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Over time, some of the links will have lapsed, so we cannot guarantee they all work. Please note that you can download our Media Database (Excel Worksheet) which contains a full description of most articles and allows searching by subject, date, source, etc. We can also provide hard copies of some items. Please contact us for further information. Slugs Hatching, Gorging Themselves On Ohio Fields AgAnswers | April 30, 2002 High slug populations may welcome no-till farmers at the start of the growing season. Ohio State University entomologists are receiving reports that adult slugs and eggs are present in abundance in some no-till fields in western, southern and northeast Ohio. More Thai Farmers Growing Drought-Resistant Soy Asia Intelligence Wire | by Jittanan Komolkul | April 30, 2002 While other villages in the Northeast have been hard hit by drought in recent months, Ban Bodhi village in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen province, Thailand, is, according to this story, thriving, thanks to soya beans that don't need water to survive. A plantation of several hundred soya bean plants has yielded a bumper harvest, despite receiving no watering at all. The method is the brainchild of agriculture expert Suksan Suthipaibul, who tried it out successfully in Sing Buri province first and then took it to the Department of Agriculture Extension, to see if they could help promote it. Suksan was quoted as saying that, "Thailand needs to import soya beans to meet the ever-increasing demand. Growing more soya would would be better for the country and good for farmers." Atchara Utayopad, an academic from the Department of Agriculture Extension, was cited as saying that the Chiang Mai II species of soya bean grows well in loose but tough soil, adding, "It won't grow just anywhere- loose clay is the best. You find that kind of soil all over Thailand, so there's a lot of potential there." The Chiang Mai II species has other advantages- it is disease-resistant and has a relatively short harvest period of 70 to 80 days. Other species take between 85 and 112 days to mature. The soya bean performs differently depending on whether the land is till or untilled, said Khon Kaen-based agriculture expert Sakorn Prapaipong. An average harvest from tilled soil is about 200 to 250 kilogrammes per rai. Untilled land yields only 120 to 150kg per rai. Climatologist: Seasonal Patterns Established In Mid-April AgWeb.com | by Julianne Johnston | April 22, 2002 Iowa State University climatologist Elwynn Taylor says there is very little connection between winter conditions and weather for the Midwest growing season. Instead, he says seasonal weather trends are often established in mid-April. Government Encouraging Use Of Drip Irrigation Technology The Lindsay Daily Post (p.13) | April 26, 2002 Too Wet To Plant Corn? Then Play By The 'Rules' AgAnswers | April 30, 2002 Farmers frustrated with the rainy spring shouldn't let the weather cloud their thinking about corn planting decisions. Although prime planting days are being washed away with every downpour, corn growers can adjust their tillage practices to get seed in the ground near the May 5 target date, said Tony Vyn, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service cropping systems specialist. |
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