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Organic Grapes And Wine : A Guide To Production, Gerry Parlevliet, Steven Mccoy
Organic Grapes And Wine : A Guide To Production, Gerry Parlevliet, Steven Mccoy
Bulletins 4000 -
The tastebuds, health concerns and environmental conscience of affluent consumers are demanding more organically grown food than producers worldwide can supply. Growing consumer concerns about the effects of synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilisers on human health and the environment have boosted world trade in organic products by a rate of about 20-30 per cent a year for the past 10 years. World trade was estimated to be worth $US 21.6 billion in 2000 and is expected to reach US$100 billion by the year 2006.
The Australian market for organic products alone is valued at $200-$250 million - with exports estimated …
Groundwater Study Of The Wagin Townsite, Edward K. Crossley
Groundwater Study Of The Wagin Townsite, Edward K. Crossley
Resource management technical reports
A groundwater study was carried out for the townsite of Wagin with the aim of accelerating the implementation of effective salinity management options.
Groundwater Study Of The Pingelly Townsite, Edward K. Crossley
Groundwater Study Of The Pingelly Townsite, Edward K. Crossley
Resource management technical reports
A groundwater study was carried out in the townsite of Pingelly, Western Australia. It aimed to accelerate the implementation of effective salinity management options. The study consisted of a drilling investigation, expansion of a piezometer network, groundwater flow modelling and a flood risk analysis.
Groundwater Study Of The Piawaning Townsite, Russell John Speed, Ali S. Mahtab
Groundwater Study Of The Piawaning Townsite, Russell John Speed, Ali S. Mahtab
Resource management technical reports
A groundwater study was carried out in and around the townsite of Piawaning. It aimed to accelerate the implementation of effective salinity management options. The study consisted of a drilling investigation, expansion of a piezometer network, a pumping test and a flood risk analysis.
Addressing Uncertainty In Tmdls: Short Course At Arkansas Water Resources Center 2001 Annual Conference, Marty Matlock, Matthew Murawski
Addressing Uncertainty In Tmdls: Short Course At Arkansas Water Resources Center 2001 Annual Conference, Marty Matlock, Matthew Murawski
Technical Reports
Management of a critical natural resource like water requires information on the status of that resource. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported in the 1998 National Water Quality Inventory that more than 291,000 miles of assessed rivers and streams and 5 million acres of lakes do not meet State water quality standards. This inventory represents a compilation of State assessments of 840,000 miles of rivers and 17.4 million acres of lakes; a 22 percent increase in river miles and 4 percent increase in lake acres over their 1996 reports. Siltation, bacteria, nutrients and metals were the leading pollutants of …
Calibration And Use Of A Combination Atmometer To Estimate Evapotranspiration And Monitor Soil Moisture Storage On Farmland Catchments In Western Australia, K J. Bligh
Resource management technical reports
The readily-operated combination method of estimating evapotranspiration was applied using simple atmometers, calibrated against absolute evapotranspiration. While 76.6 per cent of the variance of estimates was accounted for by the regression in the first season under wheat, no significant results were achieved in a further four seasons. Combined data for two seasons under legume pastures enabled 30.1 per cent of the variance of estimates to be accounted for.
Environmental Change And The Central Great Plains, David Gosselin
Environmental Change And The Central Great Plains, David Gosselin
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Esperance Downs Research Station : Rehabilitation Report, H L. Jones
Esperance Downs Research Station : Rehabilitation Report, H L. Jones
Resource management technical reports
The overall program objectives were: rehabilitation of degraded areas on the Esperance Downs Research Station to be demonstrated to restore agricultural productivity. Specific degradation issues addressed were salinity, waterlogging and wind erosion. The second objective was the demonstration of sustainable agricultural systems at a farm scale which either slow, halt or reverse land degradation while being profitable. Specific strategies adopted to reclaim land included surface drainage, tree planting,
Agricultural Management Practices And The Groundwater System Of Northern Holt County, Nebraska, With A Focus On The Holt County Groundwater Education Project, Susan Olafsen Lackey, Charles Shapiro, William Kranz
Agricultural Management Practices And The Groundwater System Of Northern Holt County, Nebraska, With A Focus On The Holt County Groundwater Education Project, Susan Olafsen Lackey, Charles Shapiro, William Kranz
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Environmental Change And The Central Great Plain, Water Resources, David Gosselin
Environmental Change And The Central Great Plain, Water Resources, David Gosselin
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Groundwater Study Of The Carnamah Townsite, Russell John Speed
Groundwater Study Of The Carnamah Townsite, Russell John Speed
Resource management technical reports
Report on a hydrological investigation of Carnamah townsite in Western Australia to establish present groundwater levels and to provide a groundwater monitoring network so that any future risk of salinity could be assessed.
Determination Of The Pollutant Loads In The Kings River Near Berryville, Thomas S. Soerens, Marc A. Nelson
Determination Of The Pollutant Loads In The Kings River Near Berryville, Thomas S. Soerens, Marc A. Nelson
Technical Reports
An automatic sampler and a U.S. Geological Swvey (USGS) gauging station were established in 1998 and water quality sampling was begun in 1999 on the Kings River near Benyville, Arkansas. Continuous stage and discharge measurements and frequent water quality sampling have been used to determine pollutant concentrations and loads in t11e river. In addition, ten samples were taken by Arkansas Water Resources Center (A WRC) concurrently with USGS samples in order to assess whether A WRC and USGS samples can be compared. This report presents the results from the sampling and analysis for January 1, I999 to December 31, 1999. …
Management Of Soil Organic Matter And Gypsum For Sustainable Production In The Carnarvon Horticultural District Of Western Australia, R.S.B. Greene, A.J. Lin, D. C. Parr
Management Of Soil Organic Matter And Gypsum For Sustainable Production In The Carnarvon Horticultural District Of Western Australia, R.S.B. Greene, A.J. Lin, D. C. Parr
Agriculture reports
Soil quality is critically important for the long-term production of high quality and high yielding fruit and vegetable crops in the Carnarvon horticultural district of Western Australia. A stable soil structure is essential for good soil quality.
Geology Of Pioneers Park, Lancaster County, Nebraska, Roger K. Pabian
Geology Of Pioneers Park, Lancaster County, Nebraska, Roger K. Pabian
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Nebraska's Test-Hole Drilling Program And Records, Duane R. Mohlman, Charles A. Flowerday
Nebraska's Test-Hole Drilling Program And Records, Duane R. Mohlman, Charles A. Flowerday
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Alfalfa As A Cash Hay Crop, John Nowak
Alfalfa As A Cash Hay Crop, John Nowak
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Over the years we have all learned of the great potential alfalfa has as a forage crop in Kentucky. We have seen it used as hay, haylage and even pasture. Many aspects of our agri-business community have alfalfa as an important part of their business.
Alfalfa For Beef Cattle, W. Roy Burris
Alfalfa For Beef Cattle, W. Roy Burris
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is sometimes said to be "too good" for beef cattle. Although it's nutritional value may sometimes exceed beef cows' needs, to dismiss it's potential for beef cattle would be a mistake. Alfalfa can be useful as a harvested feed or as a grazing crop.
Alfalfa For Dairy Cattle, Donna M. Amaral-Phillips
Alfalfa For Dairy Cattle, Donna M. Amaral-Phillips
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Alfalfa is known as the queen of the forage crops and for good reasons. Alfalfa is an excellent forage for dairy cattle because it provides nutrients needed by dairy cows in a package which is highly digestible and cost effective. Alfalfa can be grazed directly by cattle or harvested as hay, haylage, or batage. Dairy farmers will purchase locally-grown hay if it is high quality (RFV greater than 150). When marketing cash hay one needs to understand that the quality of alfalfa greatly impacts milk production and economics of a dairy operation. This impact is felt even when as little …
Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Laurie Lawrence
Alfalfa Hay For Horses, Laurie Lawrence
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Horse owners frequently mention cleanliness, color and cutting when it comes to choosing hay. Cleanliness should be the most important factor in selecting horse hay. Hay that contains dust or mold can inflame the respiratory tract. It is also possible for hay mold to affect other systems in the horse such as the digestive system and liver. Some horses suffer from a chronic respiratory condition that seriously impairs their ability to breathe normally. This condition, commonly known as heaves, worsens when horses are fed moldy or dusty hay. Horses with heaves are exercise intolerant and thus have little value except …
Reducing The Risk Of Bloat, Patty Scharko
Reducing The Risk Of Bloat, Patty Scharko
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Bloat refers to excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen. Bloat results when an animal can not eructate or "belch up" gases produced in the process of rumen fermentation. The gas may be in the free form or may be mixed with rumen contents in the form of froth. It occurs both on pasture and in feedlots and can be a major cause of death in cattle wherever intensive farming is practiced. Additional losses can include decreased milk production and reduced rate of gain. Although legumes may increase the opportunity for bloat to occur, fear of bloat should not keep …
Grazing Alfalfa: Is It Right For You?, Jimmy C. Henning
Grazing Alfalfa: Is It Right For You?, Jimmy C. Henning
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Grazing alfalfa can be a very profitable and valuable practice for many Kentucky farmers. How do you know if this practice will work for you? First, you must be able to grow alfalfa. Second, you must address the concerns that are specific to grazing alfalfa.
Establishing Alfalfa Using No-Till Techniques, Gary Bates
Establishing Alfalfa Using No-Till Techniques, Gary Bates
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
There have been many changes in agriculture over the fast 50 years. One of the greatest has been the use of no-tiff planting methods. The development of drill and herbicides has made no-till seedings as successful as seeding into prepared land.
Am-Pm Cutting Of Alfalfa, Garry D. Lacefield, Michael Collins, Jimmy C. Henning
Am-Pm Cutting Of Alfalfa, Garry D. Lacefield, Michael Collins, Jimmy C. Henning
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
Over the past twenty years of this Conference we have spent considerable time discussing "Alfalfa Harvest Management." We have discussed the importance of stage of maturity and its impact on quality on many occasions. We have presented research on many aspects of hay and haylage management. An overall theme for all the discussions has been "harvest for quality," with emphasis on saving the leaves during the entire harvesting process. Our recommendations have, are, and will continue to be centered around those management practices that will result in the greatest opportunity for preserving alfalfa quality from standing crop to feeding. This …
Can We Follow Alfalfa With Alfalfa?, Monroe Rasnake
Can We Follow Alfalfa With Alfalfa?, Monroe Rasnake
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
The question of how soon alfalfa can safely be reseeded following an old stand of alfalfa has been debated for many years. It has been a topic of the Kentucky Alfalfa Conference on at least two other occasions (Rasnake, 1995; Rasnake 1999). Recent research has attempted to determine what causes the problem, how it is affected by soil conditions, and whether the problem can be reduced through plant breeding. This paper will review some of the research.
Foreword [2001], Garry D. Lacefield
Foreword [2001], Garry D. Lacefield
Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference
This is the front matter of the proceedings.
Tb178: Methods For Evaluating Carbon Fractions In Forest Soils: A Review, Jennifer L. Evans, Ivan J. Fernandez, Lindsey E. Rustad, Stephen A. Norton
Tb178: Methods For Evaluating Carbon Fractions In Forest Soils: A Review, Jennifer L. Evans, Ivan J. Fernandez, Lindsey E. Rustad, Stephen A. Norton
Technical Bulletins
This publication was developed as part of an effort to evaluate the existing methodologies for determining carbon fractions in soils that might be applied to the question of forest soil C sequestration. A great deal of research has been done on this topic although often focused on agronomic soils. Forest land managers will be increasingly interested in identifying methods to monitor and to evaluate the effects of forest practices on soil C reserves. As well researchers are interested in this and the logical linkages to N cycling. Ultimately practical methods that can be widely utilized will be needed; these may …
Demonstration Of Best Management Practices For The Protection And Improvement Of The Soil And Water Resources In The Arkansas Delta, M. A. Henslee, W. H. Baker, S. D. Carroll, J. L. Farris, S. D. Davis, C. D. Milam, J. L. Pierce
Demonstration Of Best Management Practices For The Protection And Improvement Of The Soil And Water Resources In The Arkansas Delta, M. A. Henslee, W. H. Baker, S. D. Carroll, J. L. Farris, S. D. Davis, C. D. Milam, J. L. Pierce
Technical Reports
This report is the compilation of a multi~year project that was directed at identifying the impact and possible mitigation solutions of non-point pollution from row crop agriculture in a watershed in the Arkansas Delta. The first part of the project involved an inventory of the condition of the major streams that make up the study watershed. The remainder of the project was focused at demonstrating and reporting best management nutrient and sediment runoff control practices (BMP) that could be implemented. The final assessment of the demonstration work is a GIS analysis that provides an overview of the effectiveness of these …
Profitable Canola Production In The Great Southern And Lakes District, Paul Carmody, Ashley Herbert
Profitable Canola Production In The Great Southern And Lakes District, Paul Carmody, Ashley Herbert
Bulletins 4000 -
The Canola industry has rapidly grown with a 10 fold increase in area sown in Western Australia over the four years from 1996-99.
The driving force behind this increase in area can be attributed to the successful adoption of weed control technology in Triazine Tolerant Canola.
By knowing the model of the limiting factors, which are usually; weed control, fertiliser practices, blackleg management, variety selection, seeding dates, seeding depths, insect control and swathing, we can make the right decisions and achieve the targeted profit.
To produce yield to potential, all factors need to be optimised, otherwise yields will be decreased …
Improved Soil Management And Cropping Systems For Waterlog-Prone Soils : Results Of The 1999 Season, Derk Bakker, Greg Hamilton, D Houlbrooke, Cliff Spann
Improved Soil Management And Cropping Systems For Waterlog-Prone Soils : Results Of The 1999 Season, Derk Bakker, Greg Hamilton, D Houlbrooke, Cliff Spann
Resource management technical reports
The project aim was to map the distribution of waterlogging occurrences relative to soil type and climate; to develop soil, water and crop management practices applied to the concept of raised beds to alleviate or prevent waterlogging; to establish the economics of raised bed farming, relative to geographic location and waterlogging frequency.
Improvements In Turfgrass Color And Density Resulting From Comprehensive Soil Diagnostics, Matt Cordell, Jonathan Davis, David E. Longer
Improvements In Turfgrass Color And Density Resulting From Comprehensive Soil Diagnostics, Matt Cordell, Jonathan Davis, David E. Longer
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
There are roughly 220 golf courses in Arkansas, and as many as 50% of these courses were constructed using common bermudagrass fairways. Although resilient, common bermudagrass loses density and quality over time. In this experiment physical and chemical properties of the soil were analyzed to determine the causes of decline in turf quality observed on several fairways of a local golf course. Once a particular fairway was selected for study and preliminary soil sampling conducted, GS+, a geostatistical computer program, was used to map the location of certain chemical deficiencies. A moderate to severe Mg deficiency was detected throughout the …