New agriculture policy aims at improving rural wealth
The Jamaica Observer Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:11 PM PDT
STATE minister for agriculture Errol Ennis has mapped out government's agricultural strategy which he said seeks to develop a sector more responsive to global trends and which will help to create wealth in the rural economy in particular. |
Ethanol And Biodiesel From Crops Not Worth The Energy
Science Daily Tue, 05 Jul 2005 9:48 PM PDT
David Pimentel, professor of ecology and agriculture at Cornell University, has co-authored an analysis that finds that producing ethanol or biodiesel from corn and other biomass uses more energy than is produced. |
Wednesday July 6, 04:44 PM
Yahoo! India News Wed, 06 Jul 2005 4:28 AM PDT
Hajipur (Bihar) , July 6 (ANI) : The Agriculture Research Institute (ARI) in Hajipur district of Bihar is promoting Jatropha, a plant which grows in dry tracts, as an economically viable substitute for diesel. |
N.Y. May Raise Fines for ATV Use on Farms
AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:14 AM PDT
A measure awaiting Gov. George Pataki's signature would raise the penalties for riding all-terrain vehicles on farmland posted against trespassing. |
July 6, 2005
SeedQuest Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:06 PM PDT
“New lines are selected because they contain unique germplasm with traits of particular interest to Western Australian growers and are then evaluated to determine how well adapted they are to local conditions,†said Research Officer Ms Christina Grime. |
Study Finds Ethanol And Biodiesel From Crops Not Worth The Energy
Pollution Online Wed, 06 Jul 2005 6:39 AM PDT
Ithaca, NY — Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study. |
Tioga County Fair open with new attractions
Evening Times Wed, 06 Jul 2005 5:14 AM PDT
OWEGO - The 2005 Tioga County Fair actually opened at noon off Route 17C in Owego Tuesday with a Senior (Citizens) Day and free gate admission until 5 p.m., but the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce (in conjunction with the Tioga County Fair Board) held an official ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m. to inaugurate something new at the site. |
Celebrate the sweet Maui onion
USA Today Tue, 05 Jul 2005 11:32 AM PDT
Some essentials to bring to Maui: Golf clubs, swimsuit and sunscreen. Binoculars during whale-watching season. And there's the ... |
Summertime blues
Courier-Post Wed, 06 Jul 2005 1:10 AM PDT
It's blueberry season, and what better way to celebrate than by baking berries in prize-winning recipes? What better berry to bake than a Jersey blueberry? |
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