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Provides farmers and industry with crop information and freeware, from the Manitoba Crop Insurance database.
http://www.mmpp.com
Links to research projects about implementing site-specific management systems on farms.
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FARmresearch.com FAR Projects for Site-Specific Management This years conference offers an outstanding line-up of speakers including experts in the latest precision agriculture technologies, retailers successful in integrating technology into their business, and producers harnessing the hardware and software to make and execute cropping decisions. Visit the...A forum for information, information exchange and development in integrated farming in Europe.
http://ew.eea.eu.int/Public/irc/envirowindows/infin/home
Information on how an arid area of land is made productive, using inter-cropping and organic farming practices.
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Living With Nature IndianOrganic.Com This site contains frames and your browser does not support frames. We will upload the non-framed version of the site very soon....Collection of articles with facts, information, and techniques for those starting on small scale farming.
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Farming Your topic is being featured More Related Online Courses Houseplants for Beginners Decorating with Houseplants Introduction to Landscaping Welcome To: Farming Home Gardening Farming Farming By Don De Beyer P.E. Dip. Agr Welcome Page My Articles Discussions for You My...Discusses the uses and benefits of having small areas or strips of land in permanent vegetation, designed to intercept pollutants, prevent soil erosion and manage other environmental concerns.
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Buffer Strips: Common Sense Conservation NRCS These publications require Adobe Acrobat. The National Conservation Buffer Initiative: A Qualitative Evaluation Conservation Buffers Work Economically and Environmentally Buffers Public Service Announcement Print Ads ready for download Overview Theme: Buffers: Common-sense conservation Purpose: To encourage the use of conservation...Describes the old practice of harvesting hay in rural Montana using a beaverslide, sickle mowers, side-rakes, and buck rakes.
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Beaverslide Haying in Montana A beaverslide is a tall structure used to harvest hay. It was largely used in the 1900s to create giant 20 ton stacks of hay that are nearly 30 feet tall. The use of the beaverslide has dwindled in recent...Describes the establishment of the legume Mucuna bracteata under Oil Palm in Malaysia.
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Leguminous Cover Plant, Mucuna bracteata Mucuna bracteata merits more extensive cultivation. Its desirable characters are that the seed rate is very much lower than conventional cover plants and less labour intensive for planting. The initial three months requires purification of leguminous cover plant. Its vigorous...Discussion of the likely effects of global warning on US agriculture.
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EPA Global Warming Impacts Agriculture Javascript required for go button, use enter key. Search Area: EPA Home > Global Warming > Impacts > Agriculture Health Water Resources Polar Regions Mountains Forests Rangelands Deserts Non-tidal Wetlands Coastal Zones Agriculture Fisheries Birds National Parks State Impacts International...Book featuring essays on industrial agriculture and its effects on farmers and consumers.
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Fatal Harvest: The Book: Overview Harvest is a book that will forever change the way we think about food. This book will inform and influence the growing public movement of activists, farmers, policymakers, and consumers who are fighting to make our food safer for ourselves...