Manitoba Special Crop Seeding Underway
Ag Report Wed, 18 May 2005 8:13 AM PDT
WINNIPEG - May 18/05 - SNS -- Manitoba Agriculture, Food And Rural Initiatives says there are no indications from farmers in the province that this year's spring wheat and barley acres will change much from last year because of expectations of lower average prices in 2005-06. |
Urbana, Illinois May 18, 2005
SeedQuest Wed, 18 May 2005 7:25 AM PDT
Two University of Illinois researchers are betting farmers can increase their profits and protect the environment at the same time by using precision agriculture techniques in applying nitrogen fertilizer to their fields. |
Awe Marks Mount St. Helens Anniversary
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 19 May 2005 4:56 AM PDT
Hundreds of tourists, foresters and government officials reflected with humility and awe Wednesday on the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, which killed 57 people and turned day to night across eastern Washington. |
Science: What's Below is As Important to Life As What's Above
RedNova Wed, 18 May 2005 10:07 AM PDT
Creatures, such as worms and mites, help prevent erosion and stabilize the soil. WASHINGTON -- Scientists whose job is to grub around in mud and dirt say that what lies hidden under the ground is as important to life as what can be seen above the Earth's surface. |
New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Wed, 18 May 2005 12:53 PM 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. |
Release No. 0171.05
USDA Wed, 18 May 2005 10:50 AM PDT
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., May 18, 2005--Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced $863,114 in federal grants to 13 organizations for Urban and Community Forestry. The organizations will match those funds with an additional $1,001,533. |
Organic Food Pioneer Paul Keene Dies at 94
Washington Post Thu, 19 May 2005 3:39 AM PDT
Paul Keene, 94, one of the founders of the U.S. organic food movement, died April 23 at Messiah Village Nursing Home in Mechanicsburg, Pa., not far from the farm where he launched the modern commercial market for natural foods. No cause of death was reported. |
Milestone â€کof an act of God’ at St. Helens
MSNBC Wed, 18 May 2005 7:31 PM PDT
Hundreds of tourists, foresters and dignitaries reflected with humility and awe Wednesday on the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, a blast that devastated the landscape, killed 57 people and turned day to night in Washington state. |
Marshes Tell Story Of Medieval Drought, Little Ice Age, And European Settlers Near NYC
Science Daily Thu, 19 May 2005 4:04 AM PDT
Sediment layers from a tidal marsh in the Hudson River Estuary provide great details on the area's climate. They have preserved pollen from plants, seeds, and other materials. These past remnants allowed researchers from Columbia University, New York, N.Y. and NASA to see evidence of a 500 year drought from 800 A.D. to 1300 A.D., the passing of the Little Ice Age and the impacts of European |
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