Illinois Research Zeroing In On Optimum Soil Nitrogen Rates
Science Daily Wed, 07 Sep 2005 6:34 AM PDT
A new study to evaluate the Illinois Soil N Test (ISNT) calls into question traditional soil fertility recommendations and promises a radical new soil-based approach that will benefit crop yields, the environment, and the bottom line for farmers. |
Hot, dry weather hurts soil moisture, row-crop development
AberdeenNews.com Tue, 06 Sep 2005 7:15 PM PDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The same dry conditions that allowed South Dakota farmers to make good progress in winter wheat seeding, silage cutting and other work also hurt soil moisture levels and hurt crop and pasture conditions. |
Central Chronicle--Opinion
Central Chronicle Tue, 06 Sep 2005 1:15 PM PDT
Regional integration in any form is invariably determined by the region's geography and geology. The region's location will dictate its climate and together with its soil its agriculture. Its mineral wealth as well as its agricultural raw materials would govern its industrial activity. |
FRENCH SPECIALISTS VISIT GUBA
AzerTag Wed, 07 Sep 2005 0:39 AM PDT
Two experts on fruit growing of the Loiret Department’s Chamber of Agriculture of France stayed on August 30 - September 5 in the town of Guba to visit local Center for Agricultural Science within the framework of Fruit Growing Cooperation program, established between the Embassy of France and Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Agriculture in December 2002. |
Ag appreciation picnic expects to draw 900
Fairmont Sentinel Tue, 06 Sep 2005 1:20 PM PDT
FAIRMONT -- Local agriculture organizations will thank area residents and merchants for their support of agriculture when the second annual "Community Appreciation Picnic" is held Sunday at Heritage Acres. |
Officials Mount Fight Against Cogon Grass
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 07 Sep 2005 3:11 AM PDT
Cogon grass, a hardy weed that has overwhelmed forests in Africa and Asia, has established a beachhead in the Southeast, where officials hope to stamp it out, or at least stop its invasive spread. |
South African Farmers Clean Up with 'Green Sugar'
Environmental News Network Wed, 07 Sep 2005 3:42 AM PDT
From the air, sections of South Africa's sugar country resemble a vast green carpet that has been gently rolled across the landscape. But environmentalists say this bucolic scene is deceptive and masks an ugly truth: Much of the sugar industry has laid waste to fragile ecosystems, its tentacles reaching deep into valleys and destroying vital wetlands. |
It’s all about service in the implement business
Aurora News-Register Wed, 07 Sep 2005 5:41 AM PDT
Do you drive red, green or some other color? In the world of farm machinery, the answer to that question may have as much to do with family tradition as horsepower, features or price. |
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