Study will assess agriculture’s impact
The Community Press Fri, 29 Apr 2005 8:17 AM PDT
Peterborough County - The Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPAEDC) is working with area farmers to carry out a study to assess the economic and social impact of agriculture in the City of Kawartha Lakes and the Greater Peterborough area. |
Resources can stretch only so far
Monterey County Herald Sat, 30 Apr 2005 3:01 AM PDT
Two professors of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Davis say the state's agriculture industry is on solid footing, sustainable and likely to prosper -- but some farmers and researchers in other fields are not so sure. |
Sludge plan really is a load of poop
Hampton Roads Daily Press Sat, 30 Apr 2005 0:01 AM PDT
This is my dream: To visit Congress and hand a carrot to every senator, every representative, and tell them these babies were grown in farm soil fertilized with Isle of Wight's finest poop. |
COMMUNITY
York News Times Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:53 PM PDT
YORK -- One shovelful of rich, Nebraska, black soil at a time, York elementary fourth grade students planted a tree in honor of Arbor Day. Local dignitaries and students gathered at the new Family Aquatic Center in town to witness a symbolic gesture to the land. |
Every day is Earth Day for farmers
The Steubenville Herald-Star Fri, 29 Apr 2005 9:49 PM 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. |
Fungus shows promise for weed control
Iowa Farmer Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:19 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. |
Rehberg unveils $500,000 irrigation funding plan
Iowa Farmer Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:18 PM 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. |
Sorghum country is featured in agri-mag
Manila Bulletin Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:09 AM PDT
Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, is featured in the May issue of The Philippine Agriculture Magazine as "sorghum country." There, no less than 3,000 hectares this year were devoted to this crop which is suitable for growing even in marginal lands. |
Ag Day brings farm awareness to students
Mount Vernon News Fri, 29 Apr 2005 8:18 AM PDT
MOUNT VERNON — For nearly 15 years, The Ohio State Extension Office of Knox County has been educating Knox County fourth-graders on the importance of agriculture and how it affects individuals’ daily lives. |
Mat-Su farmers prepare for growing season
Wasilla's Frontiersman Fri, 29 Apr 2005 8:33 AM PDT
PALMER - In a few days, automatic transplanters will be plugging millions upon millions of tiny vegetable plants into fertile Mat-Su soil. As the fledgling roots take hold, the two-inch plants will embark on an annual growth spurt, culminating in thousands of acres of lush greenery. |
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