Land degradation threatens agriculture: NCAER
The Hindu Mon, 23 May 2005 5:19 AM PDT
NEW DELHI: Rapid population growth is threatening the Indian agriculture as it has degraded land as demand for food is expected to grow significantly, economic think tank NCAER has said. |
Boosting soil fertility the key to food security
Mail and Guardian Sun, 22 May 2005 10:29 PM PDT
Declining food production in Southern Africa has shifted the region's focus to improving small-scale farmers' access to agricultural inputs like fertilisers. |
Have You Heard?
The Ledger Mon, 23 May 2005 3:09 AM PDT
NRCS ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE . . . The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking applications from landowners for the Wetlands Reserve Program. The program, established by the 1990 Farm Bill, is a voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland,... |
Hipsters, not hippies, get into organic clothing groove
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 22 May 2005 4:01 PM PDT
U2 megastar Bono is making it, supermodels are wearing it and elite designers are betting on it -- all in all, fairly good signs that ethical clothing may finally be evolving from hippie to hipster. |
LOCAL NEWS from
Northwestern Mon, 23 May 2005 0:32 AM PDT
With the exception of water and salt, everything people eat starts with a plant. If something such as global warming impacts plants for better or worse it will ripple through the entire food chain, said University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh plant physiologist Robert Wise. Plants are the foundation. |
Shifting gears: McCutchenville senior slows pace but stays active
The Advertiser-Tribune Sun, 22 May 2005 9:27 PM PDT
A sign in Floyd Hohman's office says: "Still plays with Tractors," an appropriate description of the lifelong McCutchenville farmer. Farming, family and faith have been major forces in the life of the 68-year-old. |
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