Study: Burn corn stalks, fertilize soil
UPI Mon, 07 Nov 2005 5:16 PM PST
AMES, Iowa, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Iowa State University scientists say partially burning corn stalks, husks and cobs left in fields may help improve soil fertility. |
Phosphorus levels catch regulators' attention
AG Weekly Mon, 07 Nov 2005 9:02 PM PST
BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho State Department of Agriculture issued a press release Wednesday announcing that soil tests have revealed higher-than-acceptable levels of phosphorus in fields that receive manure. |
Soil and Water Conservation District hold Harrison banquet
The Steubenville Herald-Star Mon, 07 Nov 2005 7:28 AM PST
CADIZ - Sixty years of developments and improvements in farming and rural living and changes in personnel were shown in a display of photographs and a slide presentation during the 60th annual Harrison Soil and Water Conservation District meeting and banquet held Thursday at Wallace Lodge at Sally Buffalo Park. |
New Global Agricultural Census Under Way
AllAfrica.com Tue, 08 Nov 2005 6:17 AM PST
More than 100 countries are participating in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) 2010 round of agricultural censuses covering the period 2006-2015, the agency announced today. |
Ag Bill contains funding for Black Belt farmers
Demopolis Times Tue, 08 Nov 2005 3:07 AM PST
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-AL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding for Alabama agriculture projects included in the Fiscal Year 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. |
Farming That Improves the Environment
Newswise Mon, 07 Nov 2005 1:23 PM PST
Researchers say partially burning some of the corn stalks, husks and cobs left in corn fields produces products that can be used to improve soil fertility, boost in-soil storage of greenhouse gases and reduce the amount of natural gas used to produce fertilizer. |
Could Africa be the incubator for bird flu pandemic?
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News Tue, 08 Nov 2005 4:18 AM PST
As countries scramble to slaughter infected poultry in fear of a bird-flu pandemic, there is growing concern about the effect of the disease on Africa. The continent's population, already ravaged by AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, could be particularly vulnerable. |
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