Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Organic palay farming thrives in coastal town PALIMBANG, Sultan Kudarat -- Organic farming method has swept hundreds of farmers off their feet in this coastal town notoriously known in the past decades for its erratic peace and order condition. Star General Santos - Organic palay farming thrives in coastal town Internet home of Philippine news. Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Organic palay farming thrives in coastal town PALIMBANG, Sultan Kudarat -- Organic farming method...

Because some states regulate the use of nitrogen fertilizers and the cost of fertilizer is escalating, all growers could benefit from corn varieties that yield well with slowly available nitrogen sources, such as organic manures, or with lower amounts of applied fertilizer. Because some states regulate the use of nitrogen fertilizers and the cost of fertilizer is escalating, all growers could benefit from corn varieties that yield well with slowly available nitrogen sources, such as...

The U-S Department of Agriculture will reimburse the farmer the fair market value of the 54-thousand turkeys in which the antibodies were found during routine testing earlier this month. The discovery of the flock with avian flu antibodies prompted Virginia's state veterinarian to ban all live poultry sales and shows until July 30th, as well as the application of poultry litter on fields in 17 counties in and near the Shenandoah Valley. The discovery has led to increased precautions,...

At a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Bird Flu Prevention and Control in Hanoi on July 10, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong also ordered the compulsory culling of all poultry flocks, which have not been vaccinated on schedule or have not receive two vaccine injections. A government official has urged localities nationwide to close all poultry hatching houses that fail to meet set requirements in an effort to stamp out bird flu in the country....

Poultry breeding companies must communicate more with consumers - 04/07/2007 - FarmersWeekly FWI. You are in: Home>News>Poultry Poultry breeding companies must communicate more with consumers 04/07/2007 10:29:00 Poultry World Poultry breeders and the wider industry must do more to explain to consumers and welfare bodies the aims, methods, objectives and achievements of commercial poultry breeding programmes, said this year's Temperton Fellow. You are in: Home>News>Poultry Poultry breeding...