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How can I tell if camas lilies are edible? OSU Extension Service Q&A;

Edit The Oregonian 04 Nov 2016
I've been wanting to try a mix of red clover and rye as a winter cover crop for my veggie beds for a while. I really like the idea of these cover crops being a low-cost way to protect my raised beds from weeds in the winter, to fix some nitrogen, and create more biomass/green manure in the spring because I never seem to get enough compost just from kitchen scraps....

Drought Tolerant Sorghum (The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Nov 2016
He started out by researching which plants could survive a winter in Georgia ... But when sorghum that could withstand a Georgia winter was planted half a world away, the results were stunning ... Sorghum - a crop sometimes called the 'camel of cereals' because of its ability to withstand drought - requires about one-third less water than wheat and half of the water maize needs....

Delhi facing worst smog in 17 years, govt blames crop burning

Edit Deccan Chronicle 04 Nov 2016
The Delhi government's inter-ministerial task force headed by PWD Minister Satyendar Jain to combat the pollution menace also met and identified crop burning in Punjab and Haryana as one of the major factors behind the spiralling level of pollutants ... Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain wrote to his Union counterpart Anil Madhav Dave requesting strict action against crop burning in the neighbouring states....

Union Minister seeks collective effort

Edit The Hindu 04 Nov 2016
A meeting set to be presided over by Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave here on Friday could be the first step towards an integrated, pan-north India action plan towards mitigating air pollution, especially during the winter ... Dave on Thursday, has requested strict action against crop burning in Punjab and Haryana....

Nandina puts on a show all winter | Garden Column

Edit NJ dot com 04 Nov 2016
Nandina one of the most beautiful of all the shrubs in our garden is just beginning to wear its winter dress ... But most of all I love the show the plant puts on all winter ... Joe says, "Check out the plant right next to Triple Oaks' front door!" He says that our crop available now are seedlings of that plant, and showing nice foliage color with  fruits that are just starting to redden for winter!....

Act immediately to save delhiites: centre for science and environment

Edit The Times of India 04 Nov 2016
SAFAR said the spike in pollution in the last two days was likely to have been caused by smoke from crop burning in Punjab and Haryana ... Given the alarming air quality , CSE sought emergency steps such as issuing health advisories, reducing vehicle numbers, shutting down the Badarpur power plant and taking stringent action against waste burning and crop-stubble fires in neighboring states....

Arctic farming: Town turns to hydroponics for fresh greens

Edit Dayton Daily News 04 Nov 2016
One increasingly popular method involves high tunnels, tall hoop-shaped structures that cover crops ... In this May 28, 2016 photo provided by Will Anderson, members of a local Alaska Native corporation board from left, Martin Shroyer, Calvin Schaeffer, Claude Wilson, Harold Lambert and Kathy Sherman watch the first crop planting inside the corporation's new indoor hydroponics farm in Kotzebue, Alaska....

TN farmer found dead, suicide suspected

Edit The Times of India 04 Nov 2016
A 60-year-old farmer from Regunathapuram near Thiruthuraipoondi in Tiruvarur allegedly committed suicide following crop loss ... On Friday, his family members alleged that the withering of Samba crop in his two-acre land forced the farmer to consume poison ... "Both the means of water failed abruptly leaving the crops withered in early stage....

Model predicts elimination of GMO crops would cause hike in greenhouse gas emissions (Purdue University)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Nov 2016
- A global ban on genetically modified crops would raise food prices and add the equivalent of nearly a billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, a study by researchers from Purdue University shows ... The conversion of pastures and forests to cropland - to compensate for conventional crops' lower productivity - would release substantial amounts of stored carbon to the atmosphere....

Citing time constraint, central team skips visit to Dharwad

Edit The Times of India 04 Nov 2016
However, the team sent a revised tour programme to the district administration late on Thursday night, saying that "due to time constraint, it will not be visiting Dharwad district, but will inspect crop loss in Gadag" ... The team was to inspect crop damage in the taluk too ... As per the report, Dharwad district has incurred crop loss to the tune of Rs 105 crore this season....

Rio Grande Valley growers could be in a for a rough 2017 (Texas A&M; AgriLife Extension Service)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Nov 2016
MONTE ALTO - South Texas row crop producers are invited to the Spring 2017 Crop Seminar to help them prepare for what could be a tough year in 2017, according to organizers ... A roster of experts from throughout the state and Mexico will address crop and market situations at the seminar 9 a.m ... Cowan suspects successful crops nationwide are the reason for the dip in commodity prices....

Govt says ‘no & never’ to GM mustard

Edit The Times of India 04 Nov 2016
Opposing vehemently genetically modified (GM) food crops, the Rajasthan government on Friday said "no and never" for commercial cultivation of yet to be approved GM mustard crop saying agriculture is the state subject and it has every right to decide what crop to grow ... The state will decide what crop to grow. If the current crop is benefiting, then why we need to disturb that," he said....

Rains lash Thoothukudi

Edit The Hindu 04 Nov 2016
He said the monsoon was late this year for by this time the farmers would have witnessed a 30-day crop ... Pre-monsoon sowing of crops, including pulses on 70,000 hectares and maize on 25,000 hectares has been completed. Further, he said the farmers should be aware of the crop insurance scheme and contribute premium towards the scheme to ......
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