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Scientists Hope Tiny Insect Can Help Save Soybeans
Published July 9, 2009, 12:33 pm, US News & World Report
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids.
Wheat prices soared then sank in 2008
Published July 9, 2009, 10:29 am, AG Weekly
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - It was a wild ride for grain producers in 2008. Wheat prices soared to record highs of near $18 per bu. only to fall back below $6 per bu. by the end of year. Record world shortages of wheat sent prices soaring and growers responded by planting more wheat.
Scientists hope tiny insect can help save soybeans
Published July 9, 2009, 7:25 am, The Daily Jeffersonian
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids.The question for university researchers across the Midwest is whe
Scientists Hope To Fight Soybean Bugs With Bugs
Published July 9, 2009, 4:28 am, WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul
An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids. The question for university researchers across the Midwest is whether the tiny Asian insect can survive harsh winters here.
Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year winner goes on French study tour FWi
Published July 8, 2009, 12:57 am, Farmers Weekly Interactive
Only in container recycling are French pesticide users anywhere near as professional as the likes of this year's FSOOTY, Andrew Myatt , and his Irish counterpart, Kevin Nolan, who joined the Syngenta -sponsored trip.
$10.4M Verdict in Biofuel Fraud Trial
Published July 7, 2009, 12:52 pm, Automotive Fleet
MOBILE, AL --- A jury has ordered a biofuel company, Cello Energy, to pay $10.4 million over allegations that the firm fraudulently claimed it could produce cheap fuel from hay, waste wood and other material.
New Report Just Published: Global Biomass, Biomass and Waste-to-Energy
Published July 7, 2009, 8:15 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com just added a new market research report to its catalogue.
First Remote Sensing Verifier, ClimateVerify™, Approved by Chicago Climate Exchange for Agriculture Soil Carbon Offsets
Published July 7, 2009, 12:20 am, PRWeb
TeraVista Systems, announced this week that the company's ClimateVerify™ technology platform has been approved as a verification provider by the Chicago Climate Exchange® (CCX). The Company has been working with the CCX Offset Committee for the past year in developing a new CCX Carbon Sequestration Remote Sensing Verification Protocol for Agricultural Soil Practices. This protocol was approved ...
Tanzania: New Trust Fund Could Help Sisal Shoot to the Top Country's Exports, Again
Published July 6, 2009, 9:02 am, AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — Tanzania has established a new fund trust for sisal -- at last! This is the culmination of an idea mooted in 1996 but which has been gathering dust on the shelves ever since.
Africa: Calls for Sustainable Green Revolution
Published July 6, 2009, 7:06 am, AllAfrica.com
Kampala — Africa needs a Green Revolution, but one that will increase agricultural productivity by using practices that build soil fertility while minimising harm to the environment.
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