Are unmanned vehicles the future in agriculture?
uniprotokolle Tue, 16 Aug 2005 4:43 AM PDT
Are unmanned vehicles the future in agriculture? The latest technologies such as satellite navigation and unmanned autonomous vehicles do not stop at agriculture. In precision agriculture these techniques are used for variable rate spreading of fertilisers or pesticides. |
New state board appoints secretary of agriculture
Arkansas News Bureau Tue, 16 Aug 2005 2:50 AM PDT
LITTLE ROCK ? In the halls of the Capitol, the hills of western Arkansas and the fields of the Delta, Gov. Mike Huckabee kept hearing the same advice about who should lead the state?s newest agency. |
High Carbon Dioxide Levels Spur Southern Pines To Grow More Needles
Science Daily Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:01 PM PDT
A Duke University study has found that maturing stands of pines exposed to the higher levels of carbon dioxide expected by mid-century produce more needles than those absorbing today's levels of the gas, even under drought conditions. However, the study also found that lack of soil nutrients may impose limitations in many forests. |
Women s Outdoor Skills Days coming in September
CentralOhio.com Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:14 AM PDT
There will be a Women s Outdoor Skills Days, Sept. 23-24 at the Miller Conservation Farm in Seneca County. The event is being coordinated through the Ottawa County Soil and Water Conservation District and other county conservation departments. |
Malawi faces worst food crisis in years, says FAO
AngolaPress Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:36 AM PDT
Dakar, Senegal, 08/15 - With more than 4.2 million of its people in need of assistance, Malawi is facing its worst food crisis in more than a decade, due to a combination of factors, including drought, floods, consecutive poor harvests, endemic poverty and the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned. |
Release No. 0309.05
USDA Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:50 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2005 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with other federal agencies, will participate in the White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation in St. Louis, Mo., August 29-31, 2005 to provide a forum for a diverse group of leaders to exchange information. |
Anthrax Toll Rises
KFYR Tue, 16 Aug 2005 5:49 AM PDT
than 300 animals in 12 North Dakota counties have died from anthrax. Doctor Beth Carlson says it's the largest outbreak the state has ever seen and she says it does not appear to be over. The disease was first found July Sixth, in a bison herd in Ransom County. |
Biofertilisers To Be Available For Market Next Year
Bernama Tue, 16 Aug 2005 2:42 AM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Biofertilisers and animal feed products developed jointly by the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and FybOrganic Technologies Sdn Bhd are expected to be available in the market by next year. |
www.delawareonline.com آ¦ The News Journal آ¦ A bumper crop of opportunity
Delaware Online Tue, 16 Aug 2005 3:08 AM PDT
The fact that glues, inks, paints, plastics and fuels can be made with soybeans is for most people merely a fascinating bit of science. For Delmar soybean farmer Martin Ross -- who faces constant pressures to sell his land for development -- it means hope for farming's future. |
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