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A documentary in the works that explores the potential of revitalizing a shrinking city by reclaiming its vacant lands for agricultural development.
Author: tokarski21
Keywords: green cities ecology business agriculture revolution Detroit economy urban farming government documentary city
Added: August 30, 2008
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Author: steelecountynd
Keywords: insect pheromone traps monitoring pests NDSU Extension Service Ayanava Majumdar North Dakota Agriculture
Added: August 30, 2008
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Author: steelecountynd
Keywords: insect pheromone traps monitoring pests NDSU Extension Service Ayanava Majumdar North Dakota Agriculture
Added: August 30, 2008
Community Supported Agriculture is taken very seriously around here.
Author: peterferland
Keywords: CSA Huguenot Farm Ron Khosla New Paltz Peter Ferland
Added: August 30, 2008
Community Supported Agriculture is taken very seriously around here.
Author: peterferland
Keywords: CSA Huguenot Farm Ron Khosla New Paltz Peter Ferland
Added: August 30, 2008
Community Supported Agriculture is taken very seriously around here.
Author: peterferland
Keywords: CSA Huguenot Farm Ron Khosla New Paltz Peter Ferland
Added: August 30, 2008
Community Supported Agriculture is taken very seriously around here.
Author: peterferland
Keywords: CSA Huguenot Farm Ron Khosla New Paltz Peter Ferland
Added: August 30, 2008
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Punjab Agriculture Minister Sucha Singh Langah today said that 66 soil testing laboratories in the state would test about 6 lakh samples of soil this year to make the agriculturists aware about the deficiency of fertile elements and suggest remedial measures.He urged the farmers in the state to make full use of this facility and get their soil te
http://digg.com/environment/Punjab_to_test_6_lakh_soil_samples_this_year
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 157 out of 416 passed the Agricultural Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Agricultural Engineering in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Davao this August 2008.
http://digg.com/educational/August_2008_Agricultural_Engineering_Board_Exam_Results
LA doesn't have many options for participating in a "CSA" or community supported agriculture program. The general consensus is that the best, if not the only, CSA option is provided by the Tierra Miguel Foundation. If you are interested in joining, download the pledge form and mail it in today. The first delivery of the new year starts next week.
http://digg.com/food_drink/Tierra_Miguel_CSA_Pledge_Year_Starts_Next_Week
The Agriculture Department is within bounds to bar meatpackers from testing slaughter cattle for mad cow disease, a U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in a 2-1 ruling on Friday.This is what freedom looks like.
http://digg.com/politics/Court_bars_meatpacker_tests_for_mad_cow
According to a new policy brief issued by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Stockholm International Water Institute and the International Water Management Institute, huge amounts of food -- close to half of all food produced worldwide -- are wasted after production.
http://digg.com/environment/Study_Finds_Half_of_All_Food_Produced_Worldwide_is_Wasted
The oil-rich Persian Gulf states are making a headlong rush for farmland, says emerging markets expert Irwin Greenstein.
http://digg.com/business_finance/How_the_Persian_Gulf_Will_Drive_Next_Big_Agricultural_Boom
Consumers have many choices about the foods they eat, and those choices are impacted by numerous factors including price, quality, taste, convenience, health benefits and process attributes – just to name a few. To make an informed decision today, consumers need a good understanding of nutrition, food science and, sometimes, even agriculture.
http://digg.com/health/Benefits_of_GMO_Food_Vs_Organic_Foods
Kibbutzim, the socialist collective farms created by early Zionist pioneers, primarily from Europe and Russia, are an enduring symbol of Israel. Hewing to socialist dogma, the kibbutzniks created agricultural marvels out of desert soil. To work on a kibbutz was to be a part of the dream. If you were to visit a kibbutz in the '50s, '60s or '70s, you
http://digg.com/world_news/Israel_s_kibbutzim_finding_new_life_as_hotels
Penn State researchers report finding "shocking" levels of pesticides in beehive wax. Scienceagogo.com reports that tests found "unprecedented levels of fluvalinate and coumaphos" -- two pesticides applied to hives to combat varroa mites that threaten hive health. Tests also turned up traces of 70 agricultural pesticides and their breakdown
http://digg.com/environment/Show_Me_The_Honey_3
A 2000 study found electric power plants were the second largest U.S. user of fresh water, withdrawing 136 billion gallons of fresh water daily. Only agriculture used more water.
http://digg.com/environment/US_Power_Plants_Consume_136_Bln_Gallons_of_Fresh_Water_Daily