http://www.newstin.com/us/crop-production Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76451484 LA JOLLA, CA - The findings not only gave the Salk scientists a glimpse of the plants' evolutionary past, but may help them fine-tune the production of natural and environmentally friendly fungicides and pesticides as... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:39:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76451484 2008-09-08T14:39:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76433220 Posted to the web 8 September 2008 Ibrahim Kasita Kampala THE Cotton Development Organisation (CDO) has announced a 33% rise in cotton prices. Jolly Sabune, the managing director, said in an interview that the farm-gate... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:58:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76433220 2008-09-08T08:58:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76424941 Posted to the web 8 September 2008 Peter Ngetich Nairobi The Government will import fertiliser worth Sh11 billion for next year's season, Agriculture minister William Ruto said on Sunday. Mr Ruto said Sh5.4 billion of the... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:19:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76424941 2008-09-08T06:19:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76444533 Posted to the web 8 September 2008 Njabulo Ncube Harare As Zimbabwe grapples with worsening food shortages, some villagers in rural Gwanda and remote parts of Beitbridge have resorted to pounding baobab tree roots, which... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:11:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76444533 2008-09-08T12:11:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76448359 Posted to the web 8 September 2008 Steve Mbogo Farmers who lose their crops to drought and hailstorms will soon be compensated when a new insurance policy that covers weather-related agriculture losses is unveiled. The... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:30:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76448359 2008-09-08T13:30:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76426903 By DON THOMPSON - A report issued by the Oakland-based Pacific Institute says farmers in the Central Valley could save enough water to fill up to 20 new reservoirs by making several changes to curb wasted water. About a... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:10:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76426903 2008-09-08T07:10:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76419532 Some urge change in hunting laws THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONGVIEW -- New and smelly hazards are appearing at the Longview Country Club, a byproduct of the growing elk population in this southwest Washington town. Besides... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:01:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76419532 2008-09-08T04:01:41Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76446676 Source: IRIN Rohana Rosairo has hung a sprig of paddy rice over his front door, a good omen for prosperity from the first harvest he reaped a few weeks ago from a long unused field. Rosairo's field, across a dirt track... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:37:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76446676 2008-09-08T12:37:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76422773 Monday September 8, 2008, 2:43 pm The Barossa Valley wine industry will lobby the Federal Government to stop companies from planting new vines for tax Tax incentives for horticultural investments were revoked from July... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:32:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76422773 2008-09-08T05:32:18Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76440363 In view of the recent transboundary crop pests (Quelea birds and grasshoppers) invasion across the country, with the northern states being the worst hit, the Federal Government has approved N251 billion to control the... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:59:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76440363 2008-09-08T10:59:35Z