About AgricultureGet the latest headlines from the About.com Agriculture GuideSite.Japan Lifts Ban on Poultry Imports- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Japan lifted its ban on poultry imports from the U.S. states of Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. No new cases of avian influenza had been found in those states since final efforts were made to...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/115515.htm Hurricane Ivan, Other Storms Dim Agriculture Outlook- (Found June 29, 2008 ) It's been a year for record crops - and now, record tropical storms. And even without the encroaching damage promised by Hurricane Ivan the Terrible, a huge category five hurricane lurking in the Gulf of Mexico, damages to the agriculture...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/112170.htm Agriculture Takes $54 Million Hit From Frances- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The remnants of Hurricane Frances caused more than $54 million in damage to North Carolina's agriculture industry last week, state officials said Tuesday. The worst damage, based on reports from 23 counties, was in nursery products, which accounted for $39...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/112634.htm West Nile Virus Found In Maryland- (Found June 29, 2008 ) State agriculture officials said they've found the first evidence this year of West Nile virus on the Lower Shore. An infected mosquito was trapped last week at a ditch near Princess Anne Elementary School. Officials said the discovery has triggered...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/113243.htm Mooning on the Farm - The Legend of Luna- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Of course, it's just an old farmer's tale -- planting by the cycle of the moon and all. Nobody believes in that anymore -- right But then, you might schedule a fishing trip by the moon cycle, or determine the...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/113245.htm Japan and Mexico Ink Free Trade Deal- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Mexico and Japan signed a free trade agreement Friday that will be a springboard for Japanese technology and equipment aimed at the U.S. market and give Mexican agriculture an important foothold in east Asia. The agreement, which must be approved...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/113246.htm Study: How Climate Affects Crop Growth- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Kansas State University is one of several universities that will share an estimated $5 million federal grant to study how plants respond to environmental changes and how the genetic pathways underlying their responses evolve in different climates. The research will...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/113456.htm Kraft Grant Aids Farm Safety 4 Just Kids- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) recently received a $6,000 grant from Kraft Foods Creston, Iowa to support its efforts to promote a safe farm environment for children. The grant, through the Kraft Contributions program at Krafts Creston plant,...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/113665.htm Agriculture Co-Ops Form Insurance Company- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Twenty-three agriculture co-ops have formed their own offshore-based captive insurance company a form of self-insurance to better control their liability, auto and property insurance costs. The company, Pillar Insurance Ltd., is believed by industry observers to be the...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/113962.htm Huge World Crop, Synthetics Dampen Cotton Outlook- (Found June 29, 2008 ) In the overall U.S. fiber market today, cottons share continues to be the success story, says Gary Adams, with cotton actually increasing share in relation to man-made fiber. But, the National Cotton Council vice president of economic policy analysis notes,...http://agriculture.about.com/b/a/114520.htm |