Soil in south Minneapolis to be tested for arsenic Grand Forks Herald Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:24 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says soil will be tested for arsenic contamination next month at 600 homes and businesses in south Minneapolis. | Brown County Ag Agent: Crops are "on the Edge of Crashing" WBAY 2 Fri, 22 Jul 2005 4:19 PM PDT Agricultural experts say farmers are seeing significant crop damage in some areas with lighter soil. Agriculture agent Dan Schreiner says crops are growing slower, and the corn is tasselling several weeks early. | Emily Mostly Beneficial for South Texas Agriculture AgNews Fri, 22 Jul 2005 7:29 AM PDT WESLACO Hurricane Emily's sideswipe appears to have been beneficial for South Texas agriculture. With landfall 75 miles south of Brownsville, the storm brought little more than badly needed rainfall to the area. | Saturday, July 23, 2005 Morgan Hill Times Sat, 23 Jul 2005 5:44 AM PDT The bell isn t tolling for South Valley farmers just yet. Total agriculture revenue in Santa Clara County grew by a healthy 7 percent in 2004 to $258,359,850, up from $241,113,8490 in 2003, according to the annual crop report released this week. | Horse-farming makes a comeback Arizona Daily Star Sat, 23 Jul 2005 0:09 AM PDT SISTERS, Ore. - To some, the thought of a farmer patiently working the field behind a horse and plow might evoke pangs of nostalgia for the early days of agriculture. But in fact, the practice is | Emergency CRP grazing authorized Galesburg Register-Mail Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:14 PM PDT GALESBURG - The Department of Agriculture on Friday released conservation acreage for emergency grazing because of the severe drought. | HORSE-AND-PLOW FARMING MAKING A COMEBACK KPVI-TV Fri, 22 Jul 2005 2:34 PM PDT SISTERS, Ore. (AP) -- The horse and plow are making a comeback in the world of farming. The publisher of the "Small Farmer's Journal" says increasingly, small farmers are finding horse-powered agriculture a workable alternative to mechanization. |
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