South Cotabato's fertile lands fast deteriorating
Sun Star Wed, 12 Oct 2005 9:58 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. |
Fish-farming pioneer wins 'Nobel of food'
USA Today Wed, 12 Oct 2005 6:58 PM PDT
The $250,000 World Food Prize, considered by many the Nobel Prize of food and agriculture, was awarded today to an Indian scientist credited with launching a "blue revolution" (a rapid increase in fish production) in the developing world. |
Researcher studies ways to utilize winter legumes
Prairie Star Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:21 PM 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. |
Johanns announces $1.7 billion in 2005 CRP payments
Rapid City Journal Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:19 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. |
Sherburne plans to clean up water supplies
St. Cloud Times Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:18 PM PDT
BECKER — Sherburne County isn't known for its pristine water. The county's history of agriculture and rapid growth have caused problems such as algae growth in many lakes. |
Forest planting way behind schedule, Ha Noi review told
Viet Nam News Thu, 13 Oct 2005 2:52 AM PDT
Ha Noi — The planting of protective and special-use forest during the past seven years has topped the target set for growth by 3 per cent, Deputy Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Hua Duc Nhi has told a meeting of review in Ha Noi. |
Tall tomato proves productive
Ironwood Daily Globe Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:29 AM PDT
In a secluded corner of an Ironwood Township garden, an 11-foot-tall plant produced more than 300 tomatoes this season. It proved to two master gardeners that biodynamic agriculture lives up to its promise of increased plant size and yield. |
Teacher Team
USA Today Wed, 12 Oct 2005 4:57 PM PDT
From an English teacher in a tiny farming community in Washington state to a TV production and moviemaking teacher in Miami's Little Havana, here are the members of the 2005 All-USA Teacher Team. |
Corn, beans weather well dry summer
Chicago Tribune Thu, 13 Oct 2005 5:28 AM PDT
At the Cargill grain elevator in Vincennes, Ind., Bill Bergman stood by as a flood of soybeans gushed from a farmer's truck into storage, part of a surprising bumper crop piling up across the Midwest. |
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