Free Soil-Testing Campaign Kicks Off
AgNews Mon, 10 Oct 2005 7:44 AM PDT
WESLACO – Stung by the rising costs of fuel and other operating expenses, Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers and ranchers may find some relief from a free soil-testing campaign sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension. |
South Cotabato's fertile lands fast deteriorating
Sun Star Sun, 09 Oct 2005 9:51 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. |
Why Is Africa Unable To Feed Itself?
Environmental News Network Mon, 10 Oct 2005 4:28 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. |
SciDev.Net
SciDev.net Mon, 10 Oct 2005 5:04 AM PDT
What role can genetically modified crops play in helping to address the needs of developing nations? Few would argue that they provide the only solution to 'sustainable' agriculture and food production, but many believe that GM technology can make an important contribution. |
Zac Goldsmith: You ask The Questions
Independent Mon, 10 Oct 2005 3:35 AM PDT
So, how can I recycle my mobile? And haven't you got too many children? Zac Goldsmith has been editor of The Ecologist magazine since 1998. As a campaigner and fundraiser, he has worked on issues including agriculture, energy and global trade policy. |
Pumpkin growing no walk in the patch
Plymouth Pilot News Mon, 10 Oct 2005 7:50 AM PDT
PLYMOUTH - As the leaves change colors and the temperature drops, Marshall County roads become dotted orange with local pumpkin stands. Many families sell pumpkins, gourds, mums and Indian corn to supplement their income, said Marshall County Agriculture Educator Bob Yoder. |
Thrust on agriculture, SSIs
Kaumundi Online Sun, 09 Oct 2005 9:45 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 Sun, 09 Oct 2005 10:00 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. |
Fear centered below surface at polluted sites
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News Mon, 10 Oct 2005 4:39 AM PDT
Hurricane Katrina battered six of the nation's most seriously polluted hazardous waste sites. Now the effects of Hurricane Rita on five other "Superfund" sites are causing even more concern. |
RWANDA: New farming project to benefit 75,000 in rural areas
AlertNet Mon, 10 Oct 2005 7:34 AM PDT
NAIROBI, 10 October (IRIN) - A US $8.4 million project, under which several innovative farming methods will be tested, is set to benefit at least 75,000 Rwandans living in rural areas, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has said. |
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