Drought Eases: Long-Term Danger Remains
The Omaha Channel Sun, 12 Jun 2005 6:02 PM PDT
KEARNEY, Neb. -- State Agriculture Director Greg Ibach said he is hearing very few bad words about rain this spring. Ibach said precipitation across the state has replenished soil moisture and pastures and allowed farmers to irrigate less. |
N.J. Aims to Boost Sales of Local Produce
AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:07 PM PDT
First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms. Now the state Department of Agriculture is trying to give New Jersey nurseries their own distinctive brand, dubbed "Jersey Grown." The latest promotion, which covers flowers, plants, trees and shrubs, is aimed at boosting sales |
N.J. Aims to Boost Sales of Local Produce
AP via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:08 PM PDT
First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms. Now the state Department of Agriculture is trying to give New Jersey nurseries their own distinctive brand, dubbed "Jersey Grown." |
With Millions Still in Poverty, India Considers a Job Guarantee
Washington Post Mon, 13 Jun 2005 1:52 AM PDT
JEJURI, India -- Kailash Jagtap, a millet farmer in western India, spends seven hours a day digging soil with a spade and scooping it onto a plate, which his wife then carries away on her head. Twenty other people work alongside them under the scorching sun. Their mission is to build a pond to... |
Studies: Warming trend could hurt asthma, allergy sufferers
Macon Telegraph Mon, 13 Jun 2005 0:13 AM PDT
New research suggests global warming could leave Middle Georgians sneezing more as allergy and asthma cases increase. A federal Department of Agriculture study shows that increasing carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, causes individual weeds to produce more pollen earlier and longer. |
To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Sun, 12 Jun 2005 9:33 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides. |
Huge farms drive more production
The Age Sun, 12 Jun 2005 2:04 PM PDT
Productivity and new technology will increasingly drive Australian agriculture, with its output and economic importance growing despite many farmers quitting the sector, says a leading business analyst. |
Local News - Central Ohio - www.centralohio.com
CentralOhio.com Sun, 12 Jun 2005 7:14 AM PDT
Who has the biggest tree? COSHOCTON - Almost 50 percent of the land mass in Coshocton County is wooded, said Greg Hoffman, district technician with Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District. As such, a contest is under way to find the biggest tree. |
N.J. aims to boost sales of local produce
SanLuisObispo.com Mon, 13 Jun 2005 0:03 AM PDT
TRENTON, N.J. - First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms. |
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