Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Leesville Leader Wed, 25 Jan 2006 6:26 AM PST
The Calcasieu Soil and Water Conservation District will conduct a tree seedling sale today, Jan. 23, through Friday, Jan. 27. The sale will be held at 1100A South 3rd St. in Leesville at the United States Department of Agriculture Service Center. |
Tri-State Neighbor
Tri-State Neighbor Wed, 25 Jan 2006 6:21 AM PST
ST. PAUL, Minn. - In an effort to protect Minnesota's water quality, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will help host workshops across the state to help farmers and conservationists assess the potential for phosphorus to move from soil to nearby lakes and streams. |
Conservation district hosts community breakfast
Port Clinton News Herald Tue, 24 Jan 2006 9:05 AM PST
To celebrate National Agriculture Week, the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting an agriculture community breakfast at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 23, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Oak Harbor. |
Elevated Copper, Nickel Levels Turn Up in Samples
RedNova Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:35 PM PST
By Aubrey Woods, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind. Jan. 24--Higher than normal levels of copper and nickel have been found in soil samples taken from a site northwest of Medora where chromium hydroxide waste from a now-defunct plastics factory was placed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. |
Ag management workshops set
Rapid City Journal Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:40 PM PST
Agriculture Management Tools workshops will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Wall Community Center and Thursday, Feb. 9, at the new American Legion in Martin to help farmers and ranchers deal with rising production costs such as fuel and fertilizer. |
One third of all trees damaged in Germany's ailing forests
Muzi Tue, 24 Jan 2006 8:48 PM PST
Germany's forests are in a worrying state and nearly one third of all trees are showing signs of damage. The situation among oak trees is of particular concern, with half in poor condition, the study carried out by the agriculture ministry in 2005 found. |
Landmark proposal would conserve more than 400 acres
Register-Pajajonian Tue, 24 Jan 2006 4:06 PM PST
In what could be the largest private agreement to conserve prime farmland in the Pajaro Valley, open space advocates are exploring a proposal to keep more than 400 acres forever in agriculture. |
Miniature Asian fish sets a whale of a record
AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 24 Jan 2006 5:33 PM PST
Scientists from Europe and Singapore say they have discovered the world's tiniest fish -- a species that lives in peat wetlands in Southeast Asia and, when fully grown, is the size of a large mosquito. |
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