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Irrigating Greenhouse Crops
of March September most Texas growers must irrigate their crops at least growersmust consider the physical characteristics of their growing media (ie water
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/greenhouse/guides/green/irrigate.html

Extractions: The irrigation of greenhouse crops is one of the most critical of all production practices. And yet it is frequently overlooked and taken for granted. To provide conditions for optimum plant growth it is essential to become familiar with the factors that influence soil moisture. Irrigation Systems for Commercial Production In most cases, water is applied to the upper surface of the media. This water may be applied by means of an overhead sprinkler, a drip or trickle irrigation system, by hand using a hose or similar device, or some combination of these delivery systems. Overhead sprinklers and hand watering have a tendency to "waste" water and also wet the foliage, which increases the potential for diseases and injury. Drip or trickle systems are the most efficient and provide greater control over the amount of water applied. Also, since the foliage does not become wet there is a reduced potential for diseases and injury. Water may also be applied to greenhouse crops using subirrigation or capillary mats. However, in areas where soluble salts are a problem, mats do not provide for leaching, thereby increasing the risk of salt injury. By far the most commonly used type of irrigation in Texas is the drip or trickle system. Several types of emitters are available commercially which provide a wide range of capacities. The most common are generally in the 1-3 gallon/minute range.
Media Release - Big Savings For Summer Crops Says CSIRO
17 November 1997 BIG SAVINGS FOR SUMMER crops SAYS CSIRO Adding bacteria to summercrops can save farmers money and improve yields, according to CSIRO.
http://www.pi.csiro.au/Media/MediaReleases/1998/MR17-11-97.htm
Media Release: Farm Crops Studied As Clean Fuel Source: Iogen Hires U.K. Firm To
What's New? RELEASE INDEX. Farm crops Studied as Clean Fuel Source IogenHires UK Firm to Conduct Feasibility Study. Ottawa February 26, 2002.
http://combustion-net.com/media_centre/2002releases/020226-farm-fuel.htm

Extractions: What's New? RELEASE INDEX Ottawa February 26, 2002 A Canadian company, Iogen Corporation, has retained the UK firm of Bio Ethanol Limited to undertake a £22,500 feedstock and preliminary site identification study for a commercial scale bioethanol manufacturing facility. The objectives of the study, to be completed by end April, are to assess feedstock availability and cost, review government policy initiatives, explore possible financing options, and recommend potential prime site locations. According to Brian Foody, Iogen's President, "There are tremendous possibilities for the biofuels industry in the U.K. Initiatives by Parliament have shown that there is a will to develop renewable energy, and as a growing company, Iogen needs to explore all possible opportunities." A member of British Biogen, Iogen Corporation has responded to both the Green Fuel and Green Technology Challenges of Her Majesty's Treasury. Commenting on the initiative undertaken by Iogen and Bio Ethanol UK, Peter Billins, CEO of British Biogen offered, "When foreign companies initiate such a study at their own expense, this speaks very positively for the future of bioethanol in the UK." A commercial bioethanol plant can use wheat, oat or barley straw as the feedstock source. Other feedstock possibilities are miscanthus potentially to be grown on under-utilized pasture land, and coppice willow. Feasibility studies conducted on site locations in the Canadian prairies and in the USA have shown that a commercial plant will create 100 direct jobs, as well as 1500 spin-off jobs for each location.
Friends Of The Earth: Campaigns: Real Food: Resource: Media
The resources here are specifically designed for the press and media. Briefings.Genetically Modified crops and Food (PDF format) July 2001, updated Jan 2003
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food/resource/media.html

Extractions: Home: Campaigns: Real Food: Resource: Media Search Sitemap Contact Home Join Campaigns: Biodiversity Climate Corporates Industrial Pollution Global Trade Real Food Safer Chemicals Transport Waste Local campaigns Press for change: Jobs Volunteering Publications Press Releases About Us Links Contact Us
Forage Information System
Extensive collection of resources on hay, pastures, silage, and the grazing animals. Forage plant Category Science Agriculture Field crops Grassland and Pasture The media section contains information organized by media type. The COVER crops sectioncontains information on Establishment, Fertilization, Pests and Research
http://forages.orst.edu/

Extractions: The Edit Forage Species web segment contains a list of forage species from around the world. The GOVERNMENT web segment contains a list of government organizations from around the world. The UNIVERSITY CLASSES section contains information on forage classes taught at universities around the world. The WEB CLASSES section contains information on forage classes taught via the web at universities around the world. The SHORT COURSES/WORKSHOPS section contains information on forage short courses, workshops and conferences around the world.
Cover Crops; Forages Information System
Vegetable Exchange; Weed control with cover crops; What is SustainableAgriculture? Publications/Other media. Book Cover Cropping
http://forages.orst.edu/main.cfm?PageID=37
IHD: Media Release 19.06.2001 (managing Birds In Crops)
Institute for Horticultural Development IHD media Release 19 June2001 Managing bird pests in crops. New methods to deter birds
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/agvic/ihd/resources/mr-20010619.htm

Extractions: Managing bird pests in crops New methods to deter birds from eating crops are being developed to prevent losses in agriculture. A visiting scientist from the US Department of Agriculture, Dr Larry Clark, told vineyard managers and grape growers at Agriculture Victoria Knoxfield that there is a need to gain greater understanding how different bird species impact on different agricultural crops. Dr Clark is from the National Wild Research Centre in Colorado and is visiting Australia as part of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment's (NRE) 'Enhancing Science Networks' program. "My team is hoping to identify ways of controlling bird damage to crops, without killing them. Researchers are looking for ways to change animal behaviour, to make crops seem unpalatable to birds that would normally feast on them," Dr Clark said. "Modern understanding of bird feeding habits shows how control methods will vary depending on the bird species and the crop type. There isn't a great deal of knowledge about specific bird species preferences, but research is expanding in this area," he said. "It comes down to damage assessment, knowing what species are out there eating the crop and how to best control them, without harming the other non-destructive species."
IHD: Media Release 27.03.2000 (Pest Of Lettuce Crops)
Institute for Horticultural Development IHD media Release 27 March2000 Pest a menace to lettuce crops. Corn earworm has been eating
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/agvic/ihd/resources/mr-20000327.htm

Extractions: Pest a menace to lettuce crops Corn earworm has been eating away Victorian lettuce crop profits since February this year. "Corn earworm damage has resulted in Victorian lettuce growers being forced to plough in crops," said DNRE spokesperson Craig Murdoch. "The combination of record high temperatures in February, together with unprecedented numbers of corn earworm moths, has triggered the outbreak. The problem has been made worse because corn earworm has become resistant to most registered insecticides," Mr Murdoch said. Corn earworm, a common name for the insect Helicoverpa armigera, causes damage to both whole and processed lettuce and can be an entry point for diseases. DNRE is working with growers to develop strategies to control corn earworm as part of a project to improve lettuce quality. "It's crucial that growers regularly monitor their crops, especially when the pest pressure is high," Mr Murdoch said. Flights of corn earworm moths can be estimated using pheromone traps and eggs and grubs can be monitored on the lettuce. There are several products to help control corn earworm, which must be rotated carefully to avoid further resistance problems. The grubs must be sprayed before the lettuce forms the heart. If the grubs get inside the heart, spraying will not get them. Grubs should be sprayed when they are small for better control. Crop waste should be ploughed in as soon as possible after harvest, as this kills the pupae that spend the winter in the soil.
Information For News Media - FAQs
Home, Resources, Contact Us, Main Articles Listing crops. 1. Desert VegetableCrop Production ProgramAssistance for Arizona's Growers. return to media home.
http://ag.arizona.edu/media/archives/8.html
Media Interest Items (ACIS)
document located at http//ag.arizona.edu/crops/public/media.html Copyright ©2001 University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences webmaster
http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/public/media.html

Extractions: Cooperative Extension Agricultural Meetings, Field Days and Workshops University of Arizona - Ag and Life Sciences news site (uanews.org) Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports ... Impact statements from the UA College of Ag and Life Sciences HTML PDF HTML PDF Weed Management Techniques for Vegetable Crops HTML PDF Desert Vegetable Crop Production ProgramAssistance for Arizona's Growers Western Region Integrated Pest Management Report 2000:
Promise And Pitfalls Of Using Genetically Modified Crops In Developing Countries
Home media Quik Stop Interview Archive Genetically Modified Cropsand Developing Countries. Promise and Pitfalls of Using Genetically
http://www.foodfirst.org/media/interviews/2000/scifri4-00.html

Extractions: FLATOW: The debate over the safety of genetically modified crops has been heating up in the United States. Europeans have long been suspicious about this technology, but here in the US we've only recently begun to seriously talk about how these high-tech food crops should be regulated and about whether or not they are safe. About a year ago, the National Academy of Sciences appointed a committee to look into these very issues. The committee issued its report last week, and a bit later in the program we'll talk with one of the committee members about its findings. One of the issues that always comes up is how important this technology might be for people in the developing world. If you could get past the barrage of news this week about the plight of one little boy in Florida, you might have been able to pick out a ghastly sight from Africa: the faces of starving children; lots of them. Eight million people in Africa don't have enough food to eat and are dying from a drought that has wiped out their food supply.
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 27th March 2002
JOINT media RELEASE 27 th March 2002. GM crops CAUSE MASSIVE, UNMANAGEABLECONTAMINATION. Europe cannot ignore official warnings, say
http://www.foeeurope.org/press/GL_27.03.02_GM_Crops.htm

Extractions: th March 2002 Brussels, 27.03.2002 Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth (FoE) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) today urged EU governments and the European Commission to safeguard European agriculture and biodiversity by preventing any genetically modified (GM) crops of beet and oilseed rape being grown in the EU. A recent report by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) [1] confirmed a risk of massive contamination if GM crops are commercially grown in Europe. Based on the EEAs conclusions, such a risk is unmanageable particularly for oilseed rape and beet, the environmental NGOs said. In its report, the EEA warned that: oilseed rape can be described as a high risk crop for crop-to-crop gene flow and from crops to wild relatives It is predicted that plants carrying multiple [herbicide] resistance genes will become common post-GM release Oilseed rape is cross compatible with a number of wild relatives and thus the likelihood of gene flow to these species is high. The problem was already recognised by the French government, which banned cultivation of GM oilseed rape in 1998.[2] Agrochemical companies are now actively marketing new chemicals designed to deal with herbicide-tolerant superweeds. Rather than GM crops reducing the use of harmful chemicals as the biotech industry claimed, weedkiller applications for herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape in Canada are actually higher than for conventional oilseed rape. Between 1997-2000, there was an average of 2.13 herbicide applications per crop with GM Roundup Ready and Liberty Link crops, compared to 1.78 applications for conventional varieties.[5]
The Royal Society - News And Media - Media Releases
media Releases Genetically Modified crops offer hope for endangered wildlife 15January 2003 In the first piece of research into how genetically modified (GM
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/templates/press/releasedetails.cfm?file=427.txt
The Royal Society - News And Media - Media Releases
media Releases Royal Society welcomes Government report on crops of the future 9December 1999 The Royal Society 1 welcomes the first report of the House of
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/templates/press/releasedetails.cfm?file=260.txt
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 27th March 2002
In a joint media release today, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth (FoE agricultureand biodiversity by preventing any genetically modified (GM) crops of beet and
http://www.eeb.org/press/joint_media_release_27th_march_2002.htm

Extractions: Europe cannot ignore official warnings, say leading environmental groups In its report, the EEA warned that: "oilseed rape can be described as a high risk crop for crop-to-crop gene flow and from crops to wild relatives … It is predicted that plants carrying multiple [herbicide] resistance genes will become common post-GM release … Oil seed rape is cross compatible with a number of wild relatives and thus the likelihood of gene flow to these species is high". The problem was already recognised by the French government, which banned cultivation of GM oilseed rape in 1998 [2]. Agrochemical companies are now actively marketing new chemicals designed to deal with herbicide-tolerant superweeds. Rather than GM crops reducing the use of harmful chemicals as the biotech industry claimed, herbicide applications for herbicide-tolerant oilseed rape in Canada are actually higher than for conventional oilseed rape. Between 1997-2000, there was an average of 2.13 herbicide applications per crop with GM Roundup Ready and Liberty Link crops, compared to 1.78 applications for conventional varieties. Similar contamination problems exist for beet, another plant that is indigenous to Europe and has a number of wild relatives. According to the EEA: "Sugar beet can be described as medium to high risk for gene flow crop to crop and from crop to wild relatives. Pollen from sugar beet has been recorded at distances of more than 1 Km at relatively high frequency … The possible implications of hybridisation and introgression [of transgenes] between crops and wild plant species are so far unclear because it is difficult to predict how the flow of genetically engineered genes will be expressed".
Media Compilation # 14: As Biotech Crops Multiply, Consumers Get Little Choice +
June 15, 2001 media Compilation 14 1. As Biotech crops Multiply, Consumers GetLittle Choice + 2. SOME MORE GMORELATED NEWS + 3. WILL EUROPE BAN ASPARTAME
http://www.cybernaute.com/earthconcert2000/MediaCompilation14.htm

Extractions: In a world where we are bombarded daily with often trivial information, there comes sometimes *really* important stuff that should absolutely get a first-place treatment by our media. Unfortunately the politicians and the latest crime scene or some local disaster get all the air-time and front-page space and there is no time or space left for those generally uncovered but not so trivial news that seldom get a proper in-depth treatment. I believe the safety of our food supply is now being radically jeopardized by a combination of corporate greed, political corruption at the highest level, fraudulent science and sheer subservience of the mainstream media in far too many countries to the political and/or financial Establisment that owns and control them with a tight grip.
Press Releases - APS Media/Outreach Center
on Efforts to Develop a First Line of Defense for US crops; Home Visitor'sCenter media/Outreach Center Education Center Careers Placement
http://www.apsnet.org/media/press/top.asp
IFIC Media Guide On Food Safety
Development; AfricaBio and the San Diego Center for Molecular AgricultureFoods from Genetically Improved crops in Africa, Sept 2001;
http://ific.org/biotechnology/

Extractions: Food Insight Articles U.S. Consumers and The American College of Nutrition Recognize the Potential of Food Biotechnology (NewsBite) , Nov 2002 Consumer Federation of America Conference Highlights the Next Generation of Foods from Biotechnology (NewsBite) , May/June 2002 The National Academy of Sciences OKs USDAs Approach to the Regulation of Biotech Crops (NewsBite) , Mar/Apr 2002 More Than 4 Million Resource-Poor Farmers Benefit From Biotech Crops in 2001 (NewsBite) , Jan/Feb 2002 The National Academy of Sciences Says Bt Corn is Safe for Monarch Butterflies , Sept/Oct 2001 Most Americans can Articulate Expected Benefits of Food Biotechnology , Sept/Oct 2001 IACP ON TOUR: Exploring the Issues of Food Biotechnology , Jul/Aug 2001 The United Nations: Biotechnology is a Benefit to Mankind , Jul/Aug 2001 Agricultural Biotechnology Provides a New Rice for Africa , May/June 2001 The CDC States that StarLink Corn Did Not Cause Allergic Reactions (NewsBite) , May/June 2001 The American Medical Association Updates Position On Food Biotechnology (NewsBite) , Jan/Feb 2001 New York Academy of Sciences: The Challenge of Feeding the World , Sept/Oct 2000
The UK Patent Office - About Us And Policies - Notices - Media Relations Contrac
Action Aid Stop Patents on crops campaign. The Government appreciatesconcerns about patent rights in the area of plants and food
http://www.patent.gov.uk/about/notices/action.htm

Extractions: Home Notices The Government appreciates concerns about patent rights in the area of plants and food crops, and we need to ensure that we create the right balance between encouraging investment and protecting the interests of people in developing countries. The Government believes that modern technology provides great scope for producing improved crop varieties which are, for example, higher yielding and resistant to drought, diseases and pests. Without the protection that patents and other intellectual property rights provide, private companies will not invest in the research and development of new products which are needed to improve food productions to feed the 8 billion people that will share our planet by 2020. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Related Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement confirms the established principle that it is not possible to be granted a valid patent for something that is already known. According to this principle, neither traditional varieties of staple food crops nor related traditional knowledge can be patentable in themselves. Furthermore, patents are granted on a national basis. A patent granted, for example in the United Kingdom or the United States, only affords rights in the United Kingdom or the United States. Such patents relating to new crop varieties will not prevent farmers in developing countries from growing their own traditional staple food crop varieties for their own use, or for continued export to any part of the world.
University Of Sussex Media Release 15 November 1999 University Professor Argues
University Professor argues that GM crops will reduce thirdworld hunger. Theseare all issues brought into high profile by GM crops.
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/information_office/media/media72.html

Extractions: For immediate release Professor Michael Lipton will deliver a lecture tomorrow at the University of Sussex in support of genetically modified (GM) crops. The lecture, 'Genetically modified crops to reduce world hunger: hard fact, emotional blackmail or Monsanto propaganda?' will be based on a lecture that Professor Lipton delivered to 300 leading agricultural scientists in Washington DC, last month. Professor Lipton will argue that poverty reduction in the developing world in 1970-87 was linked to the rapid growth of yields of main food staples and led to productive farm employment, in the wake of the 'green revolution'. However, the reduction in poverty, the growth of yields in staples and increases in farm employment, left out many of the world's poor. Between 1987 and 1998, both poverty reduction and staple yields growth was stalled. According to Professor Lipton, a development economist, there are limits to feasible redistribution. So the revival of growth in food staples yields is necessary to re-start global poverty reduction. Professor Lipton proposes that genetically modified crop research and development, if properly regulated, are the safest and most promising route to this. However, he argues the present organisation and privatisation of research and knowledge diverts this potentially life-saving new science to trivial uses. Professor Lipton believes that radical changes to the organisation of agricultural research are both necessary and feasible to put this right and to address the issues of food-chain safety, environmental management and biodiversity in developing countries. These are all issues brought into high profile by GM crops.

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