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Carries out research on environmentally sound food production.
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CSL Welcome In order for us to provide you with the information most relevant to you, please choose your preferred route through the site by clicking the links on the right or CSL is an Executive Agency of the UK Government Department...The Blackland Research Water Quality group is currently working on Water Quality research projects to develop Best Management Practices to reduce atrazine, sedimentation and nutrient losses from Central Texas farm and ranchland.
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Well Water Assesment Texas rural well water protection program addresses water quality concerns for rural Texans. The Blackland Research Water Quality group is currently working on Water Quality research projects to develop Best Management Practices to reduce atrazine, sedimentation and nutrient losses from...revisions to the regulation governing agricultural burning in California.
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Subject Top Page: Smoke Management Program Program addresses potentially harmful smoke impacts from agricultural, forest and range land management burning operations. The legal basis of the program is found in the Smoke Management Guidelines for Agricultural and Prescribed Burning adopted by the California Air Resources Board...A view on agriculture and global warming.
http://www.geocities.com/freetime52/
Information on a multi-organization research project to find an alternative to the use of methyl bromide fumigation in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
http://www.csl.gov.uk/mebr
Farmers and scientists can learn about nutrient contamination of the Chesapeake Bay and ways to prevent it by using best management practices.
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University of Maryland Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Program is a component of the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrient Management Programs and focuses on reducing the pollution of the Chesapeake Bay by plant nutrients from cropland. The program provides nutrient planning services to...Essays, photos, and technical references related to the impacts of livestock grazing on public lands in the Southwestern U.S.
http://www.grazingactivist.org/
Short articles on environmental aspects of agriculture, freely available for republication, from the agribusiness company Syngenta. Topics include soil and water conservation, precision agriculture, biotechnology, pesticides, and government regulation.
http://www.enviroclips.com
Project to develop a decision support system for assessing tradeoffs between agricultural production and environmental impacts, for different economic, agricultural and environmental policies. Site has project reports, publications, and presentations.
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Tradeoff Analysis Project (SM-CRSP Montana State University P objectives of technology transfer to address poverty, food security, and sustainability of agricultural systems through the development and application of the TOA approach and TOA Model software. What's New Phase 1 (1996–2002) Phase 2 (2002–2007) Tradeoff Analysis Model (TOA)...Research information and advice to agricultural producers on best management practices to maintain water quality, including efficient nutrient and weed management practices and watershed management techniques.
http://www.umaine.edu/waterquality
Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities and regions through sound agriculture and trade policy. Supporting sustainable agriculture, reduced pesticide use, and related practices.
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy This backgrounder lays out what's at stake in this groundbreaking case. Read more Healthy Food, Healthy Hospitals: Find out how hospitals are connecting with farmers to offer fresh, healthy food at their facilities. Read more Minnesota and bioindustry: Minnesota's rural...About an interdisciplinary research project concerning the contribution of agriculture to possible climate change. Graduiertenkolleg Universität Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Graduiertenkolleg Klimarelevante Gase Uni Hohenheim Uni Stuttgart Zur DFG DaiNet Interessante Links GRADUIERTENKOLLEG"Strategien zur Vermeidung der Emission klimarelevanter Gase und umwelttoxischer Stoffe aus Landwirtschaft und Landschaftsnutzung English speaking? Institut Projekte (2002-2004) Projekte (1999-2001) Projekte (1996-1998) Studium Partner Zugriffe seit Juli 1996 aktualisiert von...Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on topics related to European agriculture and the environment.
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EEA Themes Agriculture All environmental themes topics All environmental indicators sorted by name List of all indicators factsheets (PDF) Agriculture With farmers managing almost half of the EU’s land area, the agricultural sector is a major source of pressure on Europe’s environment. Over...Modeling tools for assessment of phosphorus loading to waters from fertilizer and other sources.
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Phosphorus Index NRCS Eutrophication can be caused by the nutrient enrichment of a water body. Nutrient movement in runoff and erosion from agricultural nonpoint sources is a resource management concern. The movement of phosphorus in runoff from agricultural land to surface water can...About U.S. federal and Pennsylvania state policies and programs to reduce environmental impacts of animal agriculture operations, plus information and links on agricultural water use and quality, impacts of concentrated animal feeding, and related topics.
http://agenvpolicy.aers.psu.edu
Abstract of research on effects of aeroionized and ozonized media and of other external factors upon metabolic processes of aerobic organisms (both procaryote and eukaryote).
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Amelkin AA, Lebenslauf, der Artikel in der ESPR Zeitschrift, Landsberg am Lech Heinrich ecomed verlagsgesellschaft Justus-von-Liebig-Straße 1 D-86899 Landsberg T 49-8191-125-469 F 49-8191-125-492 a.heinrich@ecomed.de http www.scientificjournals.com Amelkin AA et al (2003) Minimum Specific Cost Control of Technological Processes Der ESPR Zeitschrift, Landsberg am Lech http www.scientificjournals.com/sj/php/sjAbstract.php?doi=espr2002.10.132 Research Article Amelkin AA, Blagoveschenskaya MM,...US nonprofit research center that conducts public policy research to reduce the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment. Information about projects, grant opportunities, and beneficial farm practices.
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Center for Agriculture in the Environment Home Environment was jointly created by American Farmland Trust and Northern Illinois University in 1991 to help protect America's agricultural lands and to encourage healthy farming practices. This unique collaboration created a public policy research center with roots in both the...CGIAR research initiative into the links between malaria risk and agriculture, and exploring options to reduce malaria in rural areas through better management of agro-ecosystems. General information and sign-up for e-mail discussion group.
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Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture Please explore the website for information on developments in the Initiative, past and current SIMA events, partnerships, SIMA projects and other relevant projects on malaria and agriculture, etc. We have also provided you with links to important related sites as...Abstracts of research on water management and availability, particularly in developing countries and arid regions.
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Alliance for Global Sustainability Access to water is a key condition for food production and economic development. Water shortages contribute to poverty and starvation and severly constrain industrial development. Yet today, more than 2 billion people are living in areas of the planet affected...Information on sustainable production, alternatives to methyl bromide, and related topics.
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UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program Farmworkers and organic agriculture (April 2005) Farm-to-school programs shift student diets (January 2005) Organic Farming Compliance Handbook (January 2005) Organic Vegetable Production Workshop in Salinas January 18, 2005 Organic Livestock Satellite Broadcast October 29, 2004 July 04 BioControl Organic Symposium...