily Wed, 27 Apr 2005 9:02 PM PDT
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, according to a cooperative study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Brazilian scientists at Beltsville, Md. |
Rehberg unveils $500,000 irrigation funding plan
Prairie Star Thu, 28 Apr 2005 6:43 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg (R), today hailed the decision by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide $500,000 for soil conservation practices for irrigators in the East Bench area of Madison and Beaverhead counties in southwest Montana. |
EPA approves hydrated lime to kill coqui frogs
Honolulu Advertiser Wed, 27 Apr 2005 8:42 PM PDT
The state Agriculture Department has received federal approval to use calcium hydroxide to control the coqui frog infestations in Hawai'i, the department said today. |
Forty major bridges already built stand witness to government’s goodwill towards
The New Light of Myanmar Wed, 27 Apr 2005 7:55 PM PDT
YANGON, 27 April—The opening of the Kunchaung Dam, constructed by construction group-2 of the Irrigation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, took place at the pandal near the facility in Kyangin Township, Ayeyawady Division, this morning, with an address by Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win. |
Fungus shows promise for weed control
Iowa Farmer Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:32 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. |
Entrepreneur opening Florida's only coffee plantation
Picayune Item Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:30 AM PDT
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - J.C. Nadeau is betting his locally grown coffee will be tastier and more pure than pricier blends. He's importing Colombian coffee plants that are customized for Florida's unique soil. |
Professors Develop Spreadsheets for Water
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 28 Apr 2005 0:33 AM PDT
Scholars think tweaking variables on a spreadsheet could help those who work the land cope with a drought that just won't go away. |
Professor Gets the Dirt on Societies
UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus Wed, 27 Apr 2005 8:32 AM PDT
Despite its constant presence beneath feet, few people recognize that soil is the key to both humanity’s past and future — but one UCSB professor is trying to change that. |
New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:23 AM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer. |
Every day is Earth Day for farmers
The Steubenville Herald-Star Wed, 27 Apr 2005 9:29 AM PDT
WINTERSVILLE - Earth Day was celebrated Friday, but farmers, tillers of the soil and providers of food for dinner tables, observe Earth Day every day. |
| |
|
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home