$100-Million in federal funding will transform the way land-use decisions are made in Canada
The Community Press Tue, 27 Sep 2005 2:23 PM PDT
September 20, 2005, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Andy Mitchell announced the federal government is investing $100-million in the development of an Internet-based service that will provide a recognized source of information, analysis and interpretation of land, soil, water, climatic and biodiversity data to assist land-use managers in their agri-environmental planning. |
24 African Nations Need Food Aid
Ag Report Wed, 28 Sep 2005 7:18 AM PDT
ROME - Sep 28/05 - SNS -- Around 12 million people in six southern African countries need immediate emergency food following a poor cereal harvest earlier this year, according to a report issued today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). |
The art in farming
Casper Star-Tribune Wed, 28 Sep 2005 1:03 AM PDT
OTHELLO, Wash. -- For 37 years, Pirie and Jane Grant have grown everything from hay and wheat to beans and potatoes on their central Washington farm. They've tilled the soil, rotated crops and nurtured their slice of the sprawling area farm and ranch lands -- so much so that agricultural groups have recognized the Grants for their sustainable land practices. |
Agriculture Summary: Corn Maturation Ahead Of 5-Year Average
CattleNetwork.com Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:30 AM PDT
Hurricane Rita came ashore as a Category 3 storm on Saturday near the Texas-Louisiana border. High winds, heavy rain, and tornadoes damaged open-boll cotton as far east as Mississippi , but much of the rice crop in the storm-affected area had already been harvested. |
Conservation planning sign-up pilot announced
Farm And Ranch Guide Tue, 27 Sep 2005 1:37 PM PDT
U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner 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 regulations. |
Week provided terrific harvesting weather
Brandon Sun Wed, 28 Sep 2005 6:44 AM PDT
Most of the Westman region received rain last Friday, with accumulations ranging from trace amounts to 15 millimetres. Light frost on a few mornings resulted in only negligible damage to crops. |
How far does your onion travel?
Seattle Times Wed, 28 Sep 2005 1:22 AM PDT
An onion grown in Iowa travels an average 35 miles to the Iowa supermarket. An onion from the usual sources in other states treks an average... |
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