South Cotabato's fertile lands fast deteriorating
Sun Star Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:03 AM PDT
THE quality of soil in most parts of South Cotabato is reportedly fast declining due to the overuse of commercial inorganic or synthetic fertilizers by local farmers over the last decade, agriculture officials revealed. |
Thrust on agriculture, SSIs
Kaumundi Online Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:15 AM PDT
KANNUR: The newly-elected district panchayat will lay thrust on agricultural production and small-scale industries. It will also demand that the government take steps to solve shortage of engineering staff in the panchayat as well as doctors at the government hospital here. |
Johanns announces $1.7 billion in 2005 CRP payments
Rapid City Journal Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:04 PM PDT
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue $1.7 billion in Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP, payments to participating producers for fiscal year 2005, allowing producers to earn an average of $4,143 per farm enrolled, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced last week. |
Why is Africa unable to feed itself?
Daily Times Tue, 11 Oct 2005 3:00 AM PDT
THE green sugar cane fields of southern Malawi bear testimony to the fertile soil that blankets the sun-drenched land. But aid agencies say 5 million people there, or close to half the population, need food aid - a shocking state of affairs in a country which should be a farmer’s paradise. |
Researcher studies ways to utilize winter legumes
Prairie Star Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:06 AM PDT
MOCCASIN, Mont. - Pulse crops are gaining momentum in Montana agriculture as farmers learn the benefits of including them in grain crop rotations. Pulse crops, such as field peas and lentils, benefit farmers in several ways when included in grain crop rotations. |
Worm tunnels may be funneling contaminants to drainage pipes
Tri-State Neighbor Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:29 PM PDT
There's no doubt that earthworms benefit agriculture by their tunneling. But a recent study has shown that their burrows might also be funneling liquid manure - and possibly other contaminants - to underground drainage pipes. |
Portneuf cleanup efforts accelerate
Idaho State Journal Tue, 11 Oct 2005 6:42 AM PDT
F rom sedimentation to bac- terial contamination, the Portneuf River has encountered a variety of infirmities over the years, but concerned parties are making renewed efforts to turn Pocatello's ailing stream into a healthy river. |
Modified-algae project halted
Honolulu Advertiser Tue, 11 Oct 2005 5:43 AM PDT
HILO, Hawai'i — A Big Island judge yesterday reversed state approval of a project to grow genetically engineered algae in outdoor tanks at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai'i in Kona, ruling an environmental assessment must be done before the project can proceed. |
Blacklisted Souvenirs
AskMen Mon, 10 Oct 2005 9:45 PM PDT
At some point or other, we've all been surprised to learn that the roll of Camembert or the small otter we've sought to bring home from vacation is barred at customs. |
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