Soil test is a wise investment
Fort Frances Times Mon, 17 Oct 2005 6:38 AM PDT
With all of the soil samples that are analyzed each year, I’m amazed at the number of fields that still don’t get soil tested. It baffles me why a farmer would spend thousands of dollars on fertilizer, without investing 20 bucks in a soil test to tell him if he is putting on the right amount. |
Florida agriculture: A tough row to hoe
Miami Herald Mon, 17 Oct 2005 3:03 AM PDT
South Florida farmers turn to new products, mechanization and niche markets to survive. To stay competitive, the industry is making investments to upgrade technology and machinery to cut costs. |
Organics Web site launched
Honolulu Advertiser Mon, 17 Oct 2005 6:02 AM PDT
The University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources is seeking to become as important a resource for organic farmers as it has been for the conventional agriculture community. To that end, the college has launched a Web site — www.ctahr.hawaii .edu/organic — that contains an extensive list of online educational and instructional documents on farming without chemicals, as |
Organic Benefits Still Face Debate
RedNova Mon, 17 Oct 2005 4:48 AM PDT
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on organic fruits and vegetables. For years, I've been skeptical about the value of eating organic food. |
TURNING AWAY FROM TILLING
Miami Herald Mon, 17 Oct 2005 3:04 AM PDT
BY PAULO PRADA When Albino Ampessan bought 620 acres here in 1982, the plucky farmer was undeterred by the scrubby bushes, gnarled trees and wiry grasses typical of Brazil's vast, central savannas. |
City residents buying farmland some even to farm
AG Weekly Sun, 16 Oct 2005 9:24 PM PDT
Pushing wheelbarrows full of home-equity or low-interest mortgages, more people all across America are heading for the countryside -- to raise animals, to experience life in the rough, sometimes even to grow a crop or two. |
17 October 2005
PharmiWeb Mon, 17 Oct 2005 3:13 AM PDT
The new Plant Growth Controlled Environment Test Facility at Aberystwyth’s Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) is playing a key role in the development of new, sustainable, grass varieties capable of providing high quality animal feed. |
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