News tagged with irrigation
Experts think toxic algae harming endangered fish
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists say they think toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced ...
Valley in Jordan inhabited and irrigated for 13,000 years
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Nov 18, 2009 |
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You can make major discoveries by walking across a field and picking up every loose item you find. Dutch researcher Eva Kaptijn succeeded in discovering - based on 100,000 finds - that the Zerqa Valley in Jordan had been ...
Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders ...
Water-conserving irrigation strategies minimize overwatering, runoff
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Conserving water and reducing the environmental impact of runoff are two of the most important issues confronting container nursery operations. Current regulations and laws in five states limit water consumption ...
Establishing healthy shrubs not the water-consuming task many think, research shows
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Good news for your utility bills and the environment: New University of Florida research shows that landscape shrubs need much less water to establish healthy roots than you might expect.
Calif. produce distributor recalls potentially contaminated bunched spinach
Sep 20, 2009 |
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The bad news: Salinas, Calif., produce distributor Ippolito International on Friday recalled two brands of bunched spinach after it tested positive for Salmonella. The good news: No one got sick.
Aerial Imagery System Helps Save Water
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a system that saves water by using aerial imagery and ground-based sensors to determine the irrigation needs of small sections ...
Organic apple orchard floor maintenance techniques
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Successful organic apple farming literally starts from the ground up. Maintaining a healthy orchard floor is the key to preventing weeds and keeping soil healthy. Logically, finding effective methods to increase ...
Northwest fears that invasive mussels are headed its way
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Highly invasive mussels are lurking on the Northwest's doorstep, threatening to gum up the dams that produce the region's cheap electricity, clog drinking water and irrigation systems, jeopardize aquatic ecosystems and upset ...
Homes pollute: Linked to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed
Aug 19, 2009 |
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They say there's no place like home. But scientists are reporting some unsettling news about homes in the residential areas of California. The typical house there — and probably elsewhere in the country — ...
Asia faces food shortage by 2050 without water reform
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A comprehensive new study of irrigation in Asia warns that, without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used for agriculture, many developing nations face the politically risky prospect of having ...
Report: Calif. needs to think small to save water
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- By investing in water-saving technology, California's drought-burdened farmers could save enough water annually to fill four times over a reservoir that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger supports building, according to ...
Common antibacterial treatment linked to sensorineural hearing loss in cystic fibrosis patients
Jul 01, 2009 |
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An otherwise effective treatment for cystic fibrosis places patients at a high risk of sensorineural hearing loss, according to new research published in the July edition of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Crop models help increase yield per unit of water used
May 04, 2009 |
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Crop water use efficiency (WUE, or yield per unit of water used), also known as crop water productivity, can be improved through irrigation management and methods, including deficit irrigation (irrigating less than is required ...
Avoiding peanut butter won't solve salmonella problem
Jan 29, 2009 |
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It's as if the whole nation just acquired a peanut allergy. As a salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds of people across the country, federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat products containing peanut butter ...
