Jammu and Kashmir is famous the world over for its quality apples but given its immense growth in three years strawberries just might 'upset the applecart' Shyam Singh a traditional wheat farmer switched to strawberry farming has helped his make double the money he invested. Three years ago, backed by the state horticulture department, he started strawberry farming across 36 kanals of land with an investment of Rs 20,000. Low temperatures and bright sunshine have attracted over 200 farmers...

He grows about 40 acres of fruit, including apples, strawberries and grapes. Some fruit is for sure damaged, but just how much remains to be determined. Bauman said his orchards total about acres. Diedrick said apple trees only need about 5 percent of their buds to produce a successful crop. Maurer said ideal April temperatures would be no lower than 40 degrees at night and in the 70s during the day, but that hasn"t been the case this month. When temperatures approach the freezing point,...

Forty-seven parties are fielding a total of 3,748 candidates for 111 national assembly seats -- although only a handful of parties have put up candidates nationwide.compaore has ruled the former French colony since he seized power in a 1987 coup and, like other rulers across West Africa, introduced multiparty politics under foreign pressure in the 1990s. Forty-seven parties are fielding a total of 3,748 candidates for 111 national assembly seats -- although only a handful of parties have...

By Walter Nicholls Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 25, 2007; Page F01 On seven consecutive nights this month, farmer Jim Huyett attached a Frost Dragon propane heater to the back of his tractor and drove for hours through his 5-acre peach orchard, trying to raise the air temperature above freezing. By Walter Nicholls Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 25, 2007; Page F01 On seven consecutive nights this month, farmer Jim Huyett attached a Frost Dragon propane heater...

Papua New Guinea: agricultural innovations tackle major pests The National Agricultural Research Institute's (NARI) largest and oldest research station - Lowlands Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) - at Keravat in East New Britain will mark 79 years of scientific and agricultural research this year at its annual field day on Tuesday, April 24. Papua New Guinea: agricultural innovations tackle major pests The National Agricultural Research Institute's (NARI) largest and oldest research...