Agriculture Briefs
The Robesonian Mon, 30 May 2005 7:55 AM PDT
LUMBERTON - Will Norton, a fourth-grader at Tanglewood Elementary, recently won several first-place awards for his participation in the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation District's Poster Contest. |
Consider soil type when choosing tree for planting
The Advertiser-Tribune Mon, 30 May 2005 9:12 PM PDT
Every year various trees are put on display to grab the attention of consumers who want to fill an empty void in their yards. With so many varieties available, selecting the appropriate tree can be difficult. |
Ukraine loses grain yields to dry weather
AgriMarket Mon, 30 May 2005 7:55 AM PDT
Forecast grain yields in Ukraine are dropping considerably because of unfavourable weather conditions, Tetyana Adamenko, agriculture specialist from Ukrainian weather centre said to APK-Inform on Monday. She said more than 30 percent of Ukrainian territory was now affected by soil drought. |
Minnesota farmers prepare for soybean rust
Minnesota Public Radio Mon, 30 May 2005 10:31 PM PDT
Agriculture experts have been watching a disease called soybean rust hop around the globe for decades. Now, some Minnesota farmers are preparing for the arrival of soy rust. |
NAF programme for bank officers
News Today Tue, 31 May 2005 4:03 AM PDT
Agriculture is the focus of the new millennium and the volume of business generated by banks for agriculture outstrips any other sector, M K Raju, chairman, National Agro Foods, has said. |
New SDSU ag dean on the job
Rapid City Journal Mon, 30 May 2005 9:17 PM PDT
BROOKINGS - South Dakota State University's new dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences will be meeting South Dakotans face to face in the coming months at experiment-farm tours and other SDSU events. |
Ag calendar
The Community Press Mon, 30 May 2005 12:20 PM PDT
June 5 - Livestock Medicines Education Program, Equine Course, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Baltimore. June 6 - Professionalism and Ethics in Agriculture Course. Presented by Ontario Institute of Agrologists. One-day course in Quinte area. |
Shoreline improvement on Lake Ontario is focus
The Buffalo News Tue, 31 May 2005 6:00 AM PDT
OLCOTT - A commission working on possible Lake Ontario shoreline improvements has called a public meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Olcott Fire Company hall, 1691 Lockport- Olcott Road. |
Weather forces replanting
CentralOhio.com Tue, 31 May 2005 5:00 AM PDT
AMANDA - Sean Rittinger farms about 1,400 acres of corn and soybeans with his dad and grandfather. The cold system that came through the area last month caused him to replant 100 acres of corn. Rittinger said he was lucky the emergence of the crops on his remaining 1,300 acres was sufficient. |
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