Soil News: Rutgers spearheads N.J. asparagus revival

Monday, July 04, 2005

Rutgers spearheads N.J. asparagus revival

Rutgers spearheads N.J. asparagus revival
Press of Atlantic City Sun, 03 Jul 2005 2:06 AM PDT
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - Call it the comeback crop. Once nearly wiped out, asparagus is growing strong again on New Jersey soil.

Self-help in full flood, monsoon is no worry in these border villages
The Hindu Sat, 02 Jul 2005 1:47 PM PDT
CONTRIBUTING THEIR MITE: Villagers along the India-Pakistan border pooled their resources to prevent floods. They were able to save several acres of agriculture land from inundation. â€”

Grassroots
The Des Moines Register Sun, 03 Jul 2005 2:09 AM PDT
The agricultural policy summit, "New Directions in Federal Farm Policy: Issues for the 2007 Farm Bill," will be held Wednesday-Friday at the Scheman Center on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames.

Evaluation of Disinfectant Efficacy When Applied to the Floor of Poultry Grow-Out Facilities
RedNova Sun, 03 Jul 2005 2:39 AM PDT
Primary Audience: Researchers, Veterinarians, Production Managers SUMMARY A common practice is to wash and disinfect poultry grow-out barns after used litter has been removed.

Assimilation Versus Accumulation of Macro- and Micronutrients in Soils: Relations to Livestock and Poultry Feeding
RedNova Sun, 03 Jul 2005 2:39 AM PDT
Primary Audience: Extension Personnel, Consultants, Nutritionists SUMMARY Nutrient management is an integral part of profitable agrisystems, but in some areas of the United States, continued applications of fertilizer and manure nutrients in excess of crop requirements have led to a buildup of nutrient concentrations that are of environmental concern.

S.J. blueberry co-op bows to changing times
Courier-Post Sun, 03 Jul 2005 1:03 AM PDT
PEMBERTON TWP. In the cradle of the blueberry industry, the turnover is complete. It was here in 1916 that Elizabeth White and Frederick V. Coville tamed wild blueberries and made them commercially viable. Twelve years later, Tru-Blu Cooperative was formed.

Famine fears grow in North Korea as crops do not / Few reserves in nation where 2 million starved to death in mid-'90s
San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 03 Jul 2005 3:39 AM PDT
From the first light of morning, soldiers squat in the fields, many of them stripped down to their T-shirts. They are joined by women with babies strapped to their backs, children who look like they ought to be in school and senior citizens with white...

Catastrophic Mortality Composting: Is It Safe and Effective?
RedNova Sun, 03 Jul 2005 2:40 AM PDT
Primary Audience: Flock supervisors, Veterinarians, and Researchers SUMMARY Catastrophic composting can be an effective disposal method. This is especially true for destruction of viral disease agents.

North Korea appears on the brink of famine
Houston Chronicle Sat, 02 Jul 2005 10:44 PM PDT
HAEGUMGANG, NORTH KOREA - From the first light of morning, soldiers squat in the fields, many of them stripped down to their T-shirts.

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Rutgers spearheads N.J. asparagus revival

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