County extension agents say this summer s abundance of rain was welcomed by most local farmers and should result in an abundance of farm yields for rice, soybean, corn and milo. Even though the heavy rains in late spring and early summer may have caused some trepidation about another Red River flood, for Texarkana area agriculture the showers seemed heaven-sent. Compared to the dry spell experienced during May, June and July of 2006 and 2005, two local agricultural officials say the...

It is one of approximately 150 certified organic farms in the state, which make up less than one percent of 1.3 million acres of farmland in Hawaii. The majority of organic farmers are also small, and on neighbor islands, where they will have to figure out whether it's worth the additional cost of shipping their products to Whole Foods stores on Oahu. Details on prices with local suppliers have not been ironed out yet, although Poamoho farm doesn't expect wholesale rates to be different...

An appraiser subtracted the difference between a house lot of 3 acres from a house lot with the remaining 2 acres, and arrived at a $25,000 value. Unfortunately, the two uses collide here, and the public is in need of this project. But whatever the outcome of the appraisal and hearing process, the Peters brothers won't be able to keep their land - at least not without winning a court battle. The eminent domain process has played itself out up and down the interstate since plans to expand...

According to experts, cultivation of rice crops-summer rice or sathi and the monsoon rice- has aggravated the groundwater depletion. In a desperate move to arrest the falling water table, the State Electricity Board restricted power supply to the farmers. However, unlike paddy, these crops don't enjoy support prices. Experts say the crops, if sowed late, consume less water, eventually helping in saving groundwater. Last year, the state recorded 1.86 per cent growth in farming. Due to the...

The three pigs, all now living in experimental farmyards, are among the genetically engineered animals whose meat might one day turn up on American dinner plates. And this little piggy makes fatty acids normally found in fish, so that eating its bacon might actually be good for you. Only now, though, do federal officials seem to be getting serious about drafting rules that would determine whether and how such meat, milk and filets can safely enter the nation s food supply. The companies we...

Chennai Online News Service - View News. Hyderabad, July 31: Calling for urgent measures to make farming a viable proposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the Andhra Pradesh government to prepare decentralised district-wise plans to increase agricultural production and bridge the regional gaps in yields and productivity. Hyderabad, July 31: Calling for urgent measures to make farming a viable proposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the Andhra Pradesh government...