USDA launches Web Soil Survey site
Enviornmental News Link Wed, 31 Aug 2005 5:25 PM PDT
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (08/23/05) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a Web Soil Survey site that will provide secure public access to the national soils information system. |
Illinois research zeroing in on optimum soil nitrogen rates
EurekAlert! Thu, 01 Sep 2005 5:45 AM PDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- 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. |
Buckeye Creek receives $9,800 from Dept. of Agriculture
KTVO-TV Kirksville Wed, 31 Aug 2005 9:04 PM PDT
(WAPELLO COUNTY) The Wapello County Soil and Water Conservation District is one of 11 counties in the state of Iowa receiving funds to help fix some of the water quality challenges in the area. |
Pilot project for the collection of plastic used in agriculture
di-ve Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:48 AM PDT
VALLETTA, Malta, (di-ve news) -- August 31, 2005 -- 2030CEST -- A fraction out of the 100 tonnes of plastic utilized in agriculture in Malta will start to be collected as part of a pilot project coordinated by Wasteserv with the help of the Mgarr, St. Paul's Bay and Mellieha Local Councils. |
Herdt Urges Increase In Farm Aid to Africa
Cornell Daily Sun Thu, 01 Sep 2005 3:03 AM PDT
Students crowded into 135 Emerson Hall yesterday afternoon for a lecture by Prof. Robert Herdt M.S. '63, applied economics and management, on "Fads, Fashions, Fluctuations and Functionality in Foreign Aid," the first in a seminar series on "Agroecological Perspectives for Sustainable Development," sponsored by the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD). |
By Isaac Kusi, NY | Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005
The Ghanaian Chronicle Thu, 01 Sep 2005 3:26 AM PDT
There have been a few articles written on this site about genetically modified foods. The minister of Agriculture has been flip-flopping on this issue. First, I was full of praises when I heard about the ban on GM foods and a few days later he comes round to support GM foods. |
Stranded goods slowing U.S. trade
International Herald Tribune Thu, 01 Sep 2005 7:07 AM PDT
Ports remained closed from Louisiana to Florida, major transportation arteries were clogged, and imports and exports had slowed to a crawl. |
Iowa schools among first to offer new ag program
Iowa Farmer Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:30 PM PDT
As farming evolves, so does agricultural education. Iowa colleges are on the forefront of ag education, offering new sustainable agriculture opportunities for students. |
Three old-time Nipomo ranching, farming families may develop 203 acres
Arroyo Grande Times Press Recorder Wed, 31 Aug 2005 3:38 PM PDT
Three ranching and farming families with generational ties to Nipomo have renewed attempts to rezone 203 acres bordering Highway 101 and the proposed Willow Road extension from agriculture to a mix of low-density residential and commercial uses. |
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