Soil News: March 2005

[soil agriculture]

Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Healthy Soil for Healthy People
Newswise Tue, 29 Mar 2005 7:13 AM PST
Newswise â€” Researchers at the University of Adelaideâ€™s recently established Centre for Soil-Plant Interactions (CSPI) will be striving to capture community awareness of â€œthe importance of healthy soil for healthy peopleâ€‌.

Finding a rainbow in rain
SanLuisObispo.com Wed, 30 Mar 2005 3:17 AM PST
After traveling from Indiana to the Central Coast, Nyke Walsh and Cameron Holman weren't about to let a little rain keep them out of the water Tuesday. Beneath an overcast sky, the 17-year-old friends leashed their legs to rented surfboards and crossed Pismo Beach in search of good waves.

Grants offered for feedlot operators
Rapid City Journal Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:35 PM PST
PIERRE -- Livestock feeding operations and auction markets can apply for money available through the state to help them comply with federal Environmental Protection Agency manure management guidelines.

Recent snow helps, but it's not enough to ward off a drought
BendBulletin.com Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:49 PM PST
The recent abundance of wet weather in Central Oregon has increased snow levels in the mountains and improved conditions, but experts say it will not be enough to steer the region away from a drought.

The state of the world? It is on the brink of disaster
Belfast Telegraph Wed, 30 Mar 2005 1:26 AM PST
The state of the world? An authoritative study of the biological relationships vital to maintaining life has found disturbing evidence of man-made degradation.

Failing ecosystems endanger humans, report warns
Toronto Star Wed, 30 Mar 2005 1:55 AM PST
OTTAWAâ€”The human race is exacting such a deadly toll on the global environment that we are endangering our own future well-being, a four-year scientific study warned today.

Planting time, again
Freeport Journal Tue, 29 Mar 2005 9:46 PM PST
It's that time of year when area farmers are in the final push to get their machinery, seeds and fertilizer ready for another season of planting.

News
Arkansas News Bureau Wed, 30 Mar 2005 0:55 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - The final and much-anticipated bill with formulas for delivering the money to make statewide school building improvements ran into criticism Tuesday from a House panel considering the plan for the first time. -

Area farmers earn honors for quality
Northwestern Wed, 30 Mar 2005 1:45 AM PST
TOWN OF CENTERVILLE -- A state-of-the-art farm runoff project going on here may tell farmers and scientists how farming impacts water quality. And that project has already garnered a statewide honor for a dairy farm s owners.

ZAMBIA: A drought-prone country turns to cassava
AlertNet Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:08 AM PST
LUSAKA, 29 March (IRIN) - Stung by the threat of a poor maize harvest, the Zambian government has urged farmers to turn to cassava production in the drought-prone southern and central regions.

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Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Farmersâ€™; weather worries: Hot, dry or wet?
The Des Moines Register Sun, 27 Mar 2005 5:53 AM PST
Farmers' weather worries: Hot, dry or wet? High levels of soil moisture, more rain may delay planting. Ames, Ia. - Plant scientists have used biotechnology to make crops repel pests and withstand application of weed killers that otherwise would be lethal to the crops.

NEWS: BUSINESS
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Sun, 27 Mar 2005 4:17 AM PST
PLAINFIELD --- Patience pays off. The U.S. Department of Agriculture makes no claims organically-grown food is safer or more nutritious than food conventionally raised, but plenty of people believe it. And, they're willing to pay a premium for it.

Good stewards rewarded
Plattsburgh Press Republican Sun, 27 Mar 2005 1:58 AM PST
PLATTSBURGH Agriculture producers living in the Ausable River watershed may be eligible for a financial reward for operating their businesses in an environmentally friendly manner.

Young artists lend talents to Ag Day poster contest
Whitehaven Appeal Sun, 27 Mar 2005 2:45 AM PST
Jackson Estes and Jayden Curry, both students at Farmington Elementary in Germantown, placed first and second, respectively, in the third- and fourth-grade division at the second annual Ag Day Poster Contest sponsored by Agricenter International.

HENRY A. WALLACE
The Des Moines Register Sun, 27 Mar 2005 2:02 AM PST
Wallace, shown in 1956, was an intellectual and farsighted man who was somewhat shy. He wore many caps: author, editor, philosopher, businessman, public servant, scientist and humanitarian. He believed in keeping fit, and walked four miles to work daily in Washington, D.C.

Elbowroom and country critters
Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:09 PM PST
SAN MIGUEL, Calif. - Tractors do not yet rival cruise ships as vacation icons. But they would if my 2-year-old were in charge. Thanks to the obscure video "Farm Country Ahead,'' my son, Carpenter, is obsessed with agricultural machinery, hay bales and cows.

Grants offered for feedlot operators
Rapid City Journal Sat, 26 Mar 2005 9:28 PM PST
PIERRE -- Livestock feeding operations and auction markets can apply for money available through the state to help them comply with federal Environmental Protection Agency manure management guidelines.

TheStar.com - Turning tail: Canada's immigration exodus
Toronto Star Sun, 27 Mar 2005 1:53 AM PST
They re back: Quincy Wong (right) and friends in Hong Kong. China s government has an official policy to lure back expatriates. T here's a word going around Canada's Chinese community these days: hai gui .

Urban gardeners ditch the dirt
Wisconsin State Journal Sat, 26 Mar 2005 7:43 PM PST
The flock of construction cranes on Madison's Isthmus says it all: People are moving en masse to Downtown condos and apartments.

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Monday, March 28, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Demand for Organic Grains on Rise
Environmental News Network Mon, 28 Mar 2005 3:41 AM PST
The U.S. Department of Agriculture makes no claims organically-grown food is safer or more nutritious than food conventionally raised, but plenty of people believe it. And, they're willing to pay a premium for it.

Calif. Water Districts Lock in Contracts
AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:54 PM PST
For 38 years, Miguel Gonzalez farmed a field near here, the labor providing him with one in a row of tidy cream-colored houses where he lives with his wife Maria alongside other families.

Florida's first commercial coffee plantation to begin production
Miami Herald Mon, 28 Mar 2005 0:02 AM PST
Florida coffee drinkers may soon wake up to a Broward-grown brew. J.C. Nadeau, as if an alchemist-turned-coffee-roaster, is betting his locally grown coffee will be tastier and more pure than pricier blends.

Farmers clamoring for maps
BizJournals Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:03 PM PST
Calls from farmers around the world are pouring into EarthMap Solutions LLC of Longmont these days.

Grants offered for feedlot operators
Rapid City Journal Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:31 PM PST
PIERRE -- Livestock feeding operations and auction markets can apply for money available through the state to help them comply with federal Environmental Protection Agency manure management guidelines.

Ag Days give city kids a taste of farm life
The Beacon News Mon, 28 Mar 2005 0:18 AM PST
MOOSEHEART â€” Mother hens truly do lay green eggs. It came as a big surprise to many of the youngsters attending the Kane County Farm Bureau's 21st annual Ag Days Expo at Mooseheart â€” that different species of hens do produce eggs in shades of brown, blue and green.

Obituaries for 03/28/2005
New Bern Sun Journal Sun, 27 Mar 2005 9:10 PM PST
Dr. Roy L. Lovvorn, age 95, of Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh, died March 26. Funeral services will be held at Springmoor Retirement Community at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Dr. Lovvorn was born...

Mobile lab helps keep track of water use, offers solutions
The News-Press Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:20 PM PST
One man's advice could have saved Lee County 426.7 million gallons of water enough to fill 14,233 pools over the last decade. Jim Nikolich heads the Mobile Irrigation Lab, a free government service that provides residents and businesses with a lawn-watering checkup.

Progress on a family farm
Ionia Sentinel-Standard Mon, 28 Mar 2005 6:00 AM PST
WESTPHALIA TOWNSHIP -- Paul and Tracie Trierweiler don't need awards to show them they're doing a good job running a 600-cow family dairy operation three miles south of Westphalia.

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Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Clean up continues at county road department
Lahontan Valley News Sat, 26 Mar 2005 0:10 AM PST
Efforts to clean up petroleum-contaminated soil continue at the Churchill County Road Department property on North Broadway Street.

KSWCD holds annual legislators luncheon
Mount Vernon News Fri, 25 Mar 2005 7:26 PM PST
MOUNT VERNON â€” The Knox Soil & Water Conservation District held its annual Legislators Pancake & Sausage Luncheon on Friday. The annual event is held to thank legislators and other officials from all levels of government for their support of the KSWCD programs.

U.S. to Start Tracking 'Greenhouse' Gases
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Mar 2005 7:00 AM PST
The government will start keeping track of all the "greenhouse" gases that farmers and foresters voluntarily reduce to help combat global warming. Officials in the Energy and Agriculture departments issued guidelines Wednesday for counting those efforts.

Divergent views on crop diversification
The Tribune Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:34 PM PST
The articles on crop diversification (Feb 18 and 25) evoked divergent views from the readers. The proponents of diversification entirely blame rice cultivation and its high irrigation needs for the decline in the groundwater table and depletion of soil fertility in Punjab.

U.S. to Start Tracking 'Greenhouse' Gases
AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 25 Mar 2005 6:48 AM PST
The government will start keeping track of all the "greenhouse" gases that farmers and foresters voluntarily reduce to help combat global warming.

U.S. to Start Tracking 'Greenhouse' Gases
ABC News Fri, 25 Mar 2005 7:14 AM PST
U.S. Agencies to Start Keeping Track of 'Greenhouse' Gases to Help Combat Global Warming

Small rural district thrives despite enrollment challenges
Kansas City Star Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:15 PM PST
BURR OAK, Kan. - Noise during the passing periods at White Rock High School hardly reaches a dull roar. The hallways aren't crowded. The lockers - each student gets two - don't have locks.

DEQ proposes $112,000 fine for power plant
Missoulian Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:36 PM PST
THOMPSON FALLS - The state Department of Environmental Quality has notified a Thompson Falls power producer of a proposed $112,000 fine for making unauthorized changes in plant design while the plant was under construction in 2003-04.

OPINION: Assessment of Earth's ecosystem a timely wake-up call
New Straits Times Fri, 25 Mar 2005 4:53 PM PST
AFTER four years of work by 1,300 scientists in 95 countries, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment will be launched on Wednesday - the most comprehensive assessment ever of the health of the world's ecosystems.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Fri, 25 Mar 2005 7:23 AM PST
Professor John R Hillman retires on 31st March 2005 after 19 years as Director of the Scottish Crop Research Institute. The staff made a presentation to him in the staff restaurant on Tuesday 29th March.

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Friday, March 25, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Thorsgard honored as Little I Agriculturalist of the Year
Farm And Ranch Guide Thu, 24 Mar 2005 9:11 AM PST
Enoch Thorsgard, Northwood, N.D., has been selected by the North Dakota State University Saddle and Sirloin Club as the 79th Little International Agriculturist of the Year. Each year, the club honors a distinguished leader in North Dakota agriculture who possesses traits members seek to exemplify.

Ag Days give city kids a taste of farm life
The Beacon News Fri, 25 Mar 2005 2:07 AM PST
MOOSEHEART â€” Mother hens truly do lay green eggs. It came as a big surprise to many of the youngsters attending the Kane County Farm Bureau's 21st annual Ag Days Expo at Mooseheart this week that different species of hens do produce eggs in shades of brown, blue and green.

NEWS Vision Emerges for Future of State Forest
Vineyard Gazette Fri, 25 Mar 2005 4:36 AM PST
State forestry officials will meet May 24 with key scientists to try to unify the environmental vision for how to manage and restore the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, the chief forester for the commonwealth told the Gazette last week.

U.S. Farmers Like Their Cheap Food Policy
Ag Report Thu, 24 Mar 2005 2:54 PM PST
LANSING - Mar 24/05 - MFB -- Michigan farmers who recently returned from a 10-day agricultural study tour of eastern Australia say the globetrotting left them with a deeper appreciation of U.S. farm programs that keep food affordable for Americans and a keener awareness of the dangers that occur when agricultural water use is subjected to government restrictions.

Grant awarded for Ag Literacy in Lawrence County
Tri-State Media Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:53 PM PST
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. - Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) has awarded a $1,500 grant to the Wabash Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) headquartered in Lawrenceville, Ill. The grant will help to fund supplies and resource materials necessary for the Lawrence County Partners for Agricultural Literacy Project.

DEQ proposes $112,000 fine for power plant
Missoulian Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:06 PM PST
THOMPSON FALLS - The state Department of Environmental Quality has notified a Thompson Falls power producer of a proposed $112,000 fine for making unauthorized changes in plant design while the plant was under construction in 2003-04.

Referendum weighs water quality, growth
Wisconsin State Journal Thu, 24 Mar 2005 9:57 PM PST
CROSS PLAINS - As spring slowly materializes and the red-wing blackbirds renew their chorus along Black Earth Creek here, a controversy almost as noisy is making for an interesting season.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:50 PM PST
In this section you will find an interesting historical account of the communities that make up Gibson County. Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia.

Corngate seed supplier admits bungle in later GE crops
Stuff Thu, 24 Mar 2005 2:15 PM PST
One of the world's largest agricultural biotechnology companies, Syngenta, has admitted sowing 150sq km of fields in the United States with a genetically engineered corn which had not been approved.

Ontario Farmers Urged to Try "Frost Seeding" 03/24/05 08:25
Farm Page Thu, 24 Mar 2005 7:20 AM PST
OMAHA (DTN) -- Ontario farmers are being introduced to an unorthodox method of planting spring grain called frost seeding, Good Morning Ontario reported.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Conservationists turn eye toward uses for island s natural treasure
Willmington Star Tue, 22 Mar 2005 5:56 AM PST
Nearly 300 acres on Eagles Island has been acquired by the New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District, about half of it jointly owned with the town of Leland. On Monday, about 20 people met at the headquarters of Cape Fear River Watch to discuss what to do with it.

RAP Breakfast audience hears agriculture's story
Daily Gate City Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:39 PM PST
Most of the cost of breakfast was "on the farmer" for those who attended the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce Recognition, Appreciation and Participation Breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express on Thursday.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Mon, 21 Mar 2005 7:23 AM PST
Nearly 40 percent of the world's arable land is too acidic to grow wheat, mainly because of high aluminum levels in the soil. But an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist hopes to make wheat more aluminum-tolerant by using a gene from rye, a cousin of wheat.

FAO: New water usage policies needed
New Kerala Mon, 21 Mar 2005 3:43 PM PST
[World News]: ROME, March 21 : Better policies and good governance practices are needed to encourage farmers to make better use of water, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday.

Money available to farmers
The Steubenville Herald-Star Mon, 21 Mar 2005 9:19 AM PST
WINTERSVILLE - More than $100,000 in funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program has been allocated to Jefferson County, according to a spokesman from the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District.

UBC Team Sequence Largest Bacterial Genome to Date:
T-Net British Columbia Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:52 AM PST
Vancouver, BC, March 21, 2005--(T-Net)--An international team led by three UBC microbiologists has completed the sequencing and annotation of the genome of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1, a soil bacterium, which is the largest bacterial genome sequenced to date.

Karzai's Afghanistan, Poisoned by Heroin Habit, Seeks Investors
Bloomberg.com Mon, 21 Mar 2005 9:18 PM PST
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Shaghasi's fields near Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad are planted with wheat this year, instead of the red, white and purple poppies he had grown since 2001.

Untimely rains dampen India's wheat crop prospects
Yahoo! India News Tue, 22 Mar 2005 2:37 AM PST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Unseasonal rains in key wheat-growing northern Indian states this week have damaged the country's wheat crop and could hit yields, officials and traders said on Tuesday.

Study proves growing GM crops has negative impact on wildlife
Scotsman Tue, 22 Mar 2005 3:31 AM PST
A MAJOR study has confirmed growing genetically modified crops can harm wildlife.

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UK's west China strategy
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... discussing with Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology ... to build a favorable financial environment in China's ... Seminar in Chongqing, thought the soil in west ...

Bacteria -- hard working cleaner of the environment
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - Basel,Switzerland
... solvents and ammonium wastes, from contaminated soil and water ... the ability of plants to clean the environment, and that ... is a biologist and a Science Writer for ...

Plans to erect a tower crane in an ancient woodland will reveal ...
Telegraph.co.uk - UK
... in Ten Acre Copse to assess soil chemistry and ... Britain, yet Britain led canopy science," said Andrew ... Britain that monitor changes in the natural environment. ...

Science ; GM crops harm wildlife: UK Govt study:
Keralanext - Kerala,India
... Science News] What ... even though there were some grass weeds and soil insects remaining ... last of four major farm-scale trials overseen by the environment and rural ...

Experts offer advices for South-to-North water diversion project
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... studying the project's influence on the regional environment, hydrology, soil, vegetation, climate ... Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Science and a ...

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Kansas professor urges better use of technology in agriculture
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... with three other presenters, will discuss the challenges and opportunities for agriculture to provide food and energy security while sustaining soil and water ...

County planning commission looks ahead to good and bad news
Rappahannock News - Washington,VA,USA
... the county has maintained its goals to keep the county rural and protect agriculture. ... who currently serves as a representative to the Virginia Soil and Water ...

Indiana Department of Agriculture one step closer to reality
Brownfield - Jefferson City,MO,USA
... administration has added an amendment that moves all soil conservation function from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to the new Agriculture Department ...

US to Start Tracking 'Greenhouse' Gases
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA
... For example, they can report using no-till agriculture, installing a waste ... an online method for farmers and ranchers to estimate soil carbon sequestration ...

Top News ; Call for agricultural cooperation in SAARC:
Keralanext - Kerala,India
... Reddy called for pumping in more investments in agriculture to provide alternative ... in new technology, better quality seeds, improving the soil productivity and ...

Barnes & Noble.com - The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and ...
... The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics. Paul B. B. Thompson. ...
ABOUT THE BOOK. The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics. ...

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Monday, March 21, 2005 7:04 AM PST

Withdrawal rankles Israeli farmers in Gaza
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:00 AM PST
Every July, Israeli Michael Goldschmidt, a settler farmer in the Gaza strip, and his Palestinian workers pull up hundreds of thousands of amaryllis bulbs from the sandy soil for export to the United States.

Farmers offered incentives toward conservation
Chico Enterprise-Record Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:24 AM PST
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced Thursday at the sign-ups for the Conservation Security Program will become available March 28 with a deadline of May 27.

Organic farm persists in serving poor communities
The Milwaukee Business Journal Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:15 PM PST
When a couple of guys started Soil Born Farm, an urban garden east of Cal Expo, they targeted local chefs looking for organic produce. This, the growers said, was a way to raise money for their larger goal, creating access to healthy food in poor neighborhoods.

Understanding Rye and Rice May Help Farmers Improve Wheat
Agricultural Research Magazine Mon, 21 Mar 2005 4:38 AM PST
Nearly 40 percent of the world's arable land is too acidic to grow wheat, mainly because of high aluminum levels in the soil. But an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist hopes to make wheat more aluminum-tolerant by using a gene from rye, a cousin of wheat.

Withdrawal rankles Israeli farmers in Gaza
USA Today Sun, 20 Mar 2005 5:27 PM PST
Every July, Israeli Michael Goldschmidt, a settler farmer in the Gaza strip, and his Palestinian workers pull up hundreds of ...

How will countries rebuild?
BBC News Mon, 21 Mar 2005 3:56 AM PST
World leaders have met in Indonesia to coordinate relief after the Indian Ocean tsunami. How long will it take the affected countries to rebuild?

Delivery of 43,400 chicks signs of new Case Farms arrival
The Shelby Star Mon, 21 Mar 2005 6:15 AM PST
SHELBY â€” The first flock â€” all 43,400 of them â€” arrived Friday. The baby chickens on Rick and Doris Smithâ€™s farm are the latest visible signs that Case Farms, a new chicken feed company, has arrived in Cleveland County.

Fighting dust instead of mud - Early spring has farmers worried about dry summer
King County Journal Mon, 21 Mar 2005 2:27 AM PST
John Hamakami doesn't usually stir up puffs of dust in early spring when he's out working his 11 acres of strawberries on Green Valley Road southeast of Auburn.

'Water For Life' Decade: Appropriate Policies Needed to Make Better Use of Water
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 21 Mar 2005 6:33 AM PST
Appropriate policies and good governance practices are needed to encourage and guide farmers to make better use of water," FAO said in a message on the eve of the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life 2005-2015' to be launched by the United Nations and Governments tomorrow 22 March, on World Water Day.

Trees face summer of disease, beetles
Colorado Springs Gazette Mon, 21 Mar 2005 2:17 AM PST
Trees in the Pikes Peak region face another tough summer despite the apparent easing of the drought that has made them susceptible to a host of enemies.

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Monday, March 21, 2005 6:07 AM PST

Withdrawal rankles Israeli farmers in Gaza
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:00 AM PST
Every July, Israeli Michael Goldschmidt, a settler farmer in the Gaza strip, and his Palestinian workers pull up hundreds of thousands of amaryllis bulbs from the sandy soil for export to the United States.

Farmers offered incentives toward conservation
Chico Enterprise-Record Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:24 AM PST
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced Thursday at the sign-ups for the Conservation Security Program will become available March 28 with a deadline of May 27.

Organic farm persists in serving poor communities
The Milwaukee Business Journal Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:15 PM PST
When a couple of guys started Soil Born Farm, an urban garden east of Cal Expo, they targeted local chefs looking for organic produce. This, the growers said, was a way to raise money for their larger goal, creating access to healthy food in poor neighborhoods.

Understanding Rye and Rice May Help Farmers Improve Wheat
Agricultural Research Magazine Mon, 21 Mar 2005 4:38 AM PST
Nearly 40 percent of the world's arable land is too acidic to grow wheat, mainly because of high aluminum levels in the soil. But an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist hopes to make wheat more aluminum-tolerant by using a gene from rye, a cousin of wheat.

Withdrawal rankles Israeli farmers in Gaza
USA Today Sun, 20 Mar 2005 5:27 PM PST
Every July, Israeli Michael Goldschmidt, a settler farmer in the Gaza strip, and his Palestinian workers pull up hundreds of ...

How will countries rebuild?
BBC News Mon, 21 Mar 2005 3:56 AM PST
World leaders have met in Indonesia to coordinate relief after the Indian Ocean tsunami. How long will it take the affected countries to rebuild?

Fighting dust instead of mud - Early spring has farmers worried about dry summer
King County Journal Mon, 21 Mar 2005 2:27 AM PST
John Hamakami doesn't usually stir up puffs of dust in early spring when he's out working his 11 acres of strawberries on Green Valley Road southeast of Auburn.

Delivery of 43,400 chicks signs of new Case Farms arrival
The Shelby Star Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:14 AM PST
SHELBY â€” The first flock â€” all 43,400 of them â€” arrived Friday. The baby chickens on Rick and Doris Smithâ€™s farm are the latest visible signs that Case Farms, a new chicken feed company, has arrived in Cleveland County.

Trees face summer of disease, beetles
Colorado Springs Gazette Mon, 21 Mar 2005 2:17 AM PST
Trees in the Pikes Peak region face another tough summer despite the apparent easing of the drought that has made them susceptible to a host of enemies.

We 're cooking up major problems
The Journal Mon, 21 Mar 2005 0:35 AM PST
In the final part of The Journal's series on global warming, Tony Henderson and Jane Hall look at what the future could hold for the North-East and Cumbria.

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Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:04 AM PST

California Farm Bureau is beneficial
Monterey County Herald Sat, 19 Mar 2005 3:07 AM PST
C alifornia's 77,000 farmers have about as many choices as a bee collecting pollen when it comes to organizations they can join. Among the prospects are grower-shipper associations, water, soil and conservation districts, and various local groups that emphasize specific interests.

RAP Breakfast audience hears agriculture's story
Daily Gate City Fri, 18 Mar 2005 2:53 PM PST
Most of the cost of breakfast was "on the farmer" for those who attended the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce Recognition, Appreciation and Participation Breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express on Thursday.

Money available to farmers
The Steubenville Herald-Star Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:13 AM PST
WINTERSVILLE - More than $100,000 in funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program has been allocated to Jefferson County, according to a spokesman from the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District.

Tampa microbiologist uses model airplane to test for African dust
Miami Herald Sat, 19 Mar 2005 6:02 AM PST
TAMPA, Fla. - When government microbiologist Dale Griffin revs up his quarter-scale, remote-controlled Piper Cub aircraft and lofts it 1,000 feet above Largo next month, it won't be as a model airplane hobbyist.

SOUTHERN AFRICA: IRIN-SA Weekly Round-up 222 for 12-18 March 2005
AlertNet Sat, 19 Mar 2005 6:08 AM PST
On Monday Namibia enters a new era - one without President Sam Nujoma at the helm. After 15 years of rule, the white-bearded liberation war leader, affectionately known as "the old man", hands over to his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba.

Biz Buzz
SanLuisObispo.com Sat, 19 Mar 2005 3:08 AM PST
The board of directors of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce has voted to remain neutral on three ballot measures that would allow the Marketplace shopping center project to proceed.

Inquirer Mindanao : An award-winning model for organic farming
INQ7.net Sat, 19 Mar 2005 6:28 AM PST
BANSALAN, Davao del Sur, Philippines -- Looking at the rows and rows of sturdy fruit trees, it is difficult to imagine that not too long ago, this land in Bansalan, Davao del Sur, was once barren and idle.

Area farmers see manure as energy source
Plattsburgh Press Republican Sat, 19 Mar 2005 3:58 AM PST
MALONE A partnership of dairy farmers on the west side of town may want to turn mountains of cow manure into cheap electricity and cash.

U.S.-made tequila takes shot at monopoly
Rapid City Journal Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:48 PM PST
California farmer started growing blue agave as landscaping but now is using it to create a brand of American-made tequila. TEMECULA, Calif. J.B. Wagoner initially planted blue agave around his 25-acre property to solve a landscaping dilemma.

News
Arkansas News Bureau Sat, 19 Mar 2005 0:54 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - A bill that would prevent circuit judges and appeals judges appointed to the bench by the governor from running for another judgeship while in office was approved by the House on Friday. -

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Friday, March 18, 2005 7:03 AM PST

FULTON COUNTY SWCD STAFF HONORED FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Canton Daily Ledger Thu, 17 Mar 2005 8:40 AM PST
Two local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff members were honored at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awards ceremony and banquet March 2 in Decatur.

Thorsgard honored as Little I Agriculturalist of the Year
Farm And Ranch Guide Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:10 AM PST
Enoch Thorsgard, Northwood, N.D., has been selected by the North Dakota State University Saddle and Sirloin Club as the 79th Little International Agriculturist of the Year. Each year, the club honors a distinguished leader in North Dakota agriculture who possesses traits members seek to exemplify.

Volatile Metabolic Profiling for Discrimination of Potato Tubers Inoculated With Dry and Soft Rot Pathogens
RedNova Fri, 18 Mar 2005 1:03 AM PST
ABSTRACT Volatile metabolites from 'Russet Burbank' potatoes inoculated with Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora (ECC), Erwinia carotovora ssp.

Seed time
Daily Press Fri, 18 Mar 2005 6:32 AM PST
On Spring Picture Day, March 8, Patricia Lopez was pretty in pink but could not resist helping to shovel. On March 11, at Topaz Elementary School in Hesperia, teacher Melissa Sipes watched second-graders plant rows of tiny carrot seeds in between rows of chunky corn seeds.

Selling the family farm
The Adobe Press Fri, 18 Mar 2005 3:11 AM PST
Hideo Kaminaka, the Nipomo farming family's 71-year-old patriarch, surveys a portion of his 59-acre farm along Pomeroy Road that could soon become the site of community ball fields and a veterans memorial.

News
Arkansas News Bureau Fri, 18 Mar 2005 1:11 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - Four bills that would redefine how public schools are built in Arkansas passed the Senate on Thursday almost unanimously, with one dissenting vote on one of the bills. -

U.S.-made tequila takes shot at monopoly
Rapid City Journal Thu, 17 Mar 2005 9:37 PM PST
California farmer started growing blue agave as landscaping but now is using it to create a brand of American-made tequila. TEMECULA, Calif. J.B. Wagoner initially planted blue agave around his 25-acre property to solve a landscaping dilemma.

Local worming for Beed farmers
Yahoo! India News Thu, 17 Mar 2005 5:01 PM PST
In a corner of Beed, one of the worst drought-hit areas of Maharashtra, seven women are tapping the farmerâ€™s oldest friend to provide a way out of annual agricultural losses and subsequent debts.

Biodynamic expert is guest speaker at Nederburg Auction
South African Wine News Thu, 17 Mar 2005 2:09 PM PST
'The choice of the charismatic Joly as guest speaker is appropriate, given that biodiversity - the science encompassing all the genes, species, ecosystems and processes conducive to life - is also this year's auction theme,' said Julie Cheetham, corporate communications manager for Distell.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:05 PM PST
In this section you will find an interesting historical account of the communities that make up Gibson County. Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia.

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- soil agriculture

Computer program helps farmers make decisions about pastureland
innovations report - Bad Homburg,Germany
... on soil erosion to influences on greenhouse-gas emissions. A multidisciplinary team, including representatives from the US Department of Agriculture's ...

Nagarajan, Lal get Borlaug Award for 2005
Hindustan Times - India
Wheat scientist S Nagarajan and soil scientist Rattan Lal received this ... outstanding research and contributions in the field of agriculture, environment and ...

A study on agricultural mechanization in Iran
MehrNews.com - Tehran,Iran
... He noted mechanized agriculture's status is yet to be determined in the country ... Iran 's soil is heavy due to climatic conditions and unbridled use of the ...

Agricultural program to advertise nationally
Penn State Digital Collegian - University Park,PA,USA
... "The agriculture there is very different," he said. "For example, two average fields here in America would be one huge field in Ukraine, and soil there is the ...

Turkey, Syria to rid border of land mines
Turkish Daily News - Ankara,Turkey
... Once cleared of land mines, 85 percent of the land in that area could be used for organic agriculture because the soil is free of fertilizers and chemicals.

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Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:04 AM PST

Greater attention needed on agriculture: Borlaug
The Hindu Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:33 PM PST
NEW DELHI, MARCH 16. Nobel Laureate, Norman E. Borlaug, today stressed the need for greater attention to agriculture, contrasting the low priority accorded to the sector with military budgets.

FULTON COUNTY SWCD STAFF HONORED FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Canton Daily Ledger Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:40 PM PST
Two local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff members were honored at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awards ceremony and banquet March 2 in Decatur.

Watsonville celebrates National Ag Day
Santa Cruz Sentinel Thu, 17 Mar 2005 5:14 AM PST
WATSONVILLE â€” Artichokes, strawberries, cauliflower, apples, lettuce and broccoli are just a few of the more than 60 Pajaro Valley crops that inspired celebration of National Agriculture Day on Wednesday.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 16 Mar 2005 2:37 PM PST
A team in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is leading the development of the Pastureland Management System (PLMS), a free, practical, and portable computer-based aid program that helps livestock farmers compare different strategies for managing their land and livestock.

Spring sowing to start in Russia March 18 over 50 mln hectares
Itar-Tass Thu, 17 Mar 2005 5:29 AM PST
MOSCOW, March 17 (Itar-Tass) - The spring sowing in Russia will start on March 18 from the Southern Federal District. It is planned to sow crops over an area of 50-53 million hectares, taking into account re-sowing of winter crops, said on Thursday Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev.

$123m WB loan for Taunsa Barrage
Dawn Wed, 16 Mar 2005 8:13 PM PST
ISLAMABAD, March 16: The World Bank has approved a $123 million loan to Pakistan to rehabilitate the Taunsa Barrage on the River Indus whose structure had been damaged owing to soil erosions and old-age.

Thorsgard honored as Little I Agriculturalist of the Year
Farm And Ranch Guide Wed, 16 Mar 2005 2:25 PM PST
Enoch Thorsgard, Northwood, N.D., has been selected by the North Dakota State University Saddle and Sirloin Club as the 79th Little International Agriculturist of the Year. Each year, the club honors a distinguished leader in North Dakota agriculture who possesses traits members seek to exemplify.

Nobel Laureate pitches for GM technology
The Hindu Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:26 AM PST
IN AUGUST COMPANY: Nobel Laureate Dr Norman Borlaug with eminent crop scientist, Dr M. S. Swaminathan, and the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, at the centenary convention of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in the Capital. â€”

Nagarajan, Lal get Borlaug Award for 2005
Hindustan Times Wed, 16 Mar 2005 7:07 AM PST
Wheat scientist S Nagarajan and soil scientist Rattan Lal received this year's Norman E Borlaug Award for their contributions to agricultural science.

Seminar on Radio-isotopes nuclear technology:
New Kerala Wed, 16 Mar 2005 8:50 AM PST
[Technology News]: Amritsar, Mar. 16 : A seminar on "Applications of Radio Isotopes in Health Care, Agriculture, Industry and Chemical Research" was held on the second day of ongoing International Symposium on Nuclear and Radiochemistry (NUCAR-2005) here.

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Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:04 AM PST

Productive farming needs scientific balancing of water and soil
IPP Media Tue, 15 Mar 2005 9:58 PM PST
Farming is an industry which has existed from the time man wanted food to feed his stomach. Christians believe that the practice started when God cursed Adam and Eve. From that time, soil became the source of man s food.

Reported by Rebecca Gannon High Tech Jobs Coming to Pocomoke City
WBOC 16 Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:41 AM PST
POCOMOKE CITY - Lift off in three, two and one. More jobs are coming to Delmarva. These high technology jobs will integrate the agriculture, computer and space industries.

Fayetteville, Arkansas March 15, 2005
SeedQuest Tue, 15 Mar 2005 5:08 PM PST
A healthy dose of nitrogen fertilizer can coax top yields from rice, but cross the optimum line and diseases can set the crop back and cost producers more than they gain, say University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture scientists.

Ag secretary sees good potential for trade with Japan, Korea
Sioux City Journal Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:31 PM PST
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota will have a great opportunity to export beef to Japan and South Korea once those nations reopen their markets to U.S. beef products, state Agriculture Secretary Larry Gabriel said Monday.

Alvin Temples to share agricultural knowledge in Nigeria
Dexter Daily Statesman Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:48 AM PST
A Dexter resident, who shares a vision for prosperity in Nigeria with an Arkansas resident, will soon find himself in the third-world country teaching what he knows best: Agriculture.

Though land is poisoned, Calif water districts lock in supplies
Miami Herald Wed, 16 Mar 2005 0:48 AM PST
MENDOTA, Calif. - When Miguel Gonzalez looks out over the flat, barren field that seems to stretch from his front door to the distant Sierra Nevada, he sees 38 years of "eating dirt, night and day, behind a tractor."

NEW STUDY OVERTURNS CLAIMED WILDLIFE BENEFITS OF GM CROPS
Friends of the Earth Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:11 AM PST
A new report published today, undermines claims that a four year research project into the growing of GM crops (the BRIGHT trials) showed that they were not harmful to farmland wildlife.

News
Arkansas News Bureau Wed, 16 Mar 2005 3:00 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - Two communities in Arkansas would be allowed to vote on whether to expand gambling at horse and dog tracks under a bill passed Tuesday by the state House. -

U.S.-made tequila takes shot at monopoly
Rapid City Journal Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:36 PM PST
California farmer started growing blue agave as landscaping but now is using it to create a brand of American-made tequila. TEMECULA, Calif. J.B. Wagoner initially planted blue agave around his 25-acre property to solve a landscaping dilemma.

Experts weigh supervolcano risks
BBC News Tue, 15 Mar 2005 8:23 AM PST
Geologists have called for a task force to consider our response in the event of a massive volcanic eruption.

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Sunday, March 13, 2005 7:04 AM PST

Pawar takes a dig over Jharkhand fiasco:
New Kerala Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:43 PM PST
[India News]: Mumbai, Mar 12 : Taking a dig over the recent political developments in Jharkhand and Goa, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said "there exist people who invite and those who form government without having majority" and asked "How will people keep faith in political institutions in such a situation?"

BNU-IFPRI seminar on reducing poverty: 63pc of population around poverty line
Daily Times Sat, 12 Mar 2005 2:16 PM PST
LAHORE: Nearly 63 percent of Pakistanis are near the poverty line, said Sikander Hayat Khan Bosan, federal minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, citing a Centre for Research and Poverty Reduction and Income Distribution (CRPID) study. A new survey will be carried out soon, he said.

Area impact of program to be topic
Reading Eagle/Reading Times Sun, 13 Mar 2005 4:55 AM PST
The local impact of the Conservation Security Program will be discussed at a community workshop Friday{march 18} at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Berks County Agricultural Center, Bern Township.

Water outlook still a Bear
Herald Journal Sun, 13 Mar 2005 5:25 AM PST
Jim Watterson has lost some business in recent days. When potential Wasatch Front customers have called to inquire about hunting pheasants on Watterson's Benson farm, he's had to tell them there's still snow on the ground up here. Surprised, most have opted against the trip.

Farmers' rights gaining favor
Berkshire Eagle Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:25 PM PST
NEW MARLBORO -- Town officials here, and in several other county towns, are working to adopt a state-sponsored "right to farm" bylaw intended to encourage a range of agricultural enterprises in town and to help shield farmers from the complaints of nonfarming neighbors.

Kerala loses out in Rail Budget:
New Kerala Sun, 13 Mar 2005 3:45 AM PST
[Kerala, India]: New Delhi, Mar. 12 : The people of Kerala have nothing to cheer about the Rail Budget presented by Lalu Prasad in Lok Sabha on February 28.

News
Arkansas News Bureau Sun, 13 Mar 2005 1:01 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - Last week's bill filing deadline produced a record number of filings on subjects as varied as gambling, art, and bottled water. - SPRINGDALE - State Sen. Jim Holt, R-Springdale, is running for lieutenant governor, he announced Saturday. -

Latest wave of Haitian boat people taking its toll
The Jamaica Observer Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:45 PM PST
Osbert Stitchel has seen it all. For more than 16 years, he has watched the arrival of hundreds of Haitians, packed into rickety old boats that washed up on land in Manchioneal, Portland - one of the closest points to Jamaica's Western Caribbean neighbour.

U.S.-made tequila takes shot at monopoly
Rapid City Journal Sat, 12 Mar 2005 9:03 PM PST
California farmer started growing blue agave as landscaping but now is using it to create a brand of American-made tequila. TEMECULA, Calif. J.B. Wagoner initially planted blue agave around his 25-acre property to solve a landscaping dilemma.

Geologists Call For Supervolcano Task Force
Free Internet Press Sun, 13 Mar 2005 0:33 AM PST
Geologists have called for a taskforce to be set up to consider emergency management in the event of a massive volcanic eruption, or super-eruption. The recommendation comes in a report timed to coincide with a BBC TV drama that depicts a fictional super-eruption at Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, U.S. Experts say such an event would have a colossal impact on a global scale. A super-eruption is also

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Owner won't let state cut his ash trees
Detroit Free Press Fri, 11 Mar 2005 9:45 PM PST
HARSENS ISLAND -- Unless tempers cool this weekend, John Horvath and the state agriculture department are heading for a showdown Monday over Horvath's ash trees. The state has hired contractors to remove the 86 trees from Horvath's land as well as 1,900 ash trees at five other St. Clair County sites, all within a mile of the St. Clair River.

Owner won't let state cut his ash trees
Detroit Free Press Fri, 11 Mar 2005 9:58 PM PST
HARSENS ISLAND -- Unless tempers cool this weekend, John Horvath and the state agriculture department are heading for a showdown Monday over Horvath's ash trees.

Rain Eases Chinese Drought
Ag Report Fri, 11 Mar 2005 7:55 AM PST
WASHINGTON - Mar 11/05 - SNS -- Light to moderate showers covered southeast China at the end of February and the first week of March, reports the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), bringing vital moisture to a region that had been suffering from perhaps the worst drought in 50 years.

American Farm Bureau Federation Says Unfair Methyl Bromide Restriction Must End
Grainnet.com Fri, 11 Mar 2005 7:09 AM PST
Washington, DC- American agriculture s access to methyl bromide as a crop protection tool is unfairly restricted by provisions of the Montreal Protocol, the American Farm Bureau Federation told Congress.

ASU student collects a different kind of heirloom
Watauga Democrat Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:25 AM PST
Jim Veteto has put his green thumb to good purpose, collecting heirloom seeds in the hope of promoting agricultural diversity. Veteto, who is studying for a masterâ€™s degree in sustainable agriculture at Appalachian State University, is writing his thesis on the value of heirloom seeds.

Brace for spring runoff, S. Utah
Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 12 Mar 2005 2:17 AM PST
CEDAR CITY - Randy Julander was near heaven on Thursday, basking in the sun that reflected off a record snowpack on Cedar Mountain.

The economic ruin of the CNMI: What can we do
Saipan Tribune Sat, 12 Mar 2005 6:54 AM PST
So far, the CNMI government hasn't demonstrated to me a great ability to do anything. The Senate has tried to step up to the plate but this case is not the Senate's primary job. The job is supposed to be initiated by the House (money bills) and by proposals from the governor.

Beef cattle gains popularity
The Daily Star Sat, 12 Mar 2005 4:58 AM PST
Whereâ€™s the beef? In a growing number of cases it can be found munching grass or eating hay at hundreds of farms around the area.

Farming family files $37 million Measure 37 claim against county
BendBulletin.com Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:59 PM PST
A Cloverdale family is seeking $37 million from Deschutes County or the right to develop 227 homes on 1,135 acres of farmland â€” a Measure 37 claim that some say is among the largest filed in Oregon.

Calendar for Ag Weekly published March 12th
AG Weekly Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:09 PM PST
All Magic Valley Breeders Association meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m. at El Sombrero Restaurant, 143 W Main St. in Jerome. Anyone interested is welcome. For more information call (208) 539-9589.

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Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Monday, March 7, 2005 7:04 AM PST

Nation's richest farmland soil by Ill.
Miami Herald Sun, 06 Mar 2005 10:58 PM PST
Nation's richest farmland soil by Ill. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Along with Chicago's soaring skyline and Abraham Lincoln's prairie roots, Illinois is best known for routinely producing one of the nation's top yields of corn and soybeans.

Legislature to hold public hearing on agriculture districting by Carol Thompson
The Valley News Sun, 06 Mar 2005 10:12 PM PST
The Oswego County Legislature will hold a public hearing Thursday, March 10, for the purpose of entertaining comments on several requests by land owners for inclusion into agricultural districts. Inclusion in an agricultural district provides tax relief for working farms.

Nile River Basin Countries To Benefit From New Water Management Plan
EuropaWorld Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:31 PM PST
The 10 countries within the Nile River basin will benefit from better access to information on the availability, use and development potential of the Nile resources they share under a new project to improve water management in the region, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this week.

Route 29 proposal spurs watershed worries
Peoria Journal Star Sun, 06 Mar 2005 7:59 AM PST
HENRY - What kind of impact would the proposed widening of Illinois Route 29 north from Peoria have on an area where an unruly creek has a history of eroding soil, carrying sediment toward the Illinois River and flooding croplands and public roadways?

State ag department surveys Fairfield farmers
Choteau Acantha Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:21 PM PST
Fairfield Bench farmers this month are being asked to return a short questionnaire as part of the state Department of Agriculture's ongoing evaluation of the Fairfield Bench Specific Management Plan (SMP) created in 2001 to protect groundwater.

Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas
Texarkana Gazette Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:03 PM PST
Whatasaurus! IDABEL, Okla.-Twenty years after the remains of a meat-eating dinosaur were carefully excavated from McCurtain County soil, a cast skeleton of the creature is finally on display.

Coffee Rises in Tokyo on Supply Threat: World's Biggest Mover
Bloomberg.com Mon, 07 Mar 2005 2:29 AM PST
March 7 (Bloomberg) -- Robusta coffee futures in Tokyo rose 7.5 percent, the biggest fluctuation of any commodity market today, as drought threatened to cut the crop in Vietnam, the biggest supplier of the bean variety.

Assembly mulls industrial hemp bill
Santa Cruz Sentinel Mon, 07 Mar 2005 5:13 AM PST
SANTA CRUZ â€” Move over, strawberries? Step aside, lettuce? OK, thatâ€™s probably an exaggeration. The top cash crops of the Central Coast likely wonâ€™t be supplanted in economic importance, but the distant cousin of one of the areaâ€™s more illicit crops could hold promise for the stateâ€™s farmers: hemp.

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Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Sunday, March 6, 2005 7:04 AM PST

Agriculture digest
Billings Gazette Sun, 06 Mar 2005 0:47 AM PST
BOZEMAN - On March 1, Robert Gough began new duties as the Montana State University College of Agriculture Interim Associate Dean of Academic Programs.

'Agriculture grows Yuma'
The Arizona Republic Sat, 05 Mar 2005 7:21 PM PST
Yuma, the nation's salad bar, is open and serving millions. Tucked into the southwestern corner of Arizona a few miles from the Mexican border, the farms of Yuma County grow over 90 percent of the winter vegetables sold in the United States. See Yuma's agriculture industry in action

Local News
Carlsbad Current-Argus Sat, 05 Mar 2005 8:05 PM PST
CARLSBAD â€” Drought and flood last year reduced agricultural input into the local economy by about $48 million, according to Woods Houghton, Eddy County Extension Service agriculture agent.

Floods warning for southeast Afghanistan, several deaths already
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 06 Mar 2005 5:47 AM PST
Afghan and US officials are warning of a potential new disaster with floodwaters expected to hit three southeastern provinces as snows melt after the worst winter in a decade.

China Says Food Reserves Ample
Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 06 Mar 2005 3:36 AM PST
China has more than enough grain reserves to cover its immediate needs, but farmers need more help if the country is to ensure future food supplies, officials said Sunday.

Winter's shadow - Seasons ahead promise only change for the ranch
Times-Standard Sun, 06 Mar 2005 6:12 AM PST
Ranching was one of the first great post-European settlement endeavors in Humboldt County. It continues to be an element of the economic and cultural picture, but changes have set in. One thing will never change: The seasons lie at the heart of ranch life.

Briefs
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Sun, 06 Mar 2005 4:59 AM PST
LANCASTER -- The Lancaster Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at Best Western. For more information, call 740-653-1510.

Natwar Singh heads Indian delegation to South Africa:
New Kerala Sun, 06 Mar 2005 3:12 AM PST
[India News]: Johannesburg, March 6 : Indian External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh will lead a delegation for the second meeting of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum's Ministerial Commission in Cape Town Thursday and Friday.

Called To Action: Know your terms and you'll be ready to dig in
Seattle Times Sun, 06 Mar 2005 1:59 AM PST
Sometimes the gardening world can feel needlessly complex and even unfriendly to those not proficient in Latin names or...

Nutrients shrink as veggies grow
Miami Herald Sun, 06 Mar 2005 0:07 AM PST
A study finds that high crop yields means fruits and vegetables have less energy to absorb minerals. It's a good thing Popeye was created many moons ago.

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Google Alert - soil science environment

Evapotranspiration of Two Vegetation Covers in a Shallow Water ...
Soil Science Society of America Journal
... A moisture probe carrying eight sensors was used in each area to estimate the total soil moisture in a sandy soil environment. The ...

Plants Become Green Mr. Clean To Combat Toxic Messes
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting ... PCBs, pesticides and dioxins that cling tightly to soil. They plague the environment because they are ...

Modeling the Kinetics of Contaminant Biodegradation By a Mixed ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... a controlled and non-limiting environment (a biomass ... Elf, Hydro-Qubec, Natural Science and Engineering ... Biosurfactant production by a soil pseudomonas strain ...

Infants accused
Independent-Bangladesh - Dhaka,Bangladesh
... has now posed a serious threat to environment of a ... conducted by the Institute of Marine Science of Chittagong ... reveals a horrific result that the soil and water ...

Hoop-shooting rats score points with museum crowd
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... was initiated at the Center for Science and Industry ... while sharing information about nature and the environment. ... and a "garden glove" filled with soil and seeds ...

Educator to spur waves of interest in bays
Delaware Coast Press - Rehoboth Beach,DE,USA
... I am and I became interested in the plants, soil and other ... interested in learning more about natural history and the environment," she said ... A science teacher at ...

Clues in its wake
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... & Science University's OGI School of Science and Engineering ... buildings by scouring out soil around and ... be more dangerous than a natural environment because logs ...

State's top ag leader banks on advances
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... Members of the county Soil and Water Conservation ... for meat without damaging the environment, he said. ... Purdue University's food science department could make ...

Cattle already grazing on city watershed land
Truman Index (subscription) - MO,USA
... ways farmers can prevent runoff and soil erosion, Baker ... the water supply and natural environment by educating ... Scott Ellis, science division head, who owns and ... .

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Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:03 AM PST

Area farmers may be in for disaster funds
Plattsburgh Press Republican Sat, 05 Mar 2005 5:26 AM PST
ALBANY Farmers in Clinton County and adjacent counties may be eligible for federal disaster relief because of last year s lousy weather. Gov. George Pataki announced that Clinton was among 27 counties named by the U.S. Agriculture Department as primary disaster areas.

Rising carbon dioxide could make crops less nutritious
SciDev.net Fri, 04 Mar 2005 9:23 AM PST
[BEIJING] Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could make rice and wheat grow faster but be less nutritious, say Chinese scientists. The impact on agriculture could be profound.

Statement of Alex Avery on Advertising Standards Authority (UK) Ruling on False Organic Claims
PR Web via Yahoo! News Fri, 04 Mar 2005 1:48 PM PST
(PRWEB) March 4, 2005 -- On March 2, the UK"s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that the Soil Association, a trade and marketing organization that both campaigns for and certifies organic food, must stop making the claim that organic food is healthier than conventionally produced food. The ASA concluded that, "in the context of a leaflet encouraging donations to help promote organic

Waste from food processing
Monterey County Herald Sat, 05 Mar 2005 3:17 AM PST
So what is California to do with a million tons of waste that come from its 230 canneries, freezers and dehydrators each year?

Toxic waste spawning radioactive diseases in Somalia coastline: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 04 Mar 2005 9:31 AM PST
Highly toxic waste washed on to Somali's coastline by last December's tsumani has spawned illnesses with symptoms like radioactive exposure in villagers along the shore of the shattered African nation, the UN Environment Programme said.

System helps county, farmers access information
Fairmont Sentinel Fri, 04 Mar 2005 9:54 PM PST
BLUE EARTH -- From government agencies to private industries, GIS -- short for Geographic Information Systems -- is becoming an increasingly popular tool for analyzing a wide variety of geographic data.

Cal Poly Pomona hosts farm stand at hospital
Pasadena Star-News Sat, 05 Mar 2005 0:06 AM PST
BALDWIN PARK -- Long lines of medical employees and community members on Friday eagerly reached into crates of ripe oranges and bundled bags full of fresh avocados during their lunch breaks.

Falling water, rising hopes
Toronto Star Sat, 05 Mar 2005 1:58 AM PST
ITAIPÃº, Paraguayâ€”In the heart of the Paraguayan jungle, 14 kilometres upstream of the roaring IguazÃº Falls, the ParanÃ¡ River goes so still the glare of the sun gives it a mirror-like appearance.

Jes Alexander, Special to The Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 05 Mar 2005 3:33 AM PST
My friend Alison e-mailed me a few weeks before Martha Stewart left prison and forwarded me an application to be a contestant on "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.'' Within 12 hours, I received similar ...

Calendar for Ag Weekly published March 5th
AG Weekly Fri, 04 Mar 2005 11:07 PM PST
All Magic Valley Breeders Association meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m. at El Sombrero Restaurant, 143 W Main St. in Jerome. Anyone interested is welcome. For more information call (208) 539-9589.

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- soil agriculture

Strategic plan will promote agriculture
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... the 2005 annual meeting of the Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District. Miller told the group a bill to create a state Agriculture Department passed ...

Indiana remains slow to protect its farmland
Indianapolis Star - USA
... agricultural land is vital, particularly when you think about using agriculture as a ... pigs on about 260 acres near Atlanta, realize the value of Indiana's soil. ...

Kidnapped ARMM agriculture official freed
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines
... Manda Amir Hamsa, Department of Agriculture and Food-ARMM assistant secretary, said Rogelio Creencia, DA soil and water management expert, was released at 4 am ...

Proposals seek atrazine ban, pesticide testing
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
... State agriculture officials defended their importance ... She proposed mandatory soil and water tests for atrazine and a moratorium on further use if it is detected ...

Soil Properties along Cultivation and Fallow Time Sequences on ...
Soil Science Society of America Journal
The effects of rain-fed agriculture and fallow on soil quality indicators on vertisols in a semiarid area near Linares, Nuevo León, were studied. ...

Worms signal success
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... "Forty years ago, the Department of Agriculture measured the ... below the surface to see the good that lime and dicalcic were doing for the soil -- they measured ...

EDITORIAL: The thin green veil
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
... Strip a hillslope of vegetation and it will lose the soil-anchoring power of ... Insisting that the Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam agriculture park is safe and untouched ...

Nile River basin countries to benefit from UN-aided water ...
noticias.info (press release) - Spain
... current and potential water use and water productivity in rain-fed and irrigated agriculture. ... data, as well as information on land use, land cover and soil type ...

Emerald ash borer concerns grow across northern region
Gaylord Herald Times - Gaylord,MI,USA
... of Agriculture in Traverse City ... Kidd recommends treating ash trees in mid to late April by the soil drench technique with a product called Bayer Tree and Shrub ...

Plants Become Green Mr. Clean To Combat Toxic Messes
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... The plants and soil microbes can then convert the toxins to more benign ... nearly 400 scientists in five colleges at MSU to enhance agriculture, natural resources ...

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Keyword News: [soil agriculture]

Thursday, March 3, 2005 7:03 AM PST

Strategic plan will promote agriculture
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Wed, 02 Mar 2005 8:58 AM PST
New department would give industry â€œa seat at the table,â€ official says. A DeKalb High School graduate who grew up on a farm between Hamilton and Waterloo discussed Tuesday part of a strategic plan for Indiana agriculture he expects to unveil by the end of the month.

Kidnapped ARMM agriculture official freed
INQ7.net Wed, 02 Mar 2005 8:03 PM PST
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386.

Plants Become Green Mr. Clean To Combat Toxic Messes
Science Daily Wed, 02 Mar 2005 9:03 PM PST
The next big way to clean up toxic sites may be coaxing plants to become janitors, a Michigan State University scientist says. Clayton Rugh, an assistant professor of crop and soil sciences, explains that phytoremediation -- using plants to remove contaminants from the soil -- is evolving.

Rusk well testing raises more questions
Dunn County Online Wed, 02 Mar 2005 9:03 AM PST
In December 2004, the Dunn County Department of Health, in cooperation with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, sampled the water from wells in the area of Highway B and 650th Street.

Indiana remains slow to protect its farmland
The Indianapolis Star Thu, 03 Mar 2005 0:45 AM PST
ATLANTA, Ind. -- With development inching ever closer, Alan Myers swapped fertile farmland three miles outside Carmel for a more rustic setting near Atlanta -- 20 miles up U.S. 31 in Hamilton County.

'Devastation management' needed to help India recover
USA Today Wed, 02 Mar 2005 2:55 PM PST
The Indian government is mired in hundreds of decisions and plans, large and small, as it works to rebuild the coastal communities ...

The Times-News Online -- Twin Falls, Idaho
The Times-News Thu, 03 Mar 2005 6:08 AM PST
Lawmakers consider more manure rules ... BOISE -- Lawmakers have put a bill on hold for one week that would require dairymen, feedlot operators and farmers to turn manure under within 72 hours after it lands on a field.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 02 Mar 2005 6:28 PM PST
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that the Large-Scale Sequencing Research Network will begin sequencing 12 more strategically selected organisms, including the marmoset, a skate and several important insects, as part of its ongoing effort to expand understanding of the human genome.

News
Arkansas News Bureau Thu, 03 Mar 2005 3:11 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to allow state university scholarships to undocumented immigrants failed to move out of committee Wednesday, but supporters will try again when their Senate sponsor returns after back surgery. -

Faith on Campus: Mormon Cornellians
Cornell Daily Sun Thu, 03 Mar 2005 3:07 AM PST
"I think of multiple wives and creepy Utah. All the non-mainstream religions are Amish to me," said Jonah Green '06 when asked what he thinks about Mormons.

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Casey agriculture council must return money
The Advocate Messenger Thu, 03 Mar 2005 9:09 AM PST
LIBERTY - Casey County Agriculture Development Council learned Wednesday night that $45,224 not used in the 2004 forage program will have to be returned to the state.

Kidnappers free agriculture exec
INQ7.net Thu, 03 Mar 2005 7:10 AM PST
COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao, Philippines -- The agriculture official who was kidnapped in Lanao del Sur on Valentine's Day was freed without ransom at dawn yesterday, agriculture officials in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said.

Regionwide tour checks state of agriculture
The Indianapolis Star Fri, 04 Mar 2005 0:22 AM PST
WHITELAND, Ind. -- Merrill Kelsay's dairy farm in Whiteland -- just 16 miles down I-65 from Indianapolis -- provided the perfect setting on Thursday for state officials seeking to shape Indiana's agricultural future.

A Practical Plan to End Poverty
Washington Post Fri, 04 Mar 2005 2:26 AM PST
Americans know a good deal when they see it. Today a group of leading scientists and practitioners from several fields -- agriculture, medicine, economics, education, engineering -- is making a proposal to the world. If rich and poor countries will follow through on the promises they have made over the past five years to fight extreme poverty and disease -- and rely on the best science and

Fort Ashby resident urging community to fight against Bush's budget proposals
Mineral Daily News-Tribune Thu, 03 Mar 2005 7:33 PM PST
Fort Ashby resident John Wagoner, chairman of the Potomac Headwaters Council, is urging the community to fight against budget proposals set forth by the Bush administration, which he says will dramatically affect local funding for conservation and agriculture.

East Timor Faces Food Shortage
Voice of America Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:31 AM PST
Food shortages in East Timor, two and half years after the territory achieved independence from Indonesia, are causing complaints that the government is paying too little attention to agriculture.

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Arkansas News Bureau Fri, 04 Mar 2005 5:59 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - A bill that would give the State Police authority to arrest illegal or undocumented immigrants was recommended for passage Thursday by a Senate panel. -

Bynum Named Extension Integrated Pest Management Agent
AgNews Fri, 04 Mar 2005 5:44 AM PST
SWEETWATER Texas Cooperative Extension has named a new integrated pest management agent for Nolan, Mitchell, Scurry and Jones counties. Dr. Edsel "Eddie" D. Bynum Jr. began the job on March 1 according to Dr. Tom Fuchs, Extension integrated pest management state coordinator at San Angelo.

The Water Century
The Globalist Thu, 03 Mar 2005 9:05 PM PST
Water has long been seen as an issue of great concern for most developing countries, but not for developed economies. For rich nations, water seemed readily available â€” and endless in supply.

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Stevens Launches Portable Soil Probe for Golf and Sports Turf Markets
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 01 Mar 2005 8:00 AM PST
Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc., an innovative developer and manufacturer of environmental monitoring solutions, today introduced the POGO Soil Sensor for the golf and sports turf industries.

DA to harness hybrid rice seeds in provinces with low palay yields
ABS-CBNNEWS.com Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:13 AM PST
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement strategies that will address the problem of low rice production in several provinces.

River Friendly Farmer nominees sought
The News-Messenger Tue, 01 Mar 2005 8:20 AM PST
The Sandusky River Watershed Coalition, in cooperation with the Crawford, Sandusky, Seneca and Wyandot County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, will hold an open nomination period for the 2005 River Friendly Farmer Awards through March 31. The award is sponsored by the Core 4 Conservation Alliance.

Manure Blamed for Killing Wisconsin Trout
AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 01 Mar 2005 6:16 PM PST
Manure spread on a frozen field is blamed for killing dozens of brown trout in a southern Wisconsin stream, just months after the federal government removed the river from its list of impaired waters.

Muhyiddin Wants Importers To Observe Quarantine Rule
Bernama Wed, 02 Mar 2005 5:25 AM PST
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Importers of basic farm produce like plants, animals and fish were Wednesday reminded to observe the quarantine regulations.

Wet winter a boon for wildlife enthusiasts
San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 02 Mar 2005 3:25 AM PST
An early spring that pays off big for wildlife and outdoor recreation appears a sure thing for California this year. The benefits likely will extend into late summer.

Emerald ash borer concerns grow across northern region
Gaylord Herald Times Wed, 02 Mar 2005 5:50 AM PST
LIVINGSTON TWP.- Sen. Tony Stamas, R-Midland, is concerned about the spread of the emerald ash borer in his 10-county district and throughout Michigan.

Dick Marshall carries a quiet strength
Montana Standard Wed, 02 Mar 2005 1:18 AM PST
TWIN BRIDGES - Some people just talk about what is wrong. Other people work on making it better. Dick Marshall of Twin Bridges is a quiet man who would never brag about what he has done. But the record is a silent testimony proving that what he loves is what he has devoted his time to over the years.

Commission Targets Agricultural Pollutants
Winchester Star Tue, 01 Mar 2005 9:50 PM PST
BERRYVILLE â€” The impetus toward improving water quality began in 1972 with the Federal Clean Water Act, which made any discharge of a pollutant into a federal waterway illegal.

Hard times forcing Tâ€™bolis to go â€œundergroundâ€
Minda News Wed, 02 Mar 2005 1:18 AM PST
Tâ€™BOLI, South Cotabato Â- Life has become harder for ordinary Tboli farmers here owing to the prolonged dry spell, and in two barangays at least, a good number of them have been forced to work as laborers in a gold mining site nearby in exchange for a measly pay.

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Senate passes parks and soil tax measure
Lebanon Daily Record Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:04 AM PST
JEFFERSON CITY -- A tax to help fund state parks and fight soil erosion has enjoyed strong public support in two elections. Now lawmakers are proposing to re-enact it again, and make it easier to extend in the future.

Stirling - Community supported agriculture at Hilltop Pastures
The Community Press Mon, 28 Feb 2005 2:01 PM PST
Located at the top of Pancake Hill, 15 minutes east of Stirling off Highway 62, Hilltop Pastures is a three-acre certified organic vegetable farm that has been operating a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program for the past five summers.

Calendar
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Mon, 28 Feb 2005 8:58 AM PST
â™¦ Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Meeting will be at 6:45 p.m. March 1, preceded by dinner at 6 p.m., at the home of Robert Ternet, 5129 Ryan Road, New Haven. Speaker will be Andy Miller, Indiana assistant commissioner of agriculture.

Stateâ€™s top ag leader banks on advances
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Tue, 01 Mar 2005 3:13 AM PST
The state agriculture agencyâ€™s new leader said he wants to see Indiana lead the country and the world in developing innovative farming techniques and healthy food products.

Kuensel Online
Kuensel Tue, 01 Mar 2005 5:01 AM PST
28 February 2005- Behavioral changes of cattle herding farmers is leading to a decline in the age old practise of cattle migration in Bhutan according to the agriculture ministry.

NHGRI targets 12 more organisms for genome sequencing
EurekaAlert! Tue, 01 Mar 2005 6:46 AM PST
BETHESDA, Md., Tues., Mar. 1, 2005 â€“ The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that the Large-Scale Sequencing Research Network will begin sequencing 12 more strategically selected organisms, including the marmoset, a skate and several important insects, as part of its ongoing effort to expand understanding of the human

Art museum asks gardeners for help
News Leader Tue, 01 Mar 2005 3:03 AM PST
CHARLOTTESVILLE The University of Virginia Art Museum invites area garden club members and community residents to sign up to create a unique flower arrangement inspired by works on view in the museum. To learn more about this program and to sign up call Virginia Paul at (434) 974-6029.

Museum hosts Conservation Tillage Expo
The Herald-Press Tue, 01 Mar 2005 4:32 AM PST
The Fourth Annual Tri-State Conservation Tillage Expo will be held March 15 at the Kruse WWII Victory Museum near Auburn.

Town targets modified crops
Nashua Telegraph Tue, 01 Mar 2005 3:15 AM PST
WARNER (AP) - Voters at Town Meeting will be asked to discourage the growing of genetically engineered crops in town and to support any state or federal laws calling for a moratorium on them and making manufacturers liable for damages if they cause harm.

Dick Marshall carries a quiet strength
Montana Standard Tue, 01 Mar 2005 1:17 AM PST
TWIN BRIDGES - Some people just talk about what is wrong. Other people work on making it better. Dick Marshall of Twin Bridges is a quiet man who would never brag about what he has done. But the record is a silent testimony proving that what he loves is what he has devoted his time to over the years.

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Mars Was Wet, Studies Say, But Was It Inhabited?
National Geographic - USA
... "Could life begin in an environment with that ... are being developed to isolate any soil and rock ... the USGS geologist, cautioned in his Science commentary that ...

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Rochester Agri News - Rochester,MN,USA
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Photo Release -- PHA Names Aston Hinds Environmental Affairs ...
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Rezoning request approved by county regional planning commission
Iroquois County Times-Republic - Watseka,IL,USA
... The Chouinards asked to change their property's zoning from Agriculture-2 to a Rural ... t been farmed for more than 25 years, and although the soil report said ...

Hope still only refuge in BSE crisis
Cochrane Times - Cochrane,Alberta,Canada
... Nobody in the Canadian agriculture industry is too sorry to see him gone," said Butters ... On the same day Bush finally set foot on Canadian soil, the embattled ...

Supreme Court Hears Beef Checkoff Case
AgWeb - USA
... critical checkoff programs that help sustain the largest part of American agriculture. ... were used to prepare for the potential discovery of BSE on US soil. ...

SD Secretary of Agriculture
Marshall County Journal - Britton,SD,USA
... Winter wheat fields depend upon it; it preserves soil moisture; recharges ground and surface water supplies; insulates the soil from deep frost which can ...

The Corporate Attack on Organic Agriculture
Common Dreams - USA
... Spreading animal manure on farm fields to renew soil fertility is one ... The chemicals used in conventional agriculture are considered highly toxic by themselves ...

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