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Scott Signs FL State Numeric Nutrient Rules
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478FL Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a measure that will allow the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt more flexible water quality rules than those adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Download Audio
1 day ago
Haryana seeks Rs.1,800 MSP for paddy
Thaindian News —
Authority: 507Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday sought enhanced minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.1,800 per quintal for paddy and other crops of the Kharif season 2012-13.Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has approved a proposal in this regard to be sent to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices ...
1 day ago
Chomsky: American Decline in Perspective, Part 1
Dr Nasir Khan —
Authority: 409By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com, Jan 14, 2012 Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated — Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example. Others are ignored, and we can often learn valuable lessons from them about what is likely to lie ahead. Right now, in fact. At the ...
2 days ago
Reliance on ‘Virtual Water’ Puts Some Nations at Risk, Study Says
CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com —
Authority: 553A new study calculates that about one-fifth of all water goes toward the production of crops and commodities for export , part of a global phenomenon known as “ virtual water †that researchers say could place pressure on finite water supplies in some nations. Using worldwide trade indicators, demographic ...
3 days ago
Monsanto
Rants From The Rookery —
Authority: 108Three articles of interest.... Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France Eight Ways Monsanto Fails at Sustainable Agriculture Insects find crack in biotech corns armor
4 days ago
Blockbuster Film To Unmask Occupy Wall Street
Liberty's Life Line —
Authority: 104 We’ve heard the fawning of the mainstream media over the Occupy Wall Street movement. We’ve heard the leaders of the Democratic Party, who lambasted the Tea Party with the most vile and vitriolic language, dreamily coo over the OWS people as being true grass-roots, not AstroTurf. What is the truth? The truth ...
6 days ago
Ag in Review for the Week of February 6, 2012
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .
1 week ago
5-10 Percent Corn Yield Jump Using Erosion-slowing Cover Crops Shown in ISU Study
Net News Publisher —
Authority: 138The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study on using cover crops between rows of corn reveals that higher yields – by as much as 10 percent – are possible using the soil-saving approach to farming. The results are the best yet in the ongoing research, according to Ken Moore, ...
1 week ago
Mexican Air Force reiterated its commitment to the security of Mexicans
It dont Matter —
Authority: 419Tuxtla Gutierrez, February 10. – The Mexican Air Force reiterated its commitment to the security of Mexicans, therefore, has strengthened its efforts to shield the border, said the commander of the Southeast Region Air, Antonio Delgado Quiroz. He said in an interview that in Chiapas have been located about 20 ...
1 week ago
A Concise History Of Cats
Love Your Cat —
Authority: 109Cats are so central to our lives these days that it seems impossible to imagine a life without them. But, in fact, domestic cats are are fairly recent arrival in human history. While dogs have lived with us for at least 15, 000, and possibly as long as 50, 000 years, the cat only became a human companion some 10, 000 ...
1 week ago
Budget and Immigration Expected to Dominate AL Legislative Session
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478Alabama’s 2012 Legislative Session convened this past Tuesday and Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan says discussions regarding the budget and immigration will dominate this year. Download Audio
1 week ago
Global Map of Genetically Modified Crops
Planetsave —
Authority: 566The International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotic Applications has released data on genetically modified (GM) crops around the world. Here’s a visualization/map of the data, via the UK’s Guardian : I think we all know why Hungary isn’t on the map.
1 week ago
Over Halfway Through the 2012 FL Legislative Session
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478FL Legislators are over half-way through the 2012 legislative session, and so far agriculture has done well in the budget. Download Audio
1 week ago
Changing Economics Helping to Create More U.S. Ethanol Exports
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478As U.S. ethanol production grows and U.S. gasoline usage declines, the question starting to arise is what do we do with the extra ethanol? USDAs Gary Crawford has the answer in this report. Download Audio
1 week ago
Applications Open for Specialty Crop Block Grants
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan invites state departments of agriculture across the United States and its territories to submit applications for specialty crop block grants. Download Audio Specialty Crop Block Grant Program – Farm Bill grants, administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing ...
1 week ago
Farm Bill Discussed at Peanut Show
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478A big crowd was on hand for the annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Show held yesterday in Dothan, Alabama as their lunch speaker was Bob Redding, who represents the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation in Washington D.C. He talked with growers about the writing of a new farm bill in which he noted we need a farm bill that ...
1 week ago
Pumice: Solidified Frothy Lava
Rashid's Blog —
Authority: 459Pumice is an igneous rocks which formed when lava cooled quickly above ground. Little pockets of air can be seen in the rock . This rock is so light, that many pumice rocks  actually float in water. Pumice is actually a kind of glass unike other rocks which are mixture of minerals. Because this rock is ...
1 week ago
Busted: Deputies find 350 indoor pot plants while serving warrants
gardentipsandsecrets.com —
Authority: 123To go through the April 23, 2009 print story, check out: little bit.ly Online video Rating: 1 / five pot vegetation eBay auctions you must retain an eye on: Boojum Tree Fouquieria columnaris in 6" Pot-RARE!! Nice Plants IN LEAF NOW! P9 US $14.99 End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 20:18:10 PST Buy It ...
1 week ago
Federal Immigration Resolution Discussed at GA State Capitol
Southeast AgNET —
Authority: 478Georgia Agribusiness President Bryan Tolar says conversation at the state capital during the 5th week of Georgia’s Legislative Session centered around a resolution urging congress to address the need for agricultural labor reforms at the federal level. Download Audio
1 week ago
Genetically engineered crops reach 11.5% of the total arable land
ZME Science —
Authority: 497The first genetically engineered or biotech food products were released on the market for the first time in 1994. Consumers received them fairly well, and since then more production intensified, such that between 1997 and 2010, the total surface area of land cultivated with GMOs had increased by a factor of 87 . In ...
1 week ago
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