Ag center leads way in research
Monterey County Herald Sat, 09 Jul 2005 3:01 AM PDT
Every Californian who enjoys food should review the recent issue of California Agriculture that chronicles 40 years of agricultural research and technology that has taken place at the Kearney Research and Extension Center at Parlier in Fresno County. |
Opinion
AG Weekly Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:05 PM PDT
Humanity's future in a Kansas field? As I drove here from Kansas City (to Salinas), rain fell nearly all the way and pooled in wide fields of crops. Eventually the water would run off, carrying away precious top soil and leeching chemical fertilizers into the ecosystem. |
Land management campaign begins
Kuensel Sat, 09 Jul 2005 0:44 AM PDT
9 July 2005 - A team agriculture officials led by the agriculture minister, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, will start a 15-day land management campaign in the east starting today. |
RP has its first case of bird flu
INQ7.net Fri, 08 Jul 2005 1:55 PM PDT
THE COUNTRY has its first case of bird flu, but the strain is not deadly to humans. At least three ducks in a small farm in Calumpit, Bulacan were found to have H5, a "low-pathogen" strain of avian influenza, outgoing Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap announced yesterday. |
Kellogg endows research at UCD
The Sacramento Bee Fri, 08 Jul 2005 7:29 AM PDT
One of the largest private gifts ever made for the study of "sustainable agriculture" - a $1.5 million endowment from the Michigan-based Kellogg Foundation to UC Davis - will propel the university's research to the forefront of growing more food with fewer chemicals, officials announced this week. |
Hawaii: Celebrating the sweet Maui onion
CNN.com Fri, 08 Jul 2005 1:13 PM PDT
Eric Booker, right, celebrates his win at the Maui onion eating contest in August 2004. HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- Some essentials to bring to Maui: Golf clubs, swimsuit and sunscreen. Binoculars during whale-watching season. And there's the less obvious: Breath mints. |
Oil and Food Security Linked
RedNova Sat, 09 Jul 2005 2:38 AM PDT
FROM FARM TO PLATE, the modern food system relies heavily on cheap oil. Threats to the oil supply also are threats to the food supply. As food undergoes more processing and travels farther, the system consumes ever more energy each year. The U.S. |
Horse power
Missoulian Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:46 PM PDT
SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound. |
Ag News R&D Firm Files Patent in 30 Countries to Mitigate Global Climate Change
AG Weekly Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:01 PM PDT
ATHENS, GA -- Eprida, Inc. a company dedicated to exploring innovative solutions to global challenges, announced today they have filed international patents in the 30 largest industrial and agricultural countries for a breakthrough technology that offers a sustainable solution to address climate change. |
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