Hot, dry weather hurts soil moisture, row-crop development
Sioux City Journal Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:21 PM PDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- 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. |
Ill. High School Teaching Grape Growing
WJLA-TV Washington D.C. Thu, 08 Sep 2005 4:08 AM PDT
VALMEYER, Ill. (AP) - The few rows of grapes planted about six years ago near the high school's greenhouse in this southern Illinois town used to give Howard Heavner and his students fits.The agriculture teacher knew little about how to prune the fickle plant, much less how to spray it. |
Ill. High School Teaching Grape Growing
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 08 Sep 2005 3:40 AM PDT
The few rows of grapes planted about six years ago near the high school's greenhouse in this southern Illinois town used to give Howard Heavner and his students fits. |
Iowa schools among first to offer new ag program
Iowa Farmer Wed, 07 Sep 2005 8:43 AM PDT
As farming evolves, so does agricultural education. Iowa colleges are on the forefront of ag education, offering new sustainable agriculture opportunities for students. |
Wetlands restoration in works
Courier-Post Thu, 08 Sep 2005 2:20 AM PDT
Terri Loy of the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge releases a rehabilitated red tail hawk in honor of a major wetlands restoration project. This section of the Franklin Parker Preserve will be part of a wetlands restoration project. |
Homegrown goodies
Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 08 Sep 2005 0:26 AM PDT
Val Chatwin has labored all summer in hopes of being queen of the beans, if not a few other things as well. Cliff Lee has his eye on the potato title, while Lucylle Jones figures her tomatoes are contenders and Lee Russell likes the looks of his rhubarb. This afternoon, when the doors to the 150th Utah State Fair open in Salt Lake City, Chatwin and some of the others are likely to be |
Horse power
Missoulian Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:57 PM PDT
SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound. |
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