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Agriculture RSS FeedsJapan Lifts Ban on Poultry Imports - Japan lifted its ban on poultry imports from the U.S. states of Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. No new cases of avian influenza had been found in those states since final efforts were made to ...Feed Source: agriculture.about.com Hurricane Damages Continue To Mount - Since Huirricane Charley, its been one hit after another for Floridas citrus industry. But the damage doesnt stop with just oranges and grapefruit. Just about every agriculture crop has been hit hard and nearly, if not totally, destroyed. The Florida ... Ohio Corn Yield Looking Good - Like the rest of the country, Ohio farmers are beginning to see above average yields for corn. The US Department of Agriculture forecasts record US corn production of 11 billion bushels, and a record corn yield of 149 bushels per ... Florida Agriculture Eligible for Disaster Relief - Floridas agriculture industry, which has been battered by an unprecedented rash of hurricanes, is eligible for 500 (m) million dollars in disaster relief funds. Aid will be available next month to farmers in counties that were declared disaster areas for ... Injury, Death Haunt Farming - For farmers, fatigue is a serious factor in accidents. During harvest, farmers work from dawn to dark, or longer. Fatigue and complacency can cause farmers to let their guard down. They need to be alert to dangers, especially when equipment ... Huge World Crop, Synthetics Dampen Cotton Outlook - In the overall U.S. fiber market today, cotton’s share “continues to be the success story,” says Gary Adams, with cotton actually increasing share in relation to man-made fiber. But, the National Cotton Council vice president of economic policy analysis notes, ... Agriculture Co-Ops Form Insurance Company - Twenty-three agriculture co-ops have formed their own offshore-based captive insurance company — a form of self-insurance — to better control their liability, auto and property insurance costs. The company, Pillar Insurance Ltd., is believed by industry observers to be the ... Kraft Grant Aids Farm Safety 4 Just Kids - Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) recently received a $6,000 grant from Kraft Foods – Creston, Iowa to support its efforts to promote a safe farm environment for children. The grant, through the Kraft Contributions program at Kraft’s Creston plant, ... Study: How Climate Affects Crop Growth - Kansas State University is one of several universities that will share an estimated $5 million federal grant to study how plants respond to environmental changes and how the genetic pathways underlying their responses evolve in different climates. The research will ... Japan and Mexico Ink Free Trade Deal - Mexico and Japan signed a free trade agreement Friday that will be a springboard for Japanese technology and equipment aimed at the U.S. market and give Mexican agriculture an important foothold in east Asia. The agreement, which must be approved ... Mooning on the Farm - The Legend of Luna - Of course, its just an old farmers tale -- planting by the cycle of the moon and all. Nobody believes in that anymore -- right? But then, you might schedule a fishing trip by the moon cycle, or determine the ... West Nile Virus Found In Maryland - State agriculture officials said theyve found the first evidence this year of West Nile virus on the Lower Shore. An infected mosquito was trapped last week at a ditch near Princess Anne Elementary School. Officials said the discovery has triggered ... Agriculture Takes $54 Million Hit From Frances - The remnants of Hurricane Frances caused more than $54 million in damage to North Carolinas agriculture industry last week, state officials said Tuesday. The worst damage, based on reports from 23 counties, was in nursery products, which accounted for $39 ... Hurricane Ivan, Other Storms Dim Agriculture Outlook - Its been a year for record crops - and now, record tropical storms. And even without the encroaching damage promised by Hurricane Ivan the Terrible, a huge category five hurricane lurking in the Gulf of Mexico, damages to the agriculture ... Farmers Arm Themselves With Tabasco - A FARMING co-op in the Netherlands has asked the ministry of agriculture to authorize the use of spicy tabasco sauce to protect their young crops from the insatiable appetites of hares, rabbits, crows and pigeons, a spokesman said. The farmers ... Many People Bugged by Events of 2008 - Once upon a time, humans--animals with big brains and the ability to think--found it necessary to organize their lives into units. Astronomical cycles were good starting points. The rotation of the earth on its axis provided visible intervals of light and dark. Such a cycle became a unit called a day. The cycle of the moon was termed a month. The time it took the earth to rotate around the sun became a year. ... Wood debris from ice storms and wind poses potential threat - Downed trees and tree limbs from ice and wind storms have the potential to spread multiple invasive species and wood diseases if moved.... Workshops work to improve yields and gain global opportunities - Three Indiana workshops will emphasize identity preserved, non-genetically modified and specialty grains opportunities. ... Economist: Recession adds uncertainty to 2009 farmland leases - No business partnership seems unaffected by the recession, including one of agriculture's most common, said Craig Dobbins, a Purdue University agricultural economist.... Copyright © 2009, OkieWebs. All Rights Reserved. |