Soil News: June 2005

USDA funds earmarked for SoCal disaster recovery

USDA funds earmarked for SoCal disaster recovery
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News Fri, 10 Jun 2005 5:03 PM PDT
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced Friday that 15 states will receive a total of $104.5 million in Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) funding, with California receiving $10.8 million, which will assist in the aftermath of rainfall during January and February in Southern California.

Knowledge of nitrogen transfer between plants, beneficial fungi expands
Iowa Farmer Sat, 11 Jun 2005 4:01 AM PDT
WYNDMOOR, Pa. (ARS) -New findings show that a beneficial soil fungus plays a large role in nitrogen uptake and utilization in most plants.

Spotlight on student from farmer family
News Today Sat, 11 Jun 2005 4:16 AM PDT
M Sakthi Priya, a bachelor of veterinary services, who hails from an agriculture family, was in the limelight at the 10th convocation of Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) at Vepery, Chennai, yesterday. For she had bagged all 21 medals for her outstanding performance.

Breakthrough in rice cultivation
Khaleej Times Fri, 10 Jun 2005 8:39 PM PDT
ABU DHABI â€” A local farmer has made a breakthrough in rice development in sandy soil, giving a promising future to large-scale cultivation in the country.

Ag calendar
The Community Press Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:28 AM PDT
June 16 - Soil Quality Workshop for Vineyard and Tender Fruit Management, Niagara on the Lake. Topics: Soil/water Relations; Soil Texture; Soil Structure; Soil Life & Nutrients. Plus tours and diagnosing problems. Cost includes lunch, refreshments and materials.

A Rare-Earth Approach to Tracking Erosion
Agricultural Research Magazine Fri, 10 Jun 2005 7:25 AM PDT
Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists believe that rare-earth elements may be the best tool for tracking--and pinpointing sources of--costly soil erosion.

`Jersey Grown' slogan aims to increase sales of trees, shrubs and flowers
Courier-Post Sat, 11 Jun 2005 1:01 AM PDT
First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms.

Lack of rain threatens growth of Metro plants
Detroit News Sat, 11 Jun 2005 0:56 AM PDT
Hot, humid weather and little rain has provided a fun spring for Duane Barker, a laid-off machine maker who goes boating with his twin sons on Oakland County lakes.

Farmers fight to weather EU storm
Times of Malta Sat, 11 Jun 2005 0:10 AM PDT
The agricultural sector faces many challenges including the removal of levies on imports and a more open market as a result of EU membership. How are farmers, herdsmen and others faring and what lies in store for them? Natalino Fenech met some of the main players to explore the issues.

Fields of Dreams
Bangor Daily News Sat, 11 Jun 2005 3:57 AM PDT
lueberry land is as much a part of scenic Maine as tall pine trees, the rocky coast and snug little harbors._

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Huge farms drive more production

Huge farms drive more production
The Age Sun, 12 Jun 2005 7:05 AM PDT
Productivity and new technology will increasingly drive Australian agriculture, with its output and economic importance growing despite many farmers quitting the sector, says a leading business analyst.

Get out the duct tape, again
Daily News Journal Sun, 12 Jun 2005 4:12 AM PDT
SMYRNA Agriculture teacher Marvin Whitworth hopes to provide his students with a new Smyrna High greenhouse instead of asking them to repair the outdated one.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Sat, 11 Jun 2005 9:18 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Q&A on organic food industry add on
Provo Daily Herald Sun, 12 Jun 2005 0:23 AM PDT
QUESTION: What is organic food?ANSWER: Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals given no antibiotics or growth hormones.

Horse-and-plow farming makes comeback in U.S.
USA Today Sun, 12 Jun 2005 5:52 AM PDT
The chug of a diesel tractor is being replaced by hoofbeats on more of America's farms. Farmers turning to horses say their decision ...

Free training session set to teach coqui-frog controls
The Garden Island Sat, 11 Jun 2005 7:41 AM PDT
Leaders in the Pesticides Branch of the state Department of Agriculture (HDOA) will be holding a free training session for residents and representatives of nurseries, to emphasize the proper use of hydrated lime to control coqui-frog infestations.

Horse-and-plow farming making comeback
Billings Gazette Sun, 12 Jun 2005 2:12 AM PDT
SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound.

2,000-year-old seed sprouts in Israel
Seattle Times Sun, 12 Jun 2005 0:20 AM PDT
Israeli doctors and scientists have succeeded in germinating a date seed that is nearly 2,000 years old. The seed, nicknamed Methuselah...

Hold your water 06-12-2005
Plainview Daily Herald Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:21 PM PDT
PETERSBURG -- On the South Plains where farmers never know from one year to the next whether they are going to get 30 inches of moisture or 10, anything that will help hold that moisture in the fields so it can soak in is welcome.

Don't pick up an illness along with your burger
Poughkeepsie Journal Sun, 12 Jun 2005 0:16 AM PDT
If you're like me, you're looking forward to a summer filled with special events shared with family and friends and neighbors.

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Ag fields buzz with busy business

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Ag fields buzz with busy business
Salinas Californian Mon, 20 Jun 2005 5:08 AM PDT
If you want to see Monterey County agriculture in action, all you have to do is drive south on Highway 101 from Salinas to King City. The fields along the way are abuzz with activity. Farm trucks laden with produce and buses packed with field crews crowd the highway.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:25 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

New technologies for better crops stressed
News From Bangladesh Sun, 19 Jun 2005 8:43 PM PDT
Speakers at a meeting stressed the need for application of new technologies in agriculture for yielding better crops.

Development threatens Malaysia's mangroves
Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 20 Jun 2005 6:23 AM PDT
It's a lucky person who gets to see a Great Tit.

Monday June 20, 11:34 AM
Yahoo! India News Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:16 PM PDT
KUALA SELANGOR, Malaysia (Reuters) - It's a lucky person who gets to see a Great Tit. The dark green and yellow Great Tit (Parus major) is a bird species that makes its home in Malaysia's coastal mangrove swamps and both are disappearing as the country redoubles it attempts to boost agriculture.

Development threatens Malaysia's mangroves
Reuters.co.uk Mon, 20 Jun 2005 6:43 AM PDT
KUALA SELANGOR, Malaysia (Reuters) - It's a lucky person who gets to see a Great Tit.

Contributing Writer
The Daily Californian Mon, 20 Jun 2005 3:11 AM PDT
UC Berkeley anthropology professor Laurie Wilkie and the students of her Anthropology 133 class led a guided tour Thursday of the unearthed remains of the UC Berkeley Conservatory, after an archeological dig of the site yielded some surprising results.

Cumberland County News: The Press of Atlantic City
Press of Atlantic City Mon, 20 Jun 2005 2:05 AM PDT
Spuds now duds for farmers in N.J. SHILOH - Farmer Abe Bakker calls it "The Fertile Triangle." He also calls it the last bastion of the New Jersey potato farm.

Global warming in Africa: The hottest issue of all
Belfast Telegraph Mon, 20 Jun 2005 2:27 AM PDT
Bob Geldof, take note. All the rich nations' efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa will fail unless climate change can be checked, a coalition of British aid agencies and environment groups warns today.

Horse power
Missoulian Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:31 PM PDT
SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound.

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Pakistan to benefit from New Zealand expertise in livestock: Musharraf addresses expatriatesAUCKLAND (June 19 2005):

Pakistan to benefit from New Zealand expertise in livestock: Musharraf addresses expatriatesAUCKLAND (June 19 2005):
Business Recorder Sat, 18 Jun 2005 3:54 PM PDT
AUCKLAND (June 19 2005): President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Helen Clark continued their discussions informally here on Saturday, with the New Zealand leader accepting an invitation to visit Pakistan in near future.

Kentland 4-H soil judges win top national honors
Journal and Courier Sun, 19 Jun 2005 0:05 AM PDT
KENTLAND -- For hundreds of future farmers and agriculturally minded high school students, a spring trip to Oklahoma City is a glimmer of excitement toward the end of the school year.

RP wins another award at World Expo in Japan
INQ7.net Sat, 18 Jun 2005 9:27 PM PDT
THE PHILIPPINES has won a second award in the ongoing World Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan, this time for a technological innovation that uses coconut fiber to arrest soil erosion and promote re-greening.

Insects Develop Resistance To Engineered Crops
Science Daily Sat, 18 Jun 2005 3:05 PM PDT
Cornell University entomologist Anthony Shelton finds when engineered crops containing just one Bt toxin grow near modified plants with two toxins, insects may more rapidly develop resistance to all the engineered plants. A soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), whose genes are inserted into crop plants, such as maize and cotton, creates these toxins that are deadly to insects but

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Sat, 18 Jun 2005 8:40 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Saskatchewan, Kazakhstan ink pact on economic, technological co-operation
Canada.com Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:19 PM PDT
(CP) - The Saskatchewan government has signed an economic co-operation deal with Kazakhstan. Both governments will work together to identify and develop opportunities for future economic and technological co-operation beginning in the agriculture sector.

Bayer firm seeks environmental hybrid rice tech
Manila Bulletin Sat, 18 Jun 2005 9:35 AM PDT
Even hybrid rice technology thought to be intensive in the use of environmentally-damaging chemical fertilizers and pesticides tries to contribute to environmental sustainability with seed producer Bayer CropScience s (BCS) sustainable agriculture system.

Give a hardy rose a good start
Star-Gazette Sun, 19 Jun 2005 0:39 AM PDT
Twin Tier winters can be a challenge for growing many types and varieties of roses. The Asian species Rosa Rugosa and its hybrids are exceptions.

Perlis To Produce Grapes After "Harumanis" Success
Bernama Sat, 18 Jun 2005 8:42 PM PDT
KANGAR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Farmer Mat Dali Abu sounds excited as he talks about cultivating grapes on his paddy field which has been facing the problem of inadequate water-supply.

Irene Virag
Newsday Sun, 19 Jun 2005 0:42 AM PDT
The company president is tall and dark-haired with the kind of all-American looks that make clichأ©s valid - I can't help writing "clean-cut" in my notebook. He's 33 but seems even younger in the maroon polo shirt that says "Hicks Nurseries." His father would be proud of him, I think.

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School board removes agriculture program By Mike Shands

School board removes agriculture program By Mike Shands
Watauga Democrat Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:46 AM PDT
Watauga High School will have no agriculture program during the 2005-2006 school year. In a unanimous decision during its June 13 meeting the Watauga County Board of Education voted to not offer agriculture courses at WHS for the 2005-2006 school year.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Fri, 17 Jun 2005 8:08 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Saskatchewan, Kazakhstan ink pact on economic, technological co-operation
Canada.com Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:36 AM PDT
(CP) - The Saskatchewan government has signed an economic co-operation deal with Kazakhstan. Both governments will work together to identify and develop opportunities for future economic and technological co-operation beginning in the agriculture sector.

Daily Democrat Online - Business
The Woodland Daily Democrat Online Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:03 AM PDT
Conservation tillage updates, water quality research data and a grower panel will be showcased at the 17-year-old farming comparison project at UC Davis' Russell Ranch next Thursday, June 23. The Russell Ranch is home to long-term agriculture studies and provides a living laboratory for students and the new Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UCD.

Ithaca, new York June 17, 2005
SeedQuest Fri, 17 Jun 2005 7:55 PM PDT
Genetically modified crops containing two insecticidal proteins in a single plant efficiently kill insects. But when crops engineered with just one of those toxins grow nearby, insects may more rapidly develop resistance to all the insect-killing plants, report Cornell University researchers.

Noxious weeds choking Eastern Oregon
Seattle Times Sat, 18 Jun 2005 1:30 AM PDT
Geologists come here from around the world to look at the textbook-perfect glacial moraines rising above Wallowa Lake, but what they increasingly...

Watson is Saskatchewan's 2005 Outstanding Young Farmer
Ag Report Fri, 17 Jun 2005 3:34 PM PDT
REGINA - Jun 17/05 - SNS -- Darren Watson received an award for being Saskatchewan's 2005 Outstanding Young Farmer at presentation ceremonies today at Western Canada Farm Progress Show here. Watson will represent Saskatchewan at the National OYF event in Halifax this November.

Food-for-Work Programs in Indonesia Had a Limited Effect on Anemia1
RedNova Sat, 18 Jun 2005 2:13 AM PDT
ABSTRACT Indonesia's economic crisis of late 1990s lowered consumption of micronutrient-rich foods, which increased the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies, including anemia.

Horse power
Missoulian Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:31 PM PDT
SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound.

Going it alone: hard lessons for tsunami-relief volunteers
Seattle Times Sat, 18 Jun 2005 0:34 AM PDT
She was fresh out of college, bright-eyed and ambitious, an earthy, well-read physician's daughter from Missoula, Mont., with an iPod, a...

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Place research institutions under their ministries

Place research institutions under their ministries
Ghanaweb.com Fri, 17 Jun 2005 6:59 AM PDT
Kumasi, June 17, GNA - Dr Rexford Asiama, the Director of the Soil Research Institute (SRI) at Kwadaso, has suggested the separation of research institutions under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and placing them under their proper ministries to ensure utilisation of research findings.

Washington, DC June 16, 2005
SeedQuest Thu, 16 Jun 2005 1:40 PM PDT
The three U.S. agencies responsible for regulating agricultural biotechnology are working to assure industry, consumers and other groups both in the United States and abroad that genetically engineered crops, animal vaccines and other products are "rigorously regulated for safety," says Chuck Lambert, deputy under secretary of agriculture for regulatory programs.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:38 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Farming
Daily Dispatch Fri, 17 Jun 2005 0:50 AM PDT
Burkina Faso - The key to helping Africa's poor cotton growers was to cut the subsidies paid to US and European agriculture producers, new World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said this week. On a tour of a cotton-processing factory in Burkina Faso, ...

Publish Date: 6/16/2005 UAACOG breaks ground on new office
Canon City Daily Record Thu, 16 Jun 2005 5:20 PM PDT
The Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, an organization that provides services to Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake and Teller counties, dug its shiny shovels into fresh soil Wednesday morning for the organization s groundbreaking of its new office.

Putting the 'O' in grow By Laura Cook
Turlock Journal Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:10 PM PDT
We've gone organic. The popularity of farming fruits, vegetables, and nuts organically has hit Stanislaus County. According to Dan Bernaciak, deputy commission sealer for the department of agriculture, five farmers in Stanislaus County applied to grow organically in 2004 and three so far in 2005.

Around 37,000 Hectares Set Aside for Agri-Business in Mindanao
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News Fri, 17 Jun 2005 2:25 AM PDT
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 17 Asia Pulse - The government has committed another 37,000 hectares of agricultural lands for agri-business development that would generate 40,000 new jobs in northern Mindanao for the next five years.

Business Leaders Gather for Ukraine Forum
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 16 Jun 2005 8:59 AM PDT
Government officials sought to convince presidents from neighboring states and dozens of business leaders Thursday that last year's Orange Revolution has set Ukraine on a business-friendly path.

Yushchenko woos investors to Ukraine
BusinessWeek Thu, 16 Jun 2005 7:28 PM PDT
JUN. 16 8:09 P.M. ET President Viktor Yushchenko appealed to investors to pour money into this former Soviet republic, pledging that the Orange Revolution's promises of a business-friendly market economy are irreversible.

Weeds linger long after fire
Glenwood Springs Post Independent Fri, 17 Jun 2005 6:35 AM PDT
Natural lands and wildlife continue to feel the heat from the Coal Seam fire that raged through Glenwood Springs three years ago. The fire brought destruction, devastation and an invasive species few think about - weeds.

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American Soil Technologies Expands its Distribution Reach With International Sales to Israel

American Soil Technologies Expands its Distribution Reach With International Sales to Israel
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 16 Jun 2005 6:30 AM PDT
American Soil Technologies, Inc. , a leading supplier of super-absorbent polymer soil amendments and other related products in the multi-billion dollar turf, retail, horticulture and agricultural markets announced today that it is has broaden its distribution reach, now servicing Israel, a nation where all the Company's patents have been filed.

Good Enough To Eat: Primer on mulches reflects the need for control of weeds and soil erosion (6/16/2005)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 16 Jun 2005 0:54 AM PDT
If you could control weeds, conserve soil moisture and reduce soil erosion with one practice, wouldn't you be interested? All the mulches I'll describe in this and the next column can help you accomplish those ends.

U.S. mad cow investigation won't hurt talks, Japan says
International Herald Tribune Wed, 15 Jun 2005 9:01 AM PDT
The U.S. Agriculture Department has received assurance that a second potential case of mad cow disease found on American soil would not affect negotiations to resume beef exports to Japan.

Climate-Friendly Farming Project Underway
Agricultural Research Magazine Thu, 16 Jun 2005 5:55 AM PDT
Agriculture accounts for 7 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gases. For example, cows release methane while digesting food; applying nitrogen-based fertilizers leads to nitrous oxide emissions; and tilling speeds the breakdown of soil organic matter, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Wed, 15 Jun 2005 8:21 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Biotech Products Rigorously Regulated, U.S. Official Says
U.S. State Department Wed, 15 Jun 2005 5:53 PM PDT
Three U.S. agencies are responsible for regulating agricultural biotechnology, and they are working to assure industry, consumers and other groups both in the United States and abroad that genetically engineered crops, animal vaccines and other products are "rigorously regulated for safety," Chuck Lambert, deputy under secretary of agriculture for regulatory programs, tells a Senate panel.

Biotechnology
American Embassy London Thu, 16 Jun 2005 2:07 AM PDT
The three U.S. agencies responsible for regulating agricultural biotechnology are working to assure industry, consumers and other groups both in the United States and abroad that genetically engineered crops, animal vaccines and other products are "rigorously regulated for safety," says Chuck Lambert, deputy under secretary of agriculture for regulatory programs.

Highlighting technology
Argus Observer Wed, 15 Jun 2005 1:40 PM PDT
Old and new technology highlighted the annual agriculture tour Tuesday as participants viewed a waterwheel that lifts water out of a drain ditch to be delivered to wetlands and watched the latest in technology and equipment for sprinkler irrigation.

Biotech Products Rigorously Regulated, U.S. Official Says
U.S. State Department Wed, 15 Jun 2005 1:55 PM PDT
The three U.S. agencies responsible for regulating agricultural biotechnology are working to assure industry, consumers and other groups both in the United States and abroad that genetically engineered crops, animal vaccines and other products are "rigorously regulated for safety," says Chuck Lambert, deputy under secretary of agriculture for regulatory programs. The more the public understands

By Deborah Gertz Husar
The Quincy Herald-Whig Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:09 PM PDT
GOLDEN, Ill. â€” Robin Walker calls herself an "edutainer," blending education and entertainment. Now the woman who brings Klutzy the Clown to life is tackling a new topic â€” agriculture â€” and serving up a slice of America's favorite food at R Pizza Farm near Golden.

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Agriculture Officials Watching For Soybean Rust

Agriculture Officials Watching For Soybean Rust
Action News 4 Pittsburgh Mon, 13 Jun 2005 8:11 AM PDT
PITTSBURGH -- Agriculture officials in Pennsylvania said they are keeping an eye out for a plant fungus known as soybean rust, which can devastate crops.

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Heavy Fertilizer Use May Transform Lakes for Centuries, Study Suggests
Scientific American Mon, 13 Jun 2005 9:34 PM PDT
The widespread use of phosphorous-rich fertilizers by industrial agriculture could permanently alter the chemistry of nearby lakes, a new study suggests. Even if environmental inputs of the element are curbed considerably, the results indicate that the effects could be felt for decades to come.

With Millions Still in Poverty, India Considers a Job Guarantee
Washington Post Mon, 13 Jun 2005 8:33 PM PDT
JEJURI, India -- Kailash Jagtap, a millet farmer in western India, spends seven hours a day digging soil with a spade and scooping it onto a plate, which his wife then carries away on her head. Twenty other people work alongside them under the scorching sun. Their mission is to build a pond to...

Fertilizing keeps farm soils profitable
The Searcy Daily Citizen Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:19 PM PDT
In the heyday of cotton farming in the south, the soil was depleted of nutrients and became much less productive. Billy Collison of J. Collison Company in Bald Knob is concerned that we are in danger of seeing a repeat of that cycle, as is Chad Townsend, owner of Stark Lime and Fertlizer in Rose Bud.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Mon, 13 Jun 2005 9:19 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Study: Lakes Face Major Pollution
AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:00 PM PDT
Farmers' routine application of chemical fertilizers and manure to the land poses a far greater environmental problem to freshwater lakes than previously thought, potentially polluting the water for hundreds of years, according to new research.

Study: Fertilizers Harm Freshwater Lakes
AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 13 Jun 2005 7:11 PM PDT
Farmers' routine application of chemical fertilizers and manure to the land poses a far greater environmental problem to freshwater lakes than previously thought, potentially polluting the water for hundreds of years, according to research published Monday.

Knowledge of nitrogen transfer between plants, beneficial fungi expands
Iowa Farmer Mon, 13 Jun 2005 7:46 AM PDT
WYNDMOOR, Pa. (ARS) -New findings show that a beneficial soil fungus plays a large role in nitrogen uptake and utilization in most plants.

Farm runoff worse than thought, study says
MSNBC Tue, 14 Jun 2005 6:48 AM PDT
Algae blooms like this one are caused by excess nitrogen from fertilizer and manure runoff, killing fish by reducing the oxygen in the water.

Study: Fertilizers Harm Freshwater Lakes
ABC News Mon, 13 Jun 2005 7:32 PM PDT
Study Finds Farmers' Use of Fertilizers and Manure Poses Greater Risk to Freshwater Lakes

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State works to define high-value farmland

State works to define high-value farmland
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... department's point person on the measure, said at a Board of Agriculture meeting last ... In some cases, he said, soil types, which the state uses as a barometer ...

Greenback crop needed: NDSU seeking to raise $5 million for news ...
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
... labs, autoclave rooms, clean soil storage and a plant and soil disposal area. ... The committee will seek funds from the agriculture industry, commodity groups and ...

Good Enough To Eat: Primer on mulches reflects the need for ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... it away from leafy greens, brassicas and other crops that need cool soil. ... In US Department of Agriculture experiments, the red film is credited with increasing ...

EU subsidy change 'will shake up the countryside'
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... of about آ£70 an acre to husband the land, whether or not they till the soil. ... Steve Ellwood, head of HSBC Agriculture, said small farmers would have to be far ...

Morrill becomes state's first Livestock Friendly County
Grand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA
... "We recognize that our land and soil resources make us an obvious fit for both agriculture and livestock-based activities," he said. ...

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Guest Viewpoint: Suppression of science leads nowhere

Guest Viewpoint: Suppression of science leads nowhere
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA
... that would otherwise record the deteriorating global environment. ... Initiative and the -- Climate Change Science Program ... of any kind in the Martian air or soil. ...

Biotech Products Rigorously Regulated, US Official Says
US Dept of State (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... Agricultural biotechnology "is a science that is rapidly evolving ... safety of agriculture and the environment and to ... a tool used for loosening soil and destroying ...

Biotech Crops Aid Humanity, Nature
Truth about Trade & Technology - Des Moine,IA,USA
... by the National Academies of Science verifies there ... safety to humans or the environment as biotechnology. ... Biotech crops also contribute to soil-saving tillage ...

Chemical-Contamination Con (from the New York Post)
American Council on Science and Health - USA
... the intimate relationship we have with our environment, we are ... leaching into ground water from soil and dioxins ... of the American Council on Science and Health ...

Good Tobacco
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - Basel,Switzerland
... the toxin just literally goes back into the soil again ... if the genes get out into the environment, and what ... another four or five years worth of science and trial ...

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Acidifying Soil Helps Plant Remove Cadmium, Zinc Metals

Acidifying Soil Helps Plant Remove Cadmium, Zinc Metals
Agricultural Research Magazine Tue, 14 Jun 2005 7:40 AM PDT
Acidifying cadmium-contaminated soil can help a plant called alpine pennycress to remove even more cadmium and zinc from contaminated soil, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperating scientists report.

Farm youth groups finding fertile soil in big cities
Ohio News Network Tue, 14 Jun 2005 9:55 PM PDT
DAYTON, Ohio -- In a neighborhood plagued by boarded-up homes, drug deals and drive-by shootings, 11-year-old Tiarra Comer pads along a path in a small wooded area and crosses a creek until she comes into a clearing.

Potassium: The Overlooked Crop Nutrient? / June 15, 2005 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Magazine Wed, 15 Jun 2005 5:25 AM PDT
Potassium: The Overlooked Crop Nutrient? Is potassium deficiency limiting corn yields? Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientists Douglas Karlen and John Kovar think so, and they cite a shift by growers away from preplant tillage as a possible cause.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Tue, 14 Jun 2005 9:49 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Putting the 'O' in grow By Laura Cook
Turlock Journal Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:09 PM PDT
We've gone organic. The popularity of farming fruits, vegetables, and nuts organically has hit Stanislaus County. According to Dan Bernaciak, deputy commission sealer for the department of agriculture, five farmers in Stanislaus County applied to grow organically in 2004 and three so far in 2005.

Farmers hope for more rain to boost crops
Canoe Wed, 15 Jun 2005 0:04 AM PDT
After a cool, dry May, London-area farmers are praying for a wet, warm June to boost their crops -- and a boost in grain and oilseeds prices. "There are some areas north of London that are as dry as dry can be," said Peter Johnson, crop specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Scientists study impact of manure, commercial fertilizer on atmosphere
Prairie Star Wed, 15 Jun 2005 6:00 AM PDT
West central Minnesota may not seem like your hot spot for greenhouse gas emissions - yet many scientists believe that rural areas hold some of the keys to reducing atmospheric gases that potentially hold in the sun's energy and warm this little planet called Earth.

Study: Lakes face major pollution from fertilizer, manure
Daytona Beach News-Journal Wed, 15 Jun 2005 0:47 AM PDT
MADISON, Wis. -- Farmers' routine application of chemical fertilizers and manure to the land poses a far greater environmental problem to freshwater lakes than previously thought, potentially polluting the water for hundreds of years, according to new research.

Organic farm takes root near Simms
Great Falls Tribune Wed, 15 Jun 2005 4:01 AM PDT
SIMMS As Jan Boyle putters about one of her two greenhouses or in the middle of a sizable garden plot, she talks to her friends and gives them words of encouragement and love.

Horse power
Missoulian Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:16 PM PDT
SISTERS, Ore. - If the thought of a farmer patiently working his field behind a plow and horses floods you with pangs of nostalgia, take heart. It's on the rebound.

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Drought Eases: Long-Term Danger Remains

Drought Eases: Long-Term Danger Remains
The Omaha Channel Sun, 12 Jun 2005 6:02 PM PDT
KEARNEY, Neb. -- State Agriculture Director Greg Ibach said he is hearing very few bad words about rain this spring. Ibach said precipitation across the state has replenished soil moisture and pastures and allowed farmers to irrigate less.

N.J. Aims to Boost Sales of Local Produce
AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:07 PM PDT
First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms. Now the state Department of Agriculture is trying to give New Jersey nurseries their own distinctive brand, dubbed "Jersey Grown." The latest promotion, which covers flowers, plants, trees and shrubs, is aimed at boosting sales

N.J. Aims to Boost Sales of Local Produce
AP via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:08 PM PDT
First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms. Now the state Department of Agriculture is trying to give New Jersey nurseries their own distinctive brand, dubbed "Jersey Grown."

With Millions Still in Poverty, India Considers a Job Guarantee
Washington Post Mon, 13 Jun 2005 1:52 AM PDT
JEJURI, India -- Kailash Jagtap, a millet farmer in western India, spends seven hours a day digging soil with a spade and scooping it onto a plate, which his wife then carries away on her head. Twenty other people work alongside them under the scorching sun. Their mission is to build a pond to...

Studies: Warming trend could hurt asthma, allergy sufferers
Macon Telegraph Mon, 13 Jun 2005 0:13 AM PDT
New research suggests global warming could leave Middle Georgians sneezing more as allergy and asthma cases increase. A federal Department of Agriculture study shows that increasing carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, causes individual weeds to produce more pollen earlier and longer.

To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Sun, 12 Jun 2005 9:33 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides.

Huge farms drive more production
The Age Sun, 12 Jun 2005 2:04 PM PDT
Productivity and new technology will increasingly drive Australian agriculture, with its output and economic importance growing despite many farmers quitting the sector, says a leading business analyst.

Local News - Central Ohio - www.centralohio.com
CentralOhio.com Sun, 12 Jun 2005 7:14 AM PDT
Who has the biggest tree? COSHOCTON - Almost 50 percent of the land mass in Coshocton County is wooded, said Greg Hoffman, district technician with Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District. As such, a contest is under way to find the biggest tree.

Tillers of Philippines vertical gardens face hard struggle to survive
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 12 Jun 2005 3:30 PM PDT
As the milky sun pierces the mountain mist, Melvin Dolo wraps her baby in a blanket that she slings on her back to start a long day working edible gardens draped around towering peaks in the northern Philippines.

N.J. aims to boost sales of local produce
SanLuisObispo.com Mon, 13 Jun 2005 0:03 AM PDT
TRENTON, N.J. - First there was Jersey Fresh, a highly successful program that promotes the great taste of Jersey corn, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruit from Garden State farms.