1. Event: Is a Green Revolution Finally Blooming in Africa?
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2. Event: Enviro-Friendly Wines Growing In Popularity
Shafer's vineyard doesn't use chemical fertilizers. Organic wines are made using grapes grown without using chemicals. There's no government agency, including the FDA, that's looking over sustainability and saying you can or can't label your wine," Isle explained. There are usually some common practices at sustainable vineyards, such as composting, using renewable energy, and conserving water. But while organic wines are certified by the government, there are no standards for sustainable...
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3. Event: Budget cuts may affect farmland
Money for agricultural land preservation would be cut drastically, and funding for cover crops would be slashed if lawmakers are unable to reach an agreement on new revenue sources to close the gap, said state Agriculture Secretary Roger Richardson. During the legislative session that ended in April, lawmakers gave agriculture land preservation a high priority and approved $70 million for the program. His warnings were included in a letter to farmers alerting them to some of the proposed...
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4. Event: Zimbabwe: Small-Scale Tobacco Farmers Assured of Enough Fertilizer
Dr Matibiri said TIMB was also expecting to meet its requirements for ammonium nitrate fertilizer through their allocation of 1 000 tonnes from the 10 000 tonnes that was being shipped from China National Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corpora-tion. Dr Matibiri said TIMB was also expecting to meet its requirements for ammonium nitrate fertilizer through their allocation of 1 000 tonnes from the 10 000 tonnes that was being shipped from China National Machinery and Equipment...
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5. Event: Agriculture has wider effect than many know
An AgImpacts analysis provided by Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Penn State Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department suggests that the amount of farmland and the number of farms in the county are important indicators when determining the effect of agriculture on the local economy. An AgImpacts analysis provided by Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Penn State Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department suggests that the amount of farmland and the...
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6. Event: Small bitterbush prefers to be one of a crowd
If you see yellowing, use more controlled-release fertilizer. Keep the plant on at least a yearly schedule of fertilization for the first two or three years. Description: A small tree, this is an endangered member of Florida's coastal hammock community. Culture: Give bitterbush a well-drained site, some protection from the heat by means of a light canopy overhead, and then give it its head. Even with natives such as this, establishment requires a moist root zone until growth is well under...
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