Welcome To The Agricultural Research Service The main inhouse research arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Research news, find-a-researcher, consumer and educational information on a wide range of topics in food, agriculture, pest management, and related areas. http://www.ars.usda.gov/
Extractions: Acting Administrator The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ). ARS, one of the Research, Education and Economics ( REE ) agencies, is charged with extending the Nation's scientific knowledge with 22 National Programs , with research projects in agriculture, nutrition, technology, the environment and other topics that affect the American people on a daily basis.
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Extractions: Research has shown that a biological clock goes off every morning to prepare plants for their various activities. More... Science in your shopping cart How ARS research affects you. Timeline USDA research discoveries since 1862. ARS National Visitor Center Located in a historic log lodge built in the 1930's. Freedom of Information Act Requests for documents from USDA's Research, Education and Economics agencies More featured links New issue:
Extractions: Latest news Subscribe 2003 Archive April 2 Biological Clocks "Wake Up" Plants April 1 Ultrasound Used to Detect Quality Beef March 31 Zapping Insects With Radio Waves March 31 New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online March 28 Nutrition Detectives Probe Secrets of Vitamin A March 27 Radio Frequencies Blast Bacteria in Fruit Juice March 26 Fine-Tuning a Woman's True Caloric Needs March 25 Effects of Food on Bone Health Probed March 24 A Low-Cost Collector For Sampling Low-Volume Water Flow March 21 New Technology for Detecting Turkey Respiratory Virus Now Available March 20 Boosting the Calcium in Potatoes March 19 Saving Water for a Rainless Day March 18 Fish Oil May Help Young Pigs March 17 Forage Grass From Japan Gets New Life in Southern Plains March 14 Invention Streamlines Cleaning of Chaffy Seed March 13 Special Diet for Almond-Pollinating Bees March 12 New Flavonoid Database Adds to Body of Nutrient Information March 11 New Research Initiative Wages War on White Mold March 10 Investigating Foods That May Help Forestall Type 2 Diabetes March 7 Researchers Work to Rid Catfish of Off-flavors March 6 Scientists Offer Suggestions to Combat Pecan Vivipary March 5 Bacterium Tapped to Make Low-Calorie Sweetener for Candies, Gums
City Farmer's Urban Agriculture Notes A nonprofit society that promotes urban food production and environmental conservation.Category Home Gardens Specialized Techniques Farmer. 40% of Toronto Households Grow Food. news Flash November1, 2002 crowded. Traditional agricultural systems are changing. http://www.cityfarmer.org/
Extractions: 44% of Vancouver Households Grow Food says City Farmer 40% of Toronto Households Grow Food News Flash ... November 1, 2002 ... "Seychelles" is the 186th country to visit our web site since we began tracking visitors! (See City Farmer's country count .) Over 3 million hits were recorded on our site during the year 2001! Use quick links for Vancouver residents: Community Gardens in Greater Vancouver and Victoria Instructions for Backyard Composting Grasscycling and Natural Lawn Care Waterwise Gardening and the City Rain Barrel Program ... Principal Wholesale and Retail Native Plant Nurseries on the BC South Coast and Islands (PDF format)
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MSUcares: Mississippi News Print news (Weekly and archived news features/stories about the life sciencesprepared for news media by the Office of agricultural Communications.) http://msucares.com/news/
Agricultural Development And Advisory Service Immediate access to news bulletins, information on research and consultancy topics, business services including Agronomy on Line and Cattlemail, plus advance notice of regional and national conferences and events. http://www.adas.co.uk/
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Extractions: PAMI (Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute) is an applied research, development, and testing organization serving manufactures and farmers with the resources needed to compete in markets at home and around the world. Staff total 45 with operations in Humboldt, Saskatchewan and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. PAMI is ISO 9002 registered. PAMI has a history of independent, third-party farm equipment evaluation and development that has spurred technological advances in all areas of traditional and new farming practice. PAMI is recognized as a farm technology leader around the world. PAMI has clients in the agriculture, transport, military, aeronautics, forestry, and mining industries. Services include design, development, fabrication and evaluation of vehicles, machinery and components.
@gWorldwide International ag news, Asia GrainsBuying on hold as war on Iraq starts2003-03-20 032900 GMT (Reuters). US's Rice to visit Kofi http://www.agriculture.com/worldwide/
Extractions: Contact: Dr. Ari Michelsen, (925) 859-9111, a-michelsen@tamu.edu a-michelsen@tamu.edu According to Michelsen, Drought Watch developed because of "the need for better community understanding of our region's surface water supply conditions and the severity of this river drought." Several organizations, including USBR and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, have contributed to the report. It gives current information on snow pack, streamflow forecasts, reservoir levels and actual water allocations produced by several organizations, Michelsen said. For the rest of the story, click here. Home Daily news Features ... Site map Agricultural Communications
Extractions: Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced key sign-up dates for programs under the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003, including the crop disaster assistance program. Veneman said that sign-up for the crop program, which will reimburse producers for qualifying crop losses in either 2001 or 2002, will begin June 6, with payments to begin shortly thereafter. Veneman Says Food Stamp Benefits For Newly Qualified Legal Immigrants Begin April 1 Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman: "President Bush is committed to ensuring that those eligible to receive food stamps can access available benefits," said Veneman. "This is an important step in the on-going effort to improve access for low-income households and in restoring fairness and equity for legal immigrants."
National Agricultural Statistics Service For U.S. Agriculture Statistical Inform Publications covering a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, to livestock, to parcels of Category Regional North America Government StatisticsUSDA Logo with link to USDA Home Page, US Department of Agriculture National AgriculturalStatistics Service providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics http://www.usda.gov/nass/
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Extractions: Kolk has a modern popcorn facility with both hand and machine sorting to prepare a high quality popcorn cultivated without “stress factors” under irrigation. The finest equipment available ensures precise quality control and a final product of exceptional export quality. SPECIFICATIONS OF POPCORN Expansion ratio: 38-44:1
AgricultureLaw.com FEBRUARY 2003 ISSUE OF THE agricultural LAW LETTER to reform obstacles to freer agricultural trade. Harbison's first source of timely information and ideas on agricultural policy. http://www.agriculturelaw.com/
NIAB Independent body specialising in agriculture, horticulture and food. It supplies a number of services including consultancy, training, and technical advice to governments, supragovernmental agencies, agribusiness and farmers. http://www.niab.com/
IPGRI - International Plant Genetic Resources Institute - Home Page IPGRI, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, is the CGIAR international agricultural research centre mandated to work on the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity. Website covers all practical and policy aspects many downloadable publications. http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/index.htm
Agricultural Marketing Service Home Page Includes six commodity divisions Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, Category Regional North America Departments Agriculture Process Verification. Peanuts. Mandatory Price Reporting. Resources. MarketNews. Food Purchases. Farmers Markets. Direct Marketing. Federal Rulemaking. http://www.ams.usda.gov/