Soil News: May 2005

[soil agriculture]

Philippa Stevenson: Good earth is rapidly being washed away
The New Zealand Herald Mon, 30 May 2005 0:11 AM PDT
The rock and silt that crashed through Matata, the streams and rivers that turned brown carrying good earth out to sea should be a clarion call. Our country's wealth comes from our top 15cm of soil and we are losing it in truckloads on good days let alone during torrential downpours.

New SDSU ag dean on the job
Rapid City Journal Sun, 29 May 2005 9:45 PM PDT
BROOKINGS - South Dakota State University's new dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences will be meeting South Dakotans face to face in the coming months at experiment-farm tours and other SDSU events.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Sun, 29 May 2005 12:15 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Cotton farming is a dangerous job in Uzbekistan
Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 May 2005 0:44 AM PDT
For Buribek, like for many Uzbek farmers, growing cotton is a dangerous affair.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Mon, 30 May 2005 5:55 AM PDT
Organic farming, the systematic conversion of land to certified practices that ensure food safety and security from the farm to the table, a comprehensive and fully traceable system, is developing rapidly throughout the world.

Scientist digs into global warming
Kansas City Star Mon, 30 May 2005 3:20 AM PDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. - (KRT) - Donald Baker isn't the type to jump on the latest bandwagon. When global cooling was all the hubbub in the 1970s, he kept his distance. When global warming got traction in the 1990s, he resisted.

Monday, May 30, 2005
Daily Breeze Mon, 30 May 2005 1:17 AM PDT
Hero of Philippines battles, 92, has spruced up his larger back yard almost daily for six years. Few people take notice of the frail old man wandering around Carson's largest park.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Mon, 30 May 2005 0:18 AM PDT
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.

Obituary: Eddie Albert
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 29 May 2005 4:01 PM PDT
Was there a more likable guy in the movies than Eddie Albert, who has died aged 97? Not conventionally handsome he had a broad, dimpled smile and was generally cast as a friendly innocent or the hero's good-natured sidekick.

Erosion leaves area ripe for storm s destruction
Colorado Springs Gazette Mon, 30 May 2005 0:17 AM PDT
Erosion along creek beds, neglected by the city as it focused on finding money to hire more police officers and widen roads, has become an expensive and potentially deadly hazard.

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Volcanic rock dust therapy for soil
The Star Online Sat, 28 May 2005 5:12 PM PDT
VOLCANIC rock dust and a bacteria-based soil conditioner may soon become indispensable in the Malaysian agricultural sector.

Consider soil type when choosing tree for planting
The Advertiser-Tribune Sat, 28 May 2005 9:27 PM PDT
Every year various trees are put on display to grab the attention of consumers who want to fill an empty void in their yards. With so many varieties available, selecting the appropriate tree can be difficult.

Early Jewish farmers try their hand in a hardscrabble land
Salt Lake Tribune Sun, 29 May 2005 2:20 AM PDT
Picture this, because it is here that one of the largest Jewish agrarian colonies west of the Appalachian Mountains stood ground and failed, but not for lack of trying. It is marginal land: sparse trees, low-hugging sagebrush; grass, thin, more lean than green and earth more dirt than soil, much of it unyielding.

Food processors under scrutiny
The Fresno Bee Sun, 29 May 2005 6:03 AM PDT
The industry's wastewater disposal is a concern. Wineries, cheese-makers and hundreds of other food processors each year pour billions of gallons of rank wastewater onto open fields with little oversight.

Where is all the rain?
The Monitor Sun, 29 May 2005 3:52 AM PDT
McCOOK - The grain sorghum on Larry and Jim Sklossت¼ western Hidalgo County farm was planted in mid-February and should be 4 feet tall by now....

Family likely to leave farm after four generations
Kansas City Star Sun, 29 May 2005 0:19 AM PDT
KATHRYN, N.D. â€” The Sheyenne River wriggles lazily through eastern North Dakota, cutting a scenic, shallow valley that briefly interrupts the flatlands of the Northern Great Plains stretching hundreds of miles westward toward the Rocky Mountains.

California wineries soak up Iowa ag lessons
The Des Moines Register Sun, 29 May 2005 2:09 AM PDT
Lots of labor: Fred Peterson inspects vines in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, Calif. He owns Peterson Winery north of Healdsburg, Calif. TITLE: Executive director of United Wine Growers for Sonoma County since 1986.

Trillions of fire ants ... one Tim Davis
The State Sun, 29 May 2005 0:06 AM PDT
Tim Davis didnâ€™t know what to do. A seemingly crazed man driving beside him started honking the car horn. The horn kept honking as the driver pulled in front of Davisâ€™ vehicle, then back beside it.

Fetzer Wine Garden Earns Gold at Chelsea
Ukiah Daily Journal Sat, 28 May 2005 11:07 PM PDT
LONDON The Fetzer Wine Garden created by Fetzer Valley Oaks gardener Kate Frey joined a small list of elite show gardens in earning a gold medal from the Royal Horticultural Society at the Chelsea Flower Show, considered the most influential gardening exhibition worldwide.

Fostoria's tree population: mostly maple
The Advertiser-Tribune Sat, 28 May 2005 9:27 PM PDT
FOSTORIA - Fostoria's city property has mostly maple trees. This is information from a study done in April 1996, said Street Department Superintendent Eric Keckler.

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Agriculture Briefs
The Robesonian Fri, 27 May 2005 8:55 AM PDT
LUMBERTON - Will Norton, a fourth-grader at Tanglewood Elementary, recently won several first-place awards for his participation in the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation District's Poster Contest.

Resources revamp sets off grumbles Mr Soil, Mr Water have their detractors
Bangkok Post Fri, 27 May 2005 11:32 AM PDT
The top bureaucrat at the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has expressed unhappiness with the prospect of two new ministries growing out of his ministry in a new round of public sector reform.

USDA Paid Freelance Writer $7,500 for Articles
Washington Post Sat, 28 May 2005 2:57 AM PDT
An Agriculture Department agency paid a freelance writer at least $7,500 to write articles touting federal conservation programs and place them in outdoors magazines, according to agency records and interviews.

Saturday May 28, 12:59 PM By Indo-Asian News Service
Yahoo! India News Sat, 28 May 2005 0:46 AM PDT
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Climate change threatens to sharply increase crop losses in many developing countries like India, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Training offered on use of chemical on coqui
Honolulu Advertiser Fri, 27 May 2005 8:22 AM PDT
The Pesticides Branch of the state Department of Agriculture will hold training sessions for residents and nurseries to teach the proper use of hydrated lime to control coqui frog infestations.

Irish kids 'eating the wrong food'
Belfast Telegraph Sat, 28 May 2005 5:43 AM PDT
THOUSANDS of Irish primary school children are not getting a balanced daily diet. According to a major three year all island study, funded by Safefood, the Food Safety Promotion Board, 85% are eating the wrong food.

Weed out problems for rich, lush grass PERSPECTIVE DONNA GREY
TimesLeader.com Sat, 28 May 2005 0:19 AM PDT
SPRINGTIME is a good time to take stock of your grass and take the proper steps toward a healthier, greener lawn this summer. Revitalizing your lawn doesnâ€™t need to be a costly, time-consuming process. Itâ€™s more a question of correctly evaluating the trouble before you invest in solutions.

YANKEE 'S NEW WELDED MAST SAVES IN AIR RESISTANCE
Science News Fri, 27 May 2005 1:17 PM PDT
Returning the recent visit of the British yacht Endeavour , which challenged for the America's Cup last year, the American yacht Yankee , shown on the front cover of this week's Science News Letter , is now in England for a series of races with British sloops in her J class.

Chinese Deputy PM Abruptly Cancels Meeting With Japanese PM (and more...)
From the Wilderness Publications Fri, 27 May 2005 10:21 AM PDT
May 24th, 2005 Chinese Deputy PM Abruptly Cancels Meeting With Japanese PM with comment by Michael C. Ruppert by Steve Herman - and - AUSTRALIA: For the First Time, a Deputy Head of State Confirms Peak with comment by Jamey Hecht ABC NEWS ONLINE - also - Increase in 'Dead Zones' Starving the World's Seas with

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Fri, 27 May 2005 8:25 AM PDT
A new, winter-hardy pea variety called Specter is being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists for release as a high-protein livestock feed.

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Solon lauds Gawad-Saka '05 winners in C. Luzon
Sun Star Thu, 26 May 2005 9:46 AM PDT
CITY OF SAN FERNAND0 -- Pampanga Fourth District Representative Anna York Bondoc had lauded the regional winners of the Gawad-Saka 2005 of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Thu, 26 May 2005 1:41 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Ag calendar
The Community Press Thu, 26 May 2005 2:34 PM PDT
May 26 - Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) 1st Annual Ontario Conference. Global Perspectives in Agriculture and its Impact on Ontario. Holiday Inn, Guelph.

On India's coast, a plea for jobs
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 May 2005 1:00 AM PDT
Notions on the street about who Bill Clinton is range from a prince to a curious white man coming to see the tsunami-affected region. For those abroad who are more familiar with the former US president, his visit here as the UN special envoy for tsunami recovery has refocused attention on India's worst-hit district.

Organic farmer advises cultivating quality, not quantity
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 27 May 2005 5:40 AM PDT
Ron Love sells his organic produce at his farm store and nursery in Healdsburg, as well as to top-notch restaurants such as Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen.

Seeds of a bad season
Maine Today Fri, 27 May 2005 5:51 AM PDT
Scott Longfellow sat down for the first time Thursday morning with a cup of coffee after spending hours picking flower petals off the leaves of geraniums.

Bedding plants are eye-candy in a six-pack
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Fri, 27 May 2005 3:26 AM PDT
CEDAR FALLS --- Bedding plants are the next best thing to an instant garden.

edie news centre - Free trade will have adverse effect on environment says report
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange Fri, 27 May 2005 6:03 AM PDT
Liberalisation of trade rules as proposed in the World Trade Organisation's current Doha negotiating round would damage the environment and contribute to climate change, a study has found.

An evening to remember
Evening Gazette Fri, 27 May 2005 5:13 AM PDT
The Evening Gazette's campaign for the future regeneration of Teesside and the Tees Valley. The Tees Valley triumphed at the North East Business Awards, scooping five out of ten titles.

UK policy led to AP farmers' suicides
Rediff.com Fri, 27 May 2005 0:11 AM PDT
A study says AP farmers were forced to pay more for seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, water and power because of flawed public policy and economic strategy implemented at the behest of a British government body.

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Western Australia Off to Good Start
Ag Report Wed, 25 May 2005 7:49 AM PDT
SYDNEY - May 25/095 - SNS -- Soil moisture mapping by Western Australia's Department of Agriculture confirms heavy May rains could see an excellent harvest in some areas of the state.

Philippa Stevenson: Good earth is rapidly being washed away
The New Zealand Herald Wed, 25 May 2005 10:11 AM PDT
The rock and silt that crashed through Matata, the streams and rivers that turned brown carrying good earth out to sea should be a clarion call. Our country's wealth comes from our top 15cm of soil and we are losing it in truckloads on good days let alone during torrential downpours.

Wetland plan
Argus Observer Wed, 25 May 2005 7:25 AM PDT
Efforts to reduce pollutants in area streams through the use of wetlands is proving to be successful through projects sponsored by the local soil and water conservation district and watershed councils.

Thursday May 26, 05:44 PM
Yahoo! India News Thu, 26 May 2005 5:31 AM PDT
Ludhiana, May 26 (ANI): Punjabi farmers who dream of settling down in the west now have reason to cheer. The invitation by the Canadian authorities, to buy and cultivate land, has come an windfall for a group of farmers in Punjab are now undergoing training to make their dreams come true.

Bedding plants are eye-candy in a six-pack
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Thu, 26 May 2005 2:07 AM PDT
CEDAR FALLS --- Bedding plants are the next best thing to an instant garden.

World Weather: Rainy Season Off To Slow Start In Central Mexico
CattleNetwork.com Thu, 26 May 2005 6:01 AM PDT
FSU-WESTERN: Dry weather helped planting activities in most of Ukraine and Russia, although rain was needed in the eastern two-thirds of Ukraine for spring-sown crop emergence and early plant establishment.

AREA DOWN IN DROUGHT
Opelousas Daily World Thu, 26 May 2005 0:14 AM PDT
With three bad crop years out of the last five, many local farmers began this year already in trouble. Now, with the parish the center of a regionwide drought, things are looking bleak.

Drought relief is possible
Laramie Boomerang Wed, 25 May 2005 11:04 PM PDT
Decent spring runoff and predictions for cooler, wetter summer weather g`ive hope that Albany County is recovering from drought, according to state climatologist Jan Curtis.

Illegal Indians in Bangladesh
News From Bangladesh Thu, 26 May 2005 1:58 AM PDT
Though Indian government and its print media relentlessly try to prove that the Bangladeshis are intruding into India daily, and Indian BSF (Border Security Forces) personnel engage try to push the Indian Bengali speaking Muslims to Bangladesh, the reality is totally otherwise.

Vampires beware: Scripps scientists describe molecular basis of raw garlic's pungency
EurekAlert! Wed, 25 May 2005 1:14 PM PDT
Cooked or raw, garlic has been a favorite ingredient of cooks for thousands of years, but almost any cook will tell you there's a major difference: raw garlic is much more pungent than cooked.

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Philippa Stevenson: Good earth is rapidly being washed away
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
... Landcare Research scientist Graham Sparling - known as Mr Soil Quality - finds it depressing that in just 150 years of intensive agriculture we have done a ...

Agriculture university in Sikkim soon
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
... issued by the state government today informed that the chief minister submitted a memorandum on agriculture, horticulture and soil conservation sectors to the ...

Keeping an eye on the sky, ground
Ohio Farm Bureau (press release) - Columbus,OH,USA
... Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's (OFBF's) director of agriculture ecology programs ... insecticides that can help reduce stand losses from soil insects, producers ...

Perspective - Urban sprawl: Similar issues, solutions on other ...
FarmWeek - Bloomington,IL,USA
... priority is to balance development with conservation and agriculture in their country. The Korean visitors were shocked to see stockpiles of dark soil and to ...

Find an Article
The South African Journal of Natural Medicine (subscription) - South Africa
... agriculture. We need to consider the true cost of the non-organic food we eat. When you reflect on factors such as pollution from agricultural chemicals, soil ...

Soil News: - soil agriculture
... soil agriculture. INTERVIEW - Indian wheat output to surge on ideal weather
... "Agriculture depends on healthy soil. But changes in farming, ...

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soil science environment

Thurmont Middle garden is an outdoor classroom
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
... placed it firmly in the soil, he talked of his love for the environment. "I really like to help the environment," he said. "I'm not really into science, but I ...

EcoPhysiology and Conservation: The Contribution of Endocrinology ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... and their symbiotic rhizobium soil bacteria can ... the relationship between humans and their environment. ... support from the National Science Foundation (IBN0344822 ...

Exploring our planet Earth
Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India
... System, the Nature of Science, models of ... rocks, resources and the environment, plate tectonics ... volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, weathering - soil, and erosion ...

Phytofiltration Easily Reduces Arsenic Levels
Water and Wastewater - Jacksonville Beach,FL,USA
... of live plants to improve human health and clean the environment. ... With expertise in plant science, soil science, genetics and agronomy, Edenspace is developing ...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 25 May 2005
Space Ref - USA
... routine maintenance of the SM's SOZh environment control & ... the use of the Lab nadir/science window, were ... Less favorable soil conditions have allowed a grassier ...

Environmental Sciences Group | Homepage
... Soft Environmental - Advisory Service, Soil and Rock Engineering - Advisory
... Welcome to the Mowlem Environmental Sciences Group web site giving ...

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soil salinity alkalinity phd thesis

The Second Congress of Microbiologists of Uzbekistan
... salinity, alkalinity, compaction, aridization, hydromor- ... two doctoral and
eleven PhD theses on microbiology. and biotechnology. ...

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Spraying for moths to be today
Rockford Register Star Wed, 25 May 2005 0:10 AM PDT
ROCKFORD -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture moved up a scheduled gypsy moth spraying from Thursday morning to this afternoon. The affected area is the same 336 acres sprayed May 19.

Wetland plan
Argus Observer Tue, 24 May 2005 1:10 PM PDT
Efforts to reduce pollutants in area streams through the use of wetlands is proving to be successful through projects sponsored by the local soil and water conservation district and watershed councils.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Tue, 24 May 2005 11:07 AM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Denmark bolsters Kenya`s agricultural recovery
AngolaPress Wed, 25 May 2005 6:59 AM PDT
Nairobi, Kenya, 05/25 - Denmark on Tuesday granted Kenya 2.4 billion Shillings to support the East African country`s economic growth, agricultural development and agro-processing industries. .

Bedding plants are eye-candy in a six-pack
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Wed, 25 May 2005 3:34 AM PDT
CEDAR FALLS --- Bedding plants are the next best thing to an instant garden.

WHAT THE RUSSIAN PAPERS SAY
Russian Information Agency Novosti Wed, 25 May 2005 6:27 AM PDT
Russia should not concede to unfavorable requests from the WTO during accession talks, said Maxim Medvedkov, head of the Russian delegation to the WTO and director of the department of trade talks at the Economic Ministry Maxim Medvedkov, Kommersant-Vlast, a weekly, reported.

Corn greening up in Northeast Iowa
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Wed, 25 May 2005 3:21 AM PDT
WATERLOO --- Crops are developing slow statewide due to cool, wet weather. Corn and soybean planting throughout the state is about right on schedule, but seeds aren't growing as fast as normal.

Damming evidence
San Diego Union-Tribune Wed, 25 May 2005 2:34 AM PDT
Do large dams do more harm than good? When he was a young boy, Thayer Scudder used to build dams across a small stream in the Berkshire Mountains of Connecticut. Now, at age 75, Scudder is perhaps the world's leading academic authority on large dams.

Community harvest
Corvallis Gazette Times Tue, 24 May 2005 11:41 PM PDT
Tom Denison and Elizabeth Kerle are proud of their 20-acre organic farm northeast of Corvallis. Even early in the season, the farm is already plentiful with bright red strawberries and crunchy orange carrots, along with a wide variety of other healthy produce.

Governor creates ivory-billed woodpecker panel
Arkansas News Bureau Wed, 25 May 2005 1:06 AM PDT
LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Huckabee announced Tuesday that he has established a task force to help the state respond to the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas.

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Conservation champions
News Leader Tue, 24 May 2005 3:10 AM PDT
Augusta County's lengthy heritage of agriculture plus good coaching, smart kids and sponsorship by the Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District all came together last week in Appomattox when Fort Defiance High School's Envirothon team took home the state championship title, shutting down 16 other regional winners.

Corn, Soybeans Rise as Cool, Dry Weather Threatens U.S. Crops
Bloomberg.com Mon, 23 May 2005 10:47 AM PDT
U.S. May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Corn and soybean prices in Chicago rose the most in at least a month on speculation that below-normal temperatures and dry soil in the Midwest will limit early plant growth, leading to smaller U.S. crops later this year.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Mon, 23 May 2005 12:08 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Husky mulls options for restored sight
Meridian Booster Mon, 23 May 2005 9:16 AM PDT
The broken ground and mounds of soil at Lloydminster s west end could soon be slated for commercial development if proposals for the Husky Village Lands are endorsed by city officials and other local stakeholders.

Population growth puts farm land at risk
The Economic Times Mon, 23 May 2005 8:33 AM PDT
NEW DELHI: Rapid growth in population growth is threatening Indian agriculture as the demand for food, which is expected to grow significantly, is degrading land faster, economic think tank NCAER has said.

Release No. 0176.05
USDA Mon, 23 May 2005 1:05 PM PDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 23, 2005-Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that 1,156 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contracts covering nearly 436,000 acres of farm and ranch land were approved for limited resource farmers and ranchers in fiscal year 2004 for a total of $18.3 million.

Wheat, Corn, Soybeans Surge as Weather Threatens U.S. Crops
Bloomberg.com Mon, 23 May 2005 12:01 PM PDT
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat and corn prices in Chicago surged the most in almost a year, and soybeans gained, as unusually dry weather threatened U.S. crops from Texas to Michigan.

Wheat, Corn, Soybeans Surge as Weather Threatens U.S. Crops
Bloomberg.com Mon, 23 May 2005 11:46 AM PDT
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat prices in Chicago surged the most in almost a year, and corn and soybeans rallied, as unusually dry weather threatened U.S. crops from Texas to Michigan, the nation's biggest growing region.

Bedding plants are eye-candy in a six-pack
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Tue, 24 May 2005 3:04 AM PDT
CEDAR FALLS --- Bedding plants are the next best thing to an instant garden.

Nebraska crop watchers continue conservation efforts of ancestors
Tri-State Neighbor Tue, 24 May 2005 6:34 AM PDT
A chance meeting in a soils class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the mid '70s led this couple to become fifth generation farmers in northeast Nebraska.

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Land degradation threatens agriculture: NCAER
The Hindu Mon, 23 May 2005 5:19 AM PDT
NEW DELHI: Rapid population growth is threatening the Indian agriculture as it has degraded land as demand for food is expected to grow significantly, economic think tank NCAER has said.

Boosting soil fertility the key to food security
Mail and Guardian Sun, 22 May 2005 10:29 PM PDT
Declining food production in Southern Africa has shifted the region's focus to improving small-scale farmers' access to agricultural inputs like fertilisers.

Have You Heard?
The Ledger Mon, 23 May 2005 3:09 AM PDT
NRCS ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE . . . The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking applications from landowners for the Wetlands Reserve Program. The program, established by the 1990 Farm Bill, is a voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland,...

Hipsters, not hippies, get into organic clothing groove
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 22 May 2005 4:01 PM PDT
U2 megastar Bono is making it, supermodels are wearing it and elite designers are betting on it -- all in all, fairly good signs that ethical clothing may finally be evolving from hippie to hipster.

It's time to rake for progress
Independent Mon, 23 May 2005 5:33 AM PDT
Even a tiny bit of garden can be transformed into a wildlife haven.

Bedding plants are eye-candy in a six-pack
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Mon, 23 May 2005 3:04 AM PDT
CEDAR FALLS --- Bedding plants are the next best thing to an instant garden.

Leading U.S. Pediatrician Offers Top Seven Reasons Why Organic Milk Is Best Choice for Kids, Families
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 23 May 2005 7:00 AM PDT
Organic milk, produced without synthetic chemicals, hormones or antibiotics, is the best choice for kids and families, according to Dr. Alan Greene, one of the nation's leading pediatricians.

LOCAL NEWS from
Northwestern Mon, 23 May 2005 0:32 AM PDT
With the exception of water and salt, everything people eat starts with a plant. If something such as global warming impacts plants for better or worse it will ripple through the entire food chain, said University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh plant physiologist Robert Wise. Plants are the foundation.

SCOPE: Beijing farmers struggle as Chinese capital develops
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Sun, 22 May 2005 5:00 PM PDT
_ (EDS: ONE PHOTO WITH THIS STORY IS AVAIALABLE VIA E-MAIL. THE PHOTO ADVISORY IS TO MOVE, FOLLOWING THIS)

Shifting gears: McCutchenville senior slows pace but stays active
The Advertiser-Tribune Sun, 22 May 2005 9:27 PM PDT
A sign in Floyd Hohman's office says: "Still plays with Tractors," an appropriate description of the lifelong McCutchenville farmer. Farming, family and faith have been major forces in the life of the 68-year-old.

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Harrison County commissioners pledge financing
Times Leader Sat, 21 May 2005 6:21 PM PDT
HARRISON COUNTY Commissioners, despite enduring a severe financial crunch, made a $15,000 commitment to the county's Soil and Water Conservation Department at the group's weekly meeting at Cadiz.

Globes [online] - Ramat Hovav IDF training base city requires pollution solutions
Globes Online Sun, 22 May 2005 5:30 AM PDT
Prof. Avner Adin: Israel lacks sufficient trained personnel to operate its existing and planned wastewater treatment facilities.

Bedding plants are eye-candy in a six-pack
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Sun, 22 May 2005 4:25 AM PDT
CEDAR FALLS --- Bedding plants are the next best thing to an instant garden.

Brazilian crop boom threatens U.S. farms
Arizona Daily Star Sun, 22 May 2005 0:11 AM PDT
PETROVINA, Brazil - The six-seat Embraer airplane glides from a cloudless sky onto a red-dirt runway. Views of scrub-brush savanna stretching to the Amazon River give way to fields of 10-foot high

Plowing fields has become career field
Billings Gazette Sat, 21 May 2005 11:43 PM PDT
LAKELAND, Fla. - It has been five years since Bucky Day graduated early from Florida Southern College with a horticulture degree and he has yet to put his green thumb to use. A logistics analyst for Publix Super Markets Inc., Day orders houseware products for the grocery chain.

Cash infusion
The Journal News Sun, 22 May 2005 3:05 AM PDT
It's quiet except for the gentle breeze shaking the trees out of their winter slumber. The intermittent cackle of a rooster on this cloudless day interrupts the serenity of the moment but serves as a reminder that this is farm country.

Breathing easier in Bay State
Berkshire Eagle Sat, 21 May 2005 11:28 PM PDT
With the entire Empire State, 300 miles to Buffalo, just over the ridge to our east, Berkshire County rejoices in the news that New York will be adopting California's tough standards for motor vehicle emissions later this year.

'Organic clothing is better for the Earth'
Independent Online Sun, 22 May 2005 4:43 AM PDT
U2 frontman Bono is making it, supermodels are wearing it and elite designers are betting on it: organic clothing is definitely on the rise. Michelle Hoffman investigates...

Seeds of employment
The Japan Times Sat, 21 May 2005 4:49 PM PDT
This story is part of a package on firms moving in farming. To read the introduction, please click here . There, in the heart of the concrete jungle that is Tokyo's Otemachi financial district, in the second-floor basement abyss of a 27-story building, is nothing less than . . . a farm.

Shifting gears: McCutchenville senior slows pace but stays active
The Advertiser-Tribune Sat, 21 May 2005 9:12 PM PDT
A sign in Floyd Hohman's office says: "Still plays with Tractors," an appropriate description of the lifelong McCutchenville farmer. Farming, family and faith have been major forces in the life of the 68-year-old.

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State officials outline ag plan
Elkhart Truth Fri, 20 May 2005 10:48 PM PDT
MIDDLEBURY -- New Indiana agriculture officials hit the road and got some dirt on their shoes this week.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Fri, 20 May 2005 9:52 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Georgia AG Finds SOD Fungus in Sample from Alpharetta Nursery
The Weekly Fri, 20 May 2005 12:06 PM PDT
ATLANTA (May 20) â€“ Georgia Department of Agriculture inspectors have found the fungus that causes Sudden Oak Death in a camellia shipment to a retail nursery in Alpharetta, Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin said today.

Lack of rain showing effects
Arkadelphia Daily Siftings Herald Fri, 20 May 2005 11:47 AM PDT
Southwest Arkansas is "unusually dry" according to National Weather Service senior forecaster John Lewis, and the effects are far-reaching. Arkadelphia Water Utilities has increased water production, and local agriculture is beginning to suffer.

BayouBuzz.com - Louisiana Politics and News
Bayou Buzz Fri, 20 May 2005 9:29 AM PDT
Dry conditions across the state continue to plague farmers and little rainfall is predicted in the near term as planting winds down for major Louisiana crops, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Bob Odom said.

Water Crisis, Water Shortage, Water Wars
The Progress Report Sat, 21 May 2005 4:41 AM PDT
Do You have any natural resource rights, or should some people have the power of life and death over you? As the world's supply of drinkable water wanes, your answers become more urgent.

More sediment is entering rivers, but less makes its way to the sea
Science News Fri, 20 May 2005 2:31 PM PDT
About 20 kilometers southwest of New Orleans, one of the U.S. Geological Survey's benchmarks sits atop a concrete column that pokes above the waves about 5 meters from the shore of Couba Island.

Holmes named Agriculturist of the Year
Athens Review Online Fri, 20 May 2005 2:00 PM PDT
The Athens Chamber of Commerce named Rex Holmes the 2005 Agriculturist of the Year this week as the finale of the 42nd annual Henderson County Farm and Ranch Tour.

A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
SeedQuest Fri, 20 May 2005 7:25 AM PDT
Tuber troubles, record number of potatoes, but who will eat them?

News tips: NASA presentations at Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting
EurekAlert! Fri, 20 May 2005 2:26 PM PDT
NASA and NASA-funded scientists from will present findings on a variety of Earth and space science topics at the 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting, to be held at the Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, La., May 23-27, 2005. The press room is located in room 235.

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Agriculture In Garrett County "Moving Ahead"
Republican Thu, 19 May 2005 10:46 AM PDT
Agriculture in Garrett County is moving ahead, charging forward, Cheryl DeBerry, Garrett County Department of Economic Development, told the commissioners this week during a departmental update.

Soil Fertility Needs to Be Focus in Africa
Ag Report Thu, 19 May 2005 12:50 PM PDT
JOHANNESBURG - May 19/05 - IRIN -- Declining food production in Southern Africa has shifted the region's focus to improving small-scale farmers' access to agricultural inputs like fertilizers.

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Boosting soil fertility key to food security
IRIN Thu, 19 May 2005 10:49 AM PDT
JOHANNESBURG, 19 May 2005 (IRIN) - Declining food production in Southern Africa has shifted the region's focus to improving small-scale farmers' access to agricultural inputs like fertilisers.

State begins Gypsy Moth treatments
The Beacon News Fri, 20 May 2005 1:53 AM PDT
The Illinois Department of Agriculture began its 2005 Gypsy Moth treatment program May 18. Helicopters applied BTK to treatment sites in DuPage County. Impacted areas include parts of Addison, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Glendale Heights, Wheaton and the Morton Arboretum.

Farming
Daily Dispatch Thu, 19 May 2005 10:42 PM PDT
Report and pictures by Wilberforce Ndoda MNQUMA - MEC for Agriculture Gugile Nkwinti urged those attending his department's outreach programme here to go back to tilling the land for food. Nkwinti made this call in response to complaints by villag...

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Thu, 19 May 2005 11:23 AM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Brazil poses growing threat to U.S. farmers
Macon Telegraph Fri, 20 May 2005 3:12 AM PDT
RONDONOPOLIS, Brazil - (KRT) - On Big Farming's last frontier, the methods are basic - even crude. Farmers buy land by pledging to produce bags of soybeans in return.

Abdullah Takes Boat Cruise At Rotterdam Harbour
Bernama Fri, 20 May 2005 5:08 AM PDT
ROTTERDAM, May 20 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his entourage were taken on a boat cruise at the Rotterdam Harbour here Friday.

Lubbock, Texas May 19, 2005
SeedQuest Thu, 19 May 2005 4:25 PM PDT
A collaborative corn breeding project under way at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Lubbock is paving the way for hardy, stress-resistant corns that yield well under demanding growing conditions.

Finding a Mate for Lonesome George
RedNova Fri, 20 May 2005 3:02 AM PDT
Will DNA data banks help find a mate for Lonesome George (Geochelone nigra abingdonii), the last known remaining tortoise from Pinta Island in the Galpagos? Genetic sequencing has revolutionized biology.

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Pakrasi heads DOE 'Grand Challenge'
News from Washington University in St. Louis (press release) - Saint Louis,Washington,USA
... between microbes and their environment, to how microorganisms influence Earth's soil and water ... University professor of electrical and systems science. ...

Recent Bioswell System Reduces Lagoon Pollution
Daily Nexus - USA
... a Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management ... as nutrients that are normally found in the soil.". ... could spread to other parts of the environment. ...

Envirothon competition wraps up - Kenmare takes top honors
Valley City Times Record - Valley City,ND,USA
... Team Advisor Joelle Hansen, Science Teacher at Kenmare ... by the Divide County Soil Conservation District ... the most about our natural resources and the environment. ...

Gardening by folklore has its merits
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... Actually, that one offers as much good science as horse sense ... moon impacts the movement of moisture in soil and plants ... But I think your macro environment is more ...

UT researchers growing special plants to detect danger
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
... are great because they have to respond to the environment. ... die," says Dr. Neal Stewart, a plant science expert ... would glow if they detect explosives in the soil. ...

Soil News: soil science environment
... soil science environment. Central Minnesota news and notes Agri News - MN,USA ...
and received his bachelor's of science in soil science from the . ...

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Manitoba Special Crop Seeding Underway
Ag Report Wed, 18 May 2005 8:13 AM PDT
WINNIPEG - May 18/05 - SNS -- Manitoba Agriculture, Food And Rural Initiatives says there are no indications from farmers in the province that this year's spring wheat and barley acres will change much from last year because of expectations of lower average prices in 2005-06.

Urbana, Illinois May 18, 2005
SeedQuest Wed, 18 May 2005 7:25 AM PDT
Two University of Illinois researchers are betting farmers can increase their profits and protect the environment at the same time by using precision agriculture techniques in applying nitrogen fertilizer to their fields.

Awe Marks Mount St. Helens Anniversary
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 19 May 2005 4:56 AM PDT
Hundreds of tourists, foresters and government officials reflected with humility and awe Wednesday on the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, which killed 57 people and turned day to night across eastern Washington.

Science: What's Below is As Important to Life As What's Above
RedNova Wed, 18 May 2005 10:07 AM PDT
Creatures, such as worms and mites, help prevent erosion and stabilize the soil. WASHINGTON -- Scientists whose job is to grub around in mud and dirt say that what lies hidden under the ground is as important to life as what can be seen above the Earth's surface.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Wed, 18 May 2005 12:53 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Release No. 0171.05
USDA Wed, 18 May 2005 10:50 AM PDT
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., May 18, 2005--Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced $863,114 in federal grants to 13 organizations for Urban and Community Forestry. The organizations will match those funds with an additional $1,001,533.

Organic Food Pioneer Paul Keene Dies at 94
Washington Post Thu, 19 May 2005 3:39 AM PDT
Paul Keene, 94, one of the founders of the U.S. organic food movement, died April 23 at Messiah Village Nursing Home in Mechanicsburg, Pa., not far from the farm where he launched the modern commercial market for natural foods. No cause of death was reported.

Milestone â€کof an act of Godâ€™ at St. Helens
MSNBC Wed, 18 May 2005 7:31 PM PDT
Hundreds of tourists, foresters and dignitaries reflected with humility and awe Wednesday on the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, a blast that devastated the landscape, killed 57 people and turned day to night in Washington state.

Marshes Tell Story Of Medieval Drought, Little Ice Age, And European Settlers Near NYC
Science Daily Thu, 19 May 2005 4:04 AM PDT
Sediment layers from a tidal marsh in the Hudson River Estuary provide great details on the area's climate. They have preserved pollen from plants, seeds, and other materials. These past remnants allowed researchers from Columbia University, New York, N.Y. and NASA to see evidence of a 500 year drought from 800 A.D. to 1300 A.D., the passing of the Little Ice Age and the impacts of European

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AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS' FOR BETTER SEEDING PRACTICES
Press Information Bureau (press release) - India
... of seeds/seedling planting; optimum moisture content in the soil; spacing between ... The farmers may complain or contact to the Agriculture Department officials ...

Consider nitrogen availability before replanting corn
Agriculture Online - USA
... applied this spring or leached it deep enough into the soil to be ... Richard Ferguson, soils specialist in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural ...

Bowles receives BS degree from UK College of Agriculture
Ledger Independent - Maysville,KY,USA
Christina graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double major, Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science and Agriculture Education and minor in Animal Science. ...

State announces 20-year plan for Indiana ag
Monticello Herald Journal - Monticello,IN,USA
... took office resulted in the formation of the Indiana Department of Agriculture (ISDA), which also encompasses entities such as the Division of Soil Conservation ...

IGA vote sends stable decision to county board
Oneonta Daily Star - Oneonta,NY,USA
... of its authority would pass to the state Department of Agriculture and Markets ... to preserve valuable farmland." Khala-Marr Stables sits on excellent soil, he said ...

Soil News: [soil agriculture]
... Gathering of this news, is automaticly and with helping of "Yahoo" and "Google"
search engines. We often use "Soil" and " Agriculture" key words. ...

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Agricultural futures - 18 May 2005
Business Report Tue, 17 May 2005 9:17 PM PDT
Johannesburg - Maize prices in South Africa rose on concern cold weather will reduce the maize crop in the US. About 41 percent of the US crop had emerged from the soil as of yesterday, less than the five-year average of 48 percent, the US department of agriculture said yesterday in a report.

Broken region of Darfur facing 'inevitable' famine
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News Wed, 18 May 2005 3:28 AM PDT
The transformation of rain from blessing to curse illustrates how much life has changed since civil war broke out two years ago, destroying hundreds of farming villages, killing tens of thousands of people, and driving a third of Darfuris into camps like the one here. Darfur, a region usually self-sufficient even in the worst of times, can no longer feed itself.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Tue, 17 May 2005 1:23 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Farmers turn efforts to soybean planting
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Wed, 18 May 2005 3:18 AM PDT
PLAINFIELD --- Corn planting is all but finished in Northeast Iowa, but persistent spring rains and saturated soils will keep farmers from getting done with soybeans any time soon.

Taking root in Jamaica
Sun-Sentinel Wed, 18 May 2005 0:20 AM PDT
Caribbean farmers find growing, marketing organic crops a tough row to hoe. St. Mary, Jamaica آ· For small farmers in the Caribbean islands, the choice seems obvious: Organic fruits and vegetables command higher prices than crops grown with synthetic pesticides.

IGA vote sends stable decision to county board
The Daily Star Wed, 18 May 2005 5:03 AM PDT
COOPERSTOWN Otsego Countyâ€™s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to add 53 parcels, including Khala-Marr Stables of Otego, to agricultural districts in the county.

Decision to farm came easily to southeastern South Dakota brothers
Iowa Farmer Wed, 18 May 2005 7:01 AM PDT
The decision to farm was an easy one for Bill Hansen and his brother, Scott, of Centerville, S.D. "My dad farmed all of his life and he, at that time, needed help. We had a lot of livestock on hand then," Bill Hansen said. "The machinery of course wasn't nearly as big back at that time.

Residents, growers look forward to
Benton Evening News Wed, 18 May 2005 6:38 AM PDT
Area growers and residents are readying their taste buds for the annual Farmers Market, which opens Thursday on the northeast corner of the Benton Public Square.

'Bag of Woad' program faces monetary woes
Idaho State Journal Wed, 18 May 2005 6:45 AM PDT
POCATELLO - Bannock County has spent its Bag of Woad budget for the year, and then some. Officials were paying $10 for every 40 pounds of Dyer's woad brought to the landfill beginning May 9 in an effort to stamp out the noxious weed.

Acculturation and our Gutter Garbage complex
News From Bangladesh Wed, 18 May 2005 5:42 AM PDT
The only problem however, we have till this day not been able to shed off our alarmist doomsday mindset that gets unduly activated, as we are not in the habit of doing our homeworkâ€™s right.

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Having a little fun to boost learning
The Indianapolis Star Tue, 17 May 2005 1:12 AM PDT
Teaching and learningAfter Mooresville High School agriculture teacher Tonya Weiss' class got a service-learning grant, it took the students only a short while to figure out how to fulfill one of the grant's requirements -- sharing their knowledge.

To share a farmer's gems
The Christian Science Monitor Mon, 16 May 2005 2:28 PM PDT
A transatlantic testament to restorative agriculture.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Mon, 16 May 2005 10:53 AM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Release No. 0162.05
USDA Mon, 16 May 2005 7:20 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2005 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the appointment of Merlyn Carlson as the deputy under secretary for USDA Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). Carlson will begin his new duties on June 13, 2005.

Doctors' mercy trip to tsunami zone
Belfast Telegraph Tue, 17 May 2005 2:12 AM PDT
Two scientists from Northern Ireland have gone on a mercy trip to the Banda Aceh region of Indonesia that was devastated by a tsunami five months ago.

Union Bank to help set up agri-clinics in rural areas
India Infoline Tue, 17 May 2005 6:05 AM PDT
Union Bank of India has taken the initiative to get agricultural graduates involved in rural development by financing them to set up Agri-Clinics in rural areas.

Not So Picture Perfect: Proposed Lunar Landing Site Has Drawbacks
SPACE.com Tue, 17 May 2005 3:05 AM PDT
The hype for the "perfect site" for a first moonbase at the Moon's south pole (Mt. Malapert) and more recently for a rival north polar site, continues to get good press, and to all appearances, just about everyone is on the bandwagon. I have serious reservations, however, and have found that there are others who share them, but find it difficult or unpromising to buck the trend.

China to improve agricultural production, environmental protection: vice premier
People's Daily Tue, 17 May 2005 2:58 AM PDT
China will fortify the agricultural base and intensify environmental protection for overall, well- coordinated and sustainable development, said Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan on Tuesday at the ongoing 2005 Fortune Global Forum.

Coming to grips with a drier Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Tue, 17 May 2005 2:16 AM PDT
Eleanor Hall hosts The World Today's lunch hour of current affairs, with background and debate from Australia and the world. Monday to Friday, 12:10pm, ABC Local Radio and Radio National.

Nebraska crop watchers continue conservation efforts of ancestors
Tri-State Neighbor Tue, 17 May 2005 6:34 AM PDT
A chance meeting in a soils class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the mid '70s led this couple to become fifth generation farmers in northeast Nebraska.

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Future Unclear on $2 Billion-a-Year U.S. Land Reserve
Environmental News Network Mon, 16 May 2005 6:33 AM PDT
A vast amount of fragile land set aside for a taxpayer-funded conservation program that pays U.S. farmers $2 billion a year is about to lose its protected status, and environmentalists are demanding changes to bring more soil, water and wildlife benefits at a lower cost.

Experiment Station Researchers To Explore Genome Of Disease-fighting Fungus
Science Daily Mon, 16 May 2005 3:05 AM PDT
A team of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists will soon begin genome sequencing a disease-fighting fungus used to protect crops, which has implications for both agriculture and the pharmaceutical industry. The fungus, Trichoderma virens, is used to protect field crops from various plant diseases. Researchers say the genome sequencing work may uncover chemical compounds and beneficial

Belfast scientists help tsunami relief effort
4NI Mon, 16 May 2005 3:44 AM PDT
Two local scientists from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are embarking on a mercy mission to the Banda Aceh region of Indonesia.

Focus On Organic Farming
WEEK-TV News 25 Mon, 16 May 2005 6:12 AM PDT
Research shows organic farming is becoming one of the fastest growing areas of U.S. agriculture. From 1997 to 2002, organic farmland in Illinois jumped 20%.

'YOUNG LAS VEGAS, 1905-1931: BEFORE THE FUTURE FOUND US': Chapter 12
Las Vegas Review-Journal Sun, 15 May 2005 12:22 PM PDT
Las Vegans were not the first to pull for a dam on the Colorado River. Since the 1850s, dreamers had pondered a dam to make the turbulent waters more navigable, to prevent flooding of farmland and, even, to irrigate the desert for agriculture.

M'sian Firm To Team Up With German Scientist In Biotech Venture
Bernama Mon, 16 May 2005 1:12 AM PDT
FRANKFURT, May 16 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian resource-based company, FybOrganic Technologies Sdn Bhd, plans to team up with a German scientist in a biotechnology venture to produce biofertilisers and animal feed from discarded oil palm trunks (OPTs).

An ear to the ground
Peoria Journal Star Mon, 16 May 2005 1:12 AM PDT
Despite cold weather and dry conditions, most central Illinois farmers have their crops in the ground and are now hoping to match last year's corn harvest.

Taiwan fruit arrives in Chinese mainland
Asia Times Mon, 16 May 2005 4:28 AM PDT
FUZHOU - The first batch of fruit from Taiwan arrived at Mawei port in east China's Fujian Province Sunday morning in the wake of visits to the Chinese mainland by Lien Chan, chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), and James CY Soong, chairman of the People First Party (PFP) on Taiwan.

New law will change definitions of ag lands
BizJournals Sun, 15 May 2005 9:35 PM PDT
A new state law is likely to remap Hawaii's land-use pattern by identifying important agricultural lands and opening up fallow and unusable farm lands to other uses.

Nebraska crop watchers continue conservation efforts of ancestors
Midwest Messenger Mon, 16 May 2005 6:52 AM PDT
A chance meeting in a soils class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the mid '70s led this couple to become fifth generation farmers in northeast Nebraska.

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Switchgrass also portects soil, wildlife
Pittsburgh Live Sat, 14 May 2005 9:07 PM PDT
Five of the 100 acres on Ray and Dorothy Butz's farm in Unity Township, near Crabtree, weren't suitable for raising feed crops for beef cattle.

Teacher harvests rewards of hard work
Peoria Journal Star Sun, 15 May 2005 1:11 AM PDT
DELAVAN - Midway through the 1976-77 school year, Richard Lessen agreed to fill in as an agriculture teacher in Delavan. At the time, Lessen said, he figured he'd finish out the year replacing a teacher who had quit to become a farmer and then move on to do something else with his life.

Councils urged to offer rates incentives to retain farming areas
ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News Sat, 14 May 2005 7:28 PM PDT
An expert in land use planning has suggested councils offer rates incentives to farmers to keep them in agriculture.

Terrace data has promise Facts limited on marsh-saving plan
2theadvocate.com Sat, 14 May 2005 10:48 PM PDT
Although building terraces in coastal waters has become a more popular coastal restoration technique, little is known about how effective that technique is, said Andy Nyman, assistant professor in the school of renewable natural resources with LSU and LSU Agriculture Center.

Councils urged to offer rates incentives to retain farming areas
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 14 May 2005 7:37 PM PDT
An expert in land use planning has suggested councils offer rates incentives to farmers to keep them in agriculture. Ian Sinclair, who advises groups including councils and New South Wales farmers, says primary producers are facing pressure from non-farmers who move into farming districts.

Muslim Brotherhood Feels Homeland Pressure
AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 14 May 2005 2:55 PM PDT
Prayers were over. A protest began. In an instant, the mosque was transformed: the gentle rhythms of worship replaced by the raw anger of dissent.

Grassroots
The Des Moines Register Sun, 15 May 2005 2:10 AM PDT
The Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers worked with more than 240 families in its first year of operation, coalition leaders said.

Farmland management
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Sun, 15 May 2005 2:44 AM PDT
Howard Halderman, left, is president of Halderman Farm Management, and his brother, Richard, is vice president. Dennis McKillip, a farm operator for Halderman Farm Management, sprays herbicide on a soybean field north of Wabash.

Plowing Fields Has Become a Career Field
The Ledger Sun, 15 May 2005 3:10 AM PDT
It has been five years since Bucky Day graduated early from Florida Southern College with a horticulture degree and he has yet to put his green thumb to use. A logistics analyst for Publix Super Markets Inc., Day orders houseware products for the grocery chain. But if he can tough out a few more years of forks and batteries, then he'll likely...

Working hand-in-land
Daytona Beach News-Journal Sun, 15 May 2005 0:02 AM PDT
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Bob Jontes has lived enough years on his Samsula farm to be able to see beyond the new houses and modern subdivisions and recall what once was.

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SOMALIA: Worries over soil contamination in Ayaha valley
AlertNet Fri, 13 May 2005 7:27 AM PDT
HARGEYSA, 13 May (IRIN) - Two years after experts warned that the soil in Ayaha valley near Hargeysa in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland was contaminated with chemicals, local authorities have yet to move about 18,000 people living there to a safer site.

Information to benefit research in world agriculture, climate change, waste cleanup & alternative energy
SeedQuest Fri, 13 May 2005 2:26 PM PDT
Embedded in the language of DNA, the common link among all living things, are lessons for interpreting the complex systems that regulate the health of planet Earth.

Experiment Station Researchers to Explore Genome of Disease-Fighting Fungus
Medical News Today Sat, 14 May 2005 3:18 AM PDT
A team of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists will soon begin genome sequencing a disease-fighting fungus used to protect crops, which has implications for both agriculture and the pharmaceutical industry.

High fertilizer, fuel costs drive up farmers' expenses
Wausau Daily Herald Sat, 14 May 2005 2:24 AM PDT
Everywhere they turn, farmers face sticker shock: more than $100 for a bag of genetically engineered, chemically treated seed corn; $4,000 per acre for prime farm ground; more than $100,000 for a new, large tractor.

Grain Drain
Bangor Daily News Sat, 14 May 2005 5:56 AM PDT
While looking several years ago for a profitable venture for a small farm, Cooperative Extension agent Matthew Williams of Linneus only had to look to his specialty: grains.

Monsters in Miniature
Newsday Fri, 13 May 2005 4:11 PM PDT
The beetle was as out of place on the Brooklyn maple tree as a peacock in a strip mine. Op-art splotches of bright white dappled its shiny black armor. Black-and-white striped antennae curved in graceful arcs longer than its one-inch body.

Slug it out with garden slugs
The Biloxi Sun Herald Sat, 14 May 2005 1:15 AM PDT
M .M. of Gulfport wrote me this last week about a problem with which I'm sure many of the readers of this column are familiar: slugs. Her problem has reached the point that she is considering abandoning her interest in gardening.

Good Words
Corvallis Gazette Times Fri, 13 May 2005 11:45 PM PDT
On May 7, the Gazette-Times graciously published three messages related to my recent loss of my wife. Don't miss an opportunity to say something loving to your partner and other friends and loved ones.

The Times Plus, Monroe Times, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
Monroe Times Fri, 13 May 2005 10:35 PM PDT
Spraying today for gypsy moth? MADISON -- Rainy weather and wet conditions have grounded yellow spray planes three days in a row in southwest Wisconsin as part of the Wisconsin Cooperative Gypsy Moth program's efforts to slow the spread of the destructive forest pest.

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Energy, agriculture products grow heavy on farmersâ€™ wallets
Northwestern Thu, 12 May 2005 1:49 AM PDT
The cost of gas is proving especially painful for area farmers who are watching prices peak just as they are trying to get their crops in the ground. In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected U.S. farmers would spend $8.2 billion on fuel this year, 21 percent more than in 2003.

Jesse Dodds selected for Lee Conservation Scholarship Award
Daily Gate City Wed, 11 May 2005 2:21 PM PDT
MONTROSE - Jesse Dodds of Montrose, a senior at Central Lee Community High School, has been named the winner of the 2005 Lee Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship Award.

Itâ€™s time governments encouraged organic farming
The Community Press Wed, 11 May 2005 3:16 PM PDT
The money being offered to farmers to assist them with this yearâ€™s growing season is not intended to be a long-term solution. Federal Minister of Agriculture Andy Mitchell stated recently, â€œIt is absolutely essential that we pursue transformative change in the agricultural industry.â€‌

The CPI grant recipients and award amounts are:
USDA Wed, 11 May 2005 7:50 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2005-Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today awarded $1 million to eight entities through the Conservation Partnership Initiative (CPI), a voluntary program designed to foster conservation partnerships and fund projects that focus technical and financial resources on conservation priorities in watersheds and other geographic areas of environmental sensitivity.

Volunteers save cactuses from bulldozers
The Arizona Republic Thu, 12 May 2005 3:02 AM PDT
Shovel, heavy gloves, correction fluid. The small band of volunteers was armed and ready for the thorny business of rescuing cactuses. Robin Bukovina stormed the ramparts, making a beeline for the signature plant of the Sonoran Desert.

Planting goes high-tech
Aurora News-Register Thu, 12 May 2005 5:29 AM PDT
After early rains and unseasonably cold weather delayed the start of spring corn planting in much of Hamilton County, an extended dry spell and warm temperatures have combined to allow farmers to play catch-up as they enter the home stretch of the planting season.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
SeedQuest Wed, 11 May 2005 7:40 PM PDT
Liu Binghua, 61, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, will soon be known as a proud father when a plot of wheat near Beijing's Third Ring Road is harvested this June.

cargo's rising tide
Sun-Sentinel Thu, 12 May 2005 0:17 AM PDT
Two-day trade show highlights growth, challenges of ocean trade. Ocean trade is growing so fast across the Americas that seaports, railways, roads and other transport systems need to be expanded fast to handle the soaring cargo traffic.

An acre under glass
The Journal News Thu, 12 May 2005 3:05 AM PDT
Confirming its standing as one of the premiere public gardens in the world, the New York Botanical Garden on Saturday will open the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections, a network of eight growing zones that comprise nearly an acre under glass for research, propagation and display.

Grain futures mostly lower
Kansas City Star Thu, 12 May 2005 0:13 AM PDT
Kansas City wheat and Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures prices closed mostly lower Wednesday in a technical setback from Tuesday's gains. Kansas City Value Line stock-index futures advanced.

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It's time governments encouraged organic farming
Stirling Community Press - Stirling,Ontario,Canada
... Too often conventional agriculture treats the soil as a growing medium, importing nutrients in the form of fertilizers, some of which release huge amounts of ...

Soil and Water Conservation Agency Highlights Efforts
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... Soil and Water Conservation District protects the environment today and in the future. This unassuming agency, an arm of the state and federal agriculture ...

Farm Fair teaches fourth-graders about agriculture
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Bozeman,MT,USA
... he hoped the fair would encourage children to take an interest in the agriculture industry ... They planted oat seeds in small paper cups they had filled with soil. ...

Agriculture needs a plate
Bainbridge Post Searchlight - Bainbridge,GA,USA
... Southwest Georgia agriculture. So come out enjoy the breakfast and support our leaders. The breakfast will be at Chamber One behind the Soil Conservation ...

Farmers find weather cooperative
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
... "The soil warmed up due ... The latest weekly survey from the Department of Agriculture reported 94 percent of Illinois' corn crop had been planted as of Sunday. ...

Bolerium -- To their own soil: agriculture in the Antebellum North.
... Atack, jJeremy and Fred Bateman To their own soil: agriculture in the Antebellum
North. Iowa State University Press, Ames. 1987, xi+322p., ...

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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2></FONT><BR></DIV><BR> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=575 border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width="75%"> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.thepilot.com/news/051105soil.html" name=part1>Soil and Water Conservation Agency Highlights Efforts</A><BR><B>Southern Pines Pilot</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 5:29 AM PDT</FONT><BR>Controversy is almost nonexistent, the offices are small, and the staff is modest, but the Moore Soil and Water Conservation District protects the environment today and in the future. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Kalon+Tripa+Demonstrates+Soil+Preparation&id=9777" name=part2>Kalon Tripa Demonstrates Soil Preparation</A><BR><B>Phayul</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 4:22 AM PDT</FONT><BR>Dharamshala, May 11 - The five-day conference of the representatives and welfare officers will conclude today. The representatives and the welfare officers were given extensive lessons on organic farming. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20050511/NEWS/50510002/-1/rss02" name=part3>Big rig crash sends diesel fuel into Donner Creek</A><BR><B>Sierra Sun</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 6:11 AM PDT</FONT><BR>A tractor trailer that crashed near the agriculture station on Monday set off yet another chemical spill into a Truckee waterway. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051001593.html" name=part4>USDA Paid Freelance Writer $7,500 for Articles</A><BR><B>Washington Post</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Tue, 10 May 2005 10:31 PM PDT</FONT><BR>An Agriculture Department agency paid a freelance writer at least $7,500 to write articles touting federal conservation programs and place them in outdoors magazines, according to agency records and interviews. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/NST32336302.txt/Article/indexb_html" name=part5>Dragon fruit potential</A><BR><B>New Straits Times</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Tue, 10 May 2005 6:55 PM PDT</FONT><BR>The soil along the coastal areas of Terengganu has proven suitable for large scale cultivation of two varieties of dragon fruit. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/05/11/business/local/38a29bce844c179386256ffd004dbbdf.txt" name=part6>Early crop reports look favorable</A><BR><B>Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 1:01 AM PDT</FONT><BR>DUNKERTON --- Corn and soybean planting surged forward last week with favorable weather conditions. Monday's U.S. Department of Agriculture Crops and Weather Report said both crops advanced to historic planting levels. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.duquoin.com/articles/2005/05/10/news/04.20.05/news3.txt" name=part7>New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake</A><BR><B>DuQuoin Evening Call</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Tue, 10 May 2005 11:56 AM PDT</FONT><BR>Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news.asp?editorial_id=62364" name=part8>Budget meets election commitments to the bush</A><BR><B>Queensland Country Life</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 6:54 AM PDT</FONT><BR>ON the surface it appeared to be the Bdget that's too good to be true - a massive surplus, tax cuts for all individuals and industry, and funding for its rural election commitments. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/11616990.htm" name=part9>THE PRAIRIE GARDENER: Hot topics of spring -- phosphorus fertilizer and tomato blight</A><BR><B>Grand Forks Herald</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 1:18 AM PDT</FONT><BR>Phosphorus fertilizer and tomato blight have been topics of discussion this spring. While Minnesotans are facing restrictions on the use of phosphorus lawn fertilizers, all gardeners are wondering if they could be in for another bad tomato year. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=arial,sans-serif size=-1><A href="http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=149277&source=r_science" name=part10>The Global Challenge of Sustainable Consumption</A><BR><B>RedNova</B> <FONT face=verdana,sans-serif color=#999999 size=-2>Wed, 11 May 2005 1:08 AM PDT</FONT><BR>Stuart Bond of WWF explains why business, government and consumers must all buy in to the organisation's concept of 'one- planet living' ABSTRACT As an idea, sustainable consumption is rapidly gaining momentum within decision-making circles, and the idea has begun to take hold in some parts of UK government. </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TD> <TD noWrap width=10><SPACER height="1" width="10" type="block"></TD> <TD width="25%"><BR><BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P> </P>

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ROLLA PERSONS, The Foxtail: Warmer soil will be improve crops
The Herald-Press Tue, 10 May 2005 5:28 AM PDT
As of May 4, the temperature of bare soil at 4 inches was 45 degrees. The soil temperature has been in the mid to upper forties since April 22. A soil temperature below 55 degrees makes germination and plant growth very difficult.

PA Department of Agriculture Sponsors AG Conservation Training Seminar; Takes Place May 9-13, 2005
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 09 May 2005 12:55 PM PDT
Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today addressed participants at the State Conservation Commission's 2005 Agricultural Conservation Technical Training Boot Camp at Fort Indiantown Gap.

Cold causes crop concern
The Advertiser-Tribune Mon, 09 May 2005 9:27 PM PDT
The chilly temperatures recently could create an opportunity for cold weather blight for planted corn and soybeans, an agriculture expert says.

Green(back) acres
Wasilla's Frontiersman Tue, 10 May 2005 6:03 AM PDT
MAT-SU - Much of the best farm fields in Alaska are located around Palmer. The soil is deeper and richer than just about anywhere else in the state and grows enough vegetables and potatoes to fill grocery stores and farmers' markets throughout Southcentral.

U.S. Microbics CEO Discusses Growth Strategy in Online Interview with AudioStocks.com
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 10 May 2005 6:15 AM PDT
U.S. Microbics, Inc. announced today that Robert Brehm, CEO was selected by AudioStocks.com, a financial information portal targeted at industry professionals and interested investors, to be interviewed because of recent market interest, as well as growing public interest in its environmental products and services which provide clean water and soil to a growing list of domestic and international

CROP PROGRESS
WAND Mon, 09 May 2005 6:16 PM PDT
(AP) Illinois farmers are nearly finished planting the 2005 corn crop. The state Agriculture Statistics Service says 94 percent of the crop is planted. That's on pace with last year's planting and well ahead of the five-year average of 78 percent for the end of May's first week.

Spear recalls brush with death in Cuba
CubaNet Mon, 09 May 2005 4:56 PM PDT
NOBLEBORO - Inside a tidy ranch home high on a ridge, Maine Agriculture Commissioner Robert Spear sits on a blue sofa, his right arm swathed in bandages and resting high on a pillow. He's looking out a picture window into his vegetable fields across the street.

Sludge plan really is a load of poop
Hampton Roads Daily Press Mon, 09 May 2005 8:31 AM PDT
This is my dream: To visit Congress and hand a carrot to every senator, every representative, and tell them these babies were grown in farm soil fertilized with Isle of Wight's finest poop.

Ag Lab creation helps your garden grow
Peoria Journal Star Tue, 10 May 2005 6:32 AM PDT
PEORIA - What started in a Peoria laboratory is spreading around the world, saving water and increasing yields. The starch-based "super slurper" technology, first discovered at the Ag Lab in the 1970s, is finding other uses besides disposable diapers and keeping baseball infields dry.

Marcus, Iowa, crop watcher raises non-GMO crops
Tri-State Neighbor Tue, 10 May 2005 6:34 AM PDT
Situated on 400 acres near Marcus, Iowa, Tom Bindner's farm has been going strong since 1964 - the place has been in the family since his great-grandfather homesteaded it.

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Kinze's blueprint sows success
The Des Moines Register Sun, 08 May 2005 2:08 AM PDT
Williamsburg, Ia. - Tractors have been crawling back and forth across the Midwest this spring, pulling planters that drop corn or soybean seeds into freshly tilled soil, four to 32 rows at a time.

Green(back) acres
Wasilla's Frontiersman Sun, 08 May 2005 6:03 AM PDT
MAT-SU - Much of the best farm fields in Alaska are located around Palmer. The soil is deeper and richer than just about anywhere else in the state and grows enough vegetables and potatoes to fill grocery stores and farmers' markets throughout Southcentral.

A couple bucks buys an amazing pile of s-tuff
Galesburg Register-Mail Sat, 07 May 2005 10:30 PM PDT
The retail parking lot line-up all around town signals spring: Pallets of potting soil, top soil, cypress mulch, pine bark, manure ... Wait. Manure? Yep. You can buy 40 pounds of dung for $1.33.

Grassroots
The Des Moines Register Sun, 08 May 2005 2:09 AM PDT
A conference on turning plants into energy and other products will be held 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. May 16 in the Gallery of the Iowa State University Memorial Union in Ames.

High nitrate levels detected near Bliss
The Times-News Sat, 07 May 2005 11:52 PM PDT
BLISS -- A Bliss aquifer tied into Walker and Butler creeks is showing high levels of nitrates. The aquifer possesses two water depths.

Rising costs fuel farmers
Opelousas Daily World Sun, 08 May 2005 0:14 AM PDT
Kenneth Cormier, a rice farmer near Opelousas, uses more diesel fuel than a fleet of long-haul truckers. Just running the pumps to flood his 16,000 acres of rice fields off La. 104 is costing him a quarter million dollars this year.

$75 million budget gets thumbs-up
Lowell Sun Sun, 08 May 2005 1:47 AM PDT
WESTFORD -- Town Meeting voters were busy yesterday, approving a $75 million budget for fiscal year 2006, a $1.3 million sewer project, establishing an affordable-housing trust fund and passing a right-to-farm bylaw in a marathon eight-hour session at the Abbot School.

Commissioners Look at Impact of Growth on County
Southern Pines Pilot Sun, 08 May 2005 4:42 AM PDT
Moore County s growth issues were examined through a new set of eyes during a May 2 planning work session of the Board of Commissioners. Andrea Surratt, the new director of planning, told the board that the county s growth will continue to increase just as North Carolina will continue to grow.

Hot air, pigs and potatoes
Times of Malta Sun, 08 May 2005 2:09 AM PDT
All this talk about Kyoto... then Malta Transport Authority enforcement officers are informed that a police officer must be present when checking vehicles for exhaust emissions. The vehicle roadworthiness test (VRT) has so far failed miserably to regulate emissions on our roads.

Build homes in right places
Chico Enterprise-Record Sun, 08 May 2005 0:23 AM PDT
Your writer, Steve Brown, is correct in citing the growth rate in Chico for one year, but he fails to state that the population of Chico grew 35.3 percent between 1990 and 2000. That equates to a growth rate of 3.5 percent per year.

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Suspicious Soil
KFOX 14 El Paso Fri, 06 May 2005 8:18 PM PDT
Customs and Border Protection inspectors detect suspicious soil at one of our ports of entry.

Precision forestry explained
Leaf-Chronicle Sat, 07 May 2005 3:07 AM PDT
Precision agriculture is a concept that is accepted and practiced on row crop acreage, particularly throughout the Midwest where land is well-suited for tillage.

Robert N. Colwell; forester; 87
San Diego Union-Tribune Sat, 07 May 2005 2:10 AM PDT
Robert N. Colwell, a forester and specialist in remote sensing who helped adapt the military's aerial image-reading techniques to forestry, mapmaking, land planning, agriculture and other fields, died April 14 in a hospital in Walnut Creek. He was 87 and lived in Walnut Creek.

Govt digs organic fertilizer
MCOT Fri, 06 May 2005 7:34 PM PDT
BANGKOK, May 7 (TNA) - The government is demonstrating its commitment to promoting the use of organic fertilizer by educating 4 million farming families on the theory and practice of its use, Agriculture Minister Khun Sudarat Keyuraphan announced yesterday.

UK Wheat Field Day May 17
News Democrat & Leader Fri, 06 May 2005 9:48 AM PDT
The 2005 University of Kentucky Wheat Field Day is May 17 in Logan County on Don Halcomb's Walnut Grove Farm. This year's program will again highlight variety trials being conducted by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture specialist.

New Handicapped Fishing Pier at Pinckneyville City Lake
DuQuoin Evening Call Fri, 06 May 2005 12:23 PM PDT
Robert Spencer of the Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Commissioner Fred Pabst will travel to Springfield April 26 to discuss a $38,200 CDAP grant to build a handicapped fishing pier, parking spaces and a pavilion at City Lake. Work will begin this summer.

Editorials - guampdn - www.guampdn.com
Pacific Daily News Fri, 06 May 2005 10:11 AM PDT
The Guam Fire Department and the U.S. Forestry Services have had to deal with a large number of grass fires in various parts of the island this year. According to Dave Limtiaco, chief of forestry for the Department of Agriculture, the two agencies combined have put out more than 500 grass fires.

Thai gov`t digs organic fertilizer
AngolaPress Sat, 07 May 2005 3:43 AM PDT
BANGKOK, 05/07 - The Thai government is demonstrating its commitment to promoting the use of organic fertilizer by educating 4 million farming families on the theory and practice of its use.

HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Sat, 07 May 2005 6:33 AM PDT
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.

05.06.05 "Dirt Smuggler" Caught at Port of Entry
KVIA Fri, 06 May 2005 4:52 PM PDT
EL PASO, TX. - Customs Agents at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry (PoE) confiscate packes of dirt being smuggled into the country. The reason? A second look with new technology revealed it's much, much more than regular dirt.

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INTERVIEW - Indian wheat output to surge on ideal weather
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
... Agriculture makes up nearly 25 percent of the country's gross domestic product and ... has been upbeat on the wheat crop because of sufficient soil moisture at the ...

Despite April rain, West River soil moiture still short
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
RAPID CITY, SD - Rain last month brought relief to parched areas of western South Dakota, but more is needed to bring soil moisture levels closer to average. ...

(Image courtesy Bernard Johnson Corp. High-resolution image not ...
Agricultural Research - Beltsville,MD,USA
... and other biological control agents," said Rodney J. Brown, agriculture deputy undersecretary ... Dakota region, while conserving valuable water and soil resources ...

Soil quality threat to EU farming
BBC News - UK
... "Agriculture depends on healthy soil. But changes in farming, land use and climate are threatening the health of soil in many areas ...

Peas to lead Indiana division of soil conservation
Brownfield - Jefferson City,MO,USA
Indiana Agriculture Director Andy Miller named Gail Peas to lead the Division of Soil Conservation, a program moved to the newly created Indiana State ...

Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects
... Runoff from the agricultural land may be greatest during spring months when
the soils are usually saturated, snow is melting and vegetative cover is ...

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Central Minnesota news and notes
Agri News - MN,USA
... and received his bachelor's of science in soil science from the ... Animal science students from ... dairy diagnostic skills while working in a team-based environment. ...

BIOLOGY, RESEARCH EMBL pairs up with US partners to unlock ...
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
... joint EMBL and US research are being reported in the latest issue of Science and give ... Soil is also a complex microbial environment containing thousands ...

Genetic Fingerprints Yield Insights Into Health Of Diverse ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... the DNA from environments ranging from soil from a ... part of the biosphere with significant impact on the environment. ... was first author on the Science paper that ...

For What It's Worth: Ecological Services and Conservation
Mongabay.com - USA
... functionality, whether it be adjusting soil nutrient content ... of figures has been science's increased ... how specific ecosystems impact the greater environment. ...

Workshops to begin at Discovery Center
Sierra Star - Oakhurst,CA,USA
... unit outside, "One can do soil sampling, test ... The California Science Teachers Association has just released a new ... s Place in the Environment," will present ...

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Wednesday May 4, 06:40 PM
Yahoo! India News Wed, 04 May 2005 6:46 AM PDT
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's output of wheat, the country's main summer harvested crop, is likely to surge due to ample soil moisture, timely sowing and good rains, a top farm scientist said on Wednesday.

By John Finnerty The Daily Item
The Daily Item Wed, 04 May 2005 1:01 AM PDT
The Shikellamy State Park Marina is good for a lot of things, but if you dig a hole there and try to examine the earth, you will find a bit of a mess, soil scientist Chris Fabian said Tuesday.

Vineyard plans advance, sip by sip
The Prairie Advocate Tue, 03 May 2005 2:39 PM PDT
SAVANNAâ€”Developers of a vineyard at a closed military base in northwest Illinois are drinking in some good news. Soil tests are complete, and a preliminary reading reveals that land at the Savanna Army Depot is suitable for a vineyard, Savanna Cellars spokesman Amy Trimble said.

Local News :: Vincennes Sun-Commercial Online ::
Vincennes Sun-Commercial Tue, 03 May 2005 7:52 AM PDT
The Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District has several programs that are beneficial to both the environment land owners. The Wetland Reserve program is one of them.

Every day is Earth Day for farmers
The Steubenville Herald-Star Tue, 03 May 2005 9:55 AM PDT
WINTERSVILLE - Earth Day was celebrated Friday, but farmers, tillers of the soil and providers of food for dinner tables, observe Earth Day every day.

County officials get out to see plight of farmers
Gainesville Sun Wed, 04 May 2005 3:01 AM PDT
Walking past a plot of European fan palms, members of the Alachua County Rural Concerns Advisory Committee tour Tropic Traditions nursery Tuesday morning near High Springs.

Free Trade and the American Political Tradition
Ludwig von Mises Institute Wed, 04 May 2005 6:34 AM PDT
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Politics, like war, robs words of their meaning. This is especially true of the language of economics.

Warm weather signals time for food poisoning
Detroit News Wed, 04 May 2005 1:36 AM PDT
Disease detectives say they are seeing welcome progress in tracking down some of the deadliest food-borne pathogens after several spectacular outbreaks in recent years.

Cool temperatures slow crop development
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Wed, 04 May 2005 3:21 AM PDT
SHELL ROCK --- Corn seed is getting in the ground right on time. Last week's cool weather is making sure it stays there. Crop emergence slowed dramatically as temperatures statewide averaged 9.5 degrees below normal.

Alfalfa kill ravages farmers budgets
Green Bay Press-Gazette Wed, 04 May 2005 1:14 AM PDT
Just as area dairy farmers were about to see the economic benefits of sustained higher milk prices, they looked out the living room window this spring to see acres of dead alfalfa fields.

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Soil quality threat to EU farming
BBC News Tue, 03 May 2005 4:41 AM PDT
European farming is being threatened by declining soil quality, particularly in eastern states, says a new report.

Cool, wet weather slows area planting
La Crosse Tribune Tue, 03 May 2005 3:06 AM PDT
The past week of cool, wet weather has slowed corn and soybean planting, but farmer Harold Ziegler of rural Ettrick, Wis., and La Crosse County Extension Agriculture Agent Steve Huntzicker says it's too soon to worry.

Fungus shows promise for weed control
Iowa Farmer Mon, 02 May 2005 7:17 AM PDT
A fungus that can kill broadleaf plants including Canada Thistle, dandelions and chickweed is working its way to the marketplace. Karen Bailey, a plant pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, works to identify micro-organisms that can be used for pest control.

Local News :: Vincennes Sun-Commercial Online ::
Vincennes Sun-Commercial Mon, 02 May 2005 8:29 AM PDT
The Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District has several programs that are beneficial to both the environment land owners. The Wetland Reserve program is one of them.

FAO helps tsunami-hit farmers to sow seeds of recovery
Daily News Mon, 02 May 2005 12:52 PM PDT
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started deliveries of $ US 1.74 million of seeds and fertiliser to farmers in the south whose seeds, crops and tools were washed away by the tidal waves of tsunami, a FAO news release said.

Australia's Drought Spread in April, Forecaster Says (Update3)
Bloomberg.com Tue, 03 May 2005 0:59 AM PDT
May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Drought spread across Australia in April after parts of the world's second-biggest wheat and beef- exporting nation recorded the lowest rainfall in almost a century, the government's weather forecaster said.

OTA Says Recent Analysis Distorts Organic Market in Canada 05/03/05 08:35
Farm Page Tue, 03 May 2005 6:42 AM PDT
OMAHA (DTN) -- The recent analysis of Statistics Canada's data on organic fruit and vegetable production collected between 2000 and 2003 presents a distorted picture of the market for Canadian produced organic products, according to a release from the Organic Trade Association (OTA).

Warm weather signals time for food poisoning
Detroit News Tue, 03 May 2005 0:07 AM PDT
Disease detectives say they are seeing welcome progress in tracking down some of the deadliest food-borne pathogens after several spectacular outbreaks in recent years.

ACT Dateline: LWF/ACT provides water in rural Haiti: A simple need with a challenging solution
AlertNet Tue, 03 May 2005 1:11 AM PDT
Mapou, Haiti, May 2, 2005--Right now, Janita Lendi has two choices. She can walk two hours to the nearest water source, stand in line, fill her five-gallon bucket, and then walk back two hours carrying the bucket on her head.

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Green Energy forum slated
The Valley News Sun, 01 May 2005 6:05 PM PDT
A Green Energy Forum will explore the role of agriculture in central New York in the production of alternative energy May 10 in the Hewitt Union Ballroom at SUNY Oswego.

Davis College graduates outstanding seniors Jessica Rhodes
Daily Athenaeum Sun, 01 May 2005 8:20 PM PDT
On May 15, the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences will graduate three Order of Augusta seniors, four WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors and many other outstanding seniors.

A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
SeedQuest Sun, 01 May 2005 7:55 AM PDT
M.J. Soleimani and S. Kazemi, Dept. of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran. Accepted for publication 26 Apr 2005.

Aberdeen center seeks to restore damaged landscapes
Idaho State Journal Mon, 02 May 2005 6:43 AM PDT
ABERDEEN - Restoring wildlife habitat, range lands and riparian areas damaged by wildfire, erosion, overgrazing and drought is the goal of the Plant Material Center in Aberdeen.

Professionalising Agricultural Graduates Can Avoid Wrong Perception
Bernama Mon, 02 May 2005 0:23 AM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- Wrong perceptions of a career in the agricultural industry can be avoided if agricultural graduates are recognised as professionals through the setting up of a Professional Agricultural Accreditation Board (PAAB), a workshop here was told.

Warm weather signals time for food poisoning
Detroit News Sun, 01 May 2005 11:40 PM PDT
Disease detectives say they are seeing welcome progress in tracking down some of the deadliest food-borne pathogens after several spectacular outbreaks in recent years.

Montana's water problems spilling over into other states
Great Falls Tribune Mon, 02 May 2005 4:12 AM PDT
FORT PECK The "Big Muddy" is in big trouble. The Missouri River, the nation's longest, is struggling in the dry clutches of a multiyear drought.

The Davis Enterprise
The Davis Enterprise Sun, 01 May 2005 10:54 PM PDT
GM crops: Are farmers winners? Published May 02, 2005 - 00:50:47 CDT. Just how much choice growers worldwide have in planting genetically modified crops and how fast they are spreading became core subjects of a panel discussion Friday at UC Davis.

Uphill struggle when costs of fuel go through the barn roof
The Des Moines Register Sun, 01 May 2005 4:12 PM PDT
Everywhere they turn, farmers face sticker shock: more than $100 for a bag of genetically engineered, chemically treated seed corn, $4,000 per acre for prime farm ground, more than $100,000 for a new, large tractor, and twice as much for a new combine.

Earth Day
Freeport Journal Sun, 01 May 2005 9:39 PM PDT
Martha Ebbesmeyer dumped a big trash bag full of garbage out on a table as a room full of first graders watched. "I want all of you to know that in your trash at home are many items that can either be recycled or reused," Ebbesmeyer said to the students.

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Ag schools attracting more suburban students / Training involves more than running a family farm -- and some classes
San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 01 May 2005 3:34 AM PDT
As an agriculture student at the University of Maryland, Mike Sheer learned anatomy by looking at livestock. He studied business by figuring out how to make a goat farm profitable. He even proposed to his college sweetheart by surprising her with an engraved...

THE PILOT LIGHT: County Budget Preview Monday
Southern Pines Pilot Sun, 01 May 2005 4:26 AM PDT
The Moore County Board of Commissioners will get a budget preview Monday during a planning session preceding the regular board meeting. County Manager Steve Wyatt will open the session at 8:30 a.m. with the budget report. The planning session will be held at the Agriculture Center.

Uphill struggle when costs of fuel go through the barn roof
The Des Moines Register Sun, 01 May 2005 6:31 AM PDT
Everywhere they turn, farmers face sticker shock: more than $100 for a bag of genetically engineered, chemically treated seed corn, $4,000 per acre for prime farm ground, more than $100,000 for a new, large tractor, and twice as much for a new combine.

Demystifying controversy surrounding plant
Santa Cruz Sentinel Sun, 01 May 2005 5:12 AM PDT
WATSONVILLE â€” George Washington grew it. And so did Thomas Jefferson. Itâ€™s hemp, and now Watsonville organic strawberry farmer Vanessa Bogenholm would like to grow it as a profitable cover crop when her berries are not in season â€” and she took her case to Sacramento on Wednesday.

Helping Hand for Nature
InsideBayArea Sun, 01 May 2005 6:21 AM PDT
AT LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS here in the middle of California's rice belt, it's not the rice that matters most right about now, or even the forecast for the coming water year, which looks fine.

Abundance of poisons, shortage of monitoring
Palm Beach Post Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:36 PM PDT
The biggest difference between California and Florida tomatoes isn't taste or price but the amount of pesticides used to grow them. In California, farmers use an average of 51 pounds of pesticides to produce an acre of tomatoes, according to federal statistics.

Warm weather signals time for food poisoning
Detroit News Sun, 01 May 2005 0:01 AM PDT
Disease detectives say they are seeing welcome progress in tracking down some of the deadliest food-borne pathogens after several spectacular outbreaks in recent years.

More cows than people?
Post-Tribune Sun, 01 May 2005 2:32 AM PDT
More cows than people? More than 2,500 children paraded around Fair Oaks Dairy Adventure, enjoying a free egg hunt on Easter weekend. Neighbor Tom Turnpaugh could only growl.

Wheels come off in Zimbabwe
Independent Online Sun, 01 May 2005 5:43 AM PDT
Just weeks after a disputed national poll returned President Robert Mugabe to power, Zimbabwe is falling further into economic meltdown amid a crippling shortage of foreign currency.

Earth Day
Freeport Journal Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:24 PM PDT
Martha Ebbesmeyer dumped a big trash bag full of garbage out on a table as a room full of first graders watched. "I want all of you to know that in your trash at home are many items that can either be recycled or reused," Ebbesmeyer said to the students.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

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Monday, May 16, 2005

Join my friends network at Gazzag!

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Saturday, May 14, 2005

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Friday, May 13, 2005

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Thursday, May 12, 2005

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

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Monday, May 09, 2005

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Sunday, May 08, 2005

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Thursday, May 05, 2005

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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

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Tuesday, May 03, 2005

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Monday, May 02, 2005

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