Celebrate agriculture at annual fall fair
Ancaster News Fri, 23 Sep 2005 4:16 AM PDT
By the time you read this, the 155th annual Ancaster Fair will be well under way, but it is not too late to participate in this celebration of agriculture in Ancaster. |
Chesapeake Bay agriculture needs more federal assistance, study says
Gazette.Net Thu, 22 Sep 2005 7:13 PM PDT
UPPER MARLBORO — The precarious financial position of the region’s farmers, who are under pressure to sell their land to developers and often unable to afford environmentally friendly practices, threatens the health of Maryland’s waterways, according to a report released Tuesday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. |
AgriMin to unveil strategies for 4% growth at full Plan meet
Outlook India Fri, 23 Sep 2005 3:02 AM PDT
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar would unveil a slew of measures to achieve the targeted 4 per cent farm sector growth in the Tenth Plan period at the full Planning Commission meeting slated for September 27 to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |
U.S. Senate bill has millions for Alaska
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Fri, 23 Sep 2005 4:17 AM PDT
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Senate approved an agriculture spending bill Thursday maintaining several multimillion dollar programs in Alaska that Sen. Ted Stevens developed during his chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee. |
Call for crop-spraying crackdown
The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Thu, 22 Sep 2005 7:00 PM PDT
A HIGHLY critical report yesterday urged far better protection for the public from the pesticides used in crop-spraying and agriculture. |
Ag group urges Abrams buyout
News-Register Thu, 22 Sep 2005 2:22 PM PDT
Sam Sweeney will tell you his fields feature some of the best soil in the Willamette Valley for growing vegetables. |
High Plains Journal Farm and Ranch Magazine
High Plains Journal Thu, 22 Sep 2005 9:09 AM PDT
OMAHA (DTN) -- According to a USDA release, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today said USDA has deployed personnel and resources to assist the efforts by federal, state and local authorities in preparation prior to Hurricane Rita's landfall. |
Release No. 0391.05
USDA Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:10 PM PDT
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 22, 2005-Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner today announced that nine states are participating in the first conservation planning sign-up, a pilot initiative that emphasizes the importance of conservation planning to help farmers and ranchers be better prepared to apply for conservation programs and to comply with federal, state, tribal and local environmental |
Corn Dispute Hurts Michigan, Ohio Farmers
Ag Report Fri, 23 Sep 2005 7:48 AM PDT
LANSING - Sep 23/05 - MFB -- A Canadian trade dispute over U.S. corn sold to Canada will hurt Michigan and Ohio the most as corn trade between these Midwest states and Canada grinds to a halt, compounding the existing problem of a projected bumper crop and too little space to store the harvest as a result of last year's record-yielding corn crop and market disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina. |
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