Soil quality threat to EU farming
BBC News Tue, 03 May 2005 4:41 AM PDT
European farming is being threatened by declining soil quality, particularly in eastern states, says a new report. |
Cool, wet weather slows area planting
La Crosse Tribune Tue, 03 May 2005 3:06 AM PDT
The past week of cool, wet weather has slowed corn and soybean planting, but farmer Harold Ziegler of rural Ettrick, Wis., and La Crosse County Extension Agriculture Agent Steve Huntzicker says it's too soon to worry. |
Fungus shows promise for weed control
Iowa Farmer Mon, 02 May 2005 7:17 AM 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. |
Local News :: Vincennes Sun-Commercial Online ::
Vincennes Sun-Commercial Mon, 02 May 2005 8:29 AM PDT
The Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District has several programs that are beneficial to both the environment land owners. The Wetland Reserve program is one of them. |
FAO helps tsunami-hit farmers to sow seeds of recovery
Daily News Mon, 02 May 2005 12:52 PM PDT
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started deliveries of $ US 1.74 million of seeds and fertiliser to farmers in the south whose seeds, crops and tools were washed away by the tidal waves of tsunami, a FAO news release said. |
Australia's Drought Spread in April, Forecaster Says (Update3)
Bloomberg.com Tue, 03 May 2005 0:59 AM PDT
May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Drought spread across Australia in April after parts of the world's second-biggest wheat and beef- exporting nation recorded the lowest rainfall in almost a century, the government's weather forecaster said. |
OTA Says Recent Analysis Distorts Organic Market in Canada 05/03/05 08:35
Farm Page Tue, 03 May 2005 6:42 AM PDT
OMAHA (DTN) -- The recent analysis of Statistics Canada's data on organic fruit and vegetable production collected between 2000 and 2003 presents a distorted picture of the market for Canadian produced organic products, according to a release from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). |
Warm weather signals time for food poisoning
Detroit News Tue, 03 May 2005 0:07 AM PDT
Disease detectives say they are seeing welcome progress in tracking down some of the deadliest food-borne pathogens after several spectacular outbreaks in recent years. |
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