1. Health Facts And Fears Forum: Features, Rants, And Misc. Lancaster County, Nebraska Extension Production Agriculture Information. University of Nebraska and other Research-based sources. Major Topics Include Markets, Weather, crops, and Livestock. http://www.acsh.org/forum/features/antitechnology.html

v i s i t o t h e r f o r u m s Features, Rants, and misc. Scam-a-rama Health Newsflash Safe at the Plate? ... AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH and HealthFactsAndFears.com present Anti-technology Rhetoric Won't Feed World April 22, 2002 By Thomas R. DeGregori The arrival of Earth Day brought a discussion of how to feed the poor. Feeding the hungry has been added to the Earth Day agenda, but the anti-technology rhetoric of past Earth Days, when the poor were forgotten, cannot easily be reconciled with this newly discovered concern. Since the first Earth Day, the planet has added close to 2 billion people, bringing the population to 6 billion, and those people are longer-lived, better fed, and in better health than ever before. With the population expected to grow by another 3 billion in the next half century (before leveling off or even declining), we should take a look at some of the changes of the past two centuries for guidance in combining environmental and anti-starvation goals. Read Responses Early in the twentieth century, long before the introduction of modern chemical pesticides, the originators of "organic" agriculture were opposed to the use of minerals and synthetic fertilizers (as opposed to manure) in crop production. Back then, pesticides in use included various arsenic, copper, and sulfur compounds, many of which are still approved for use in "organic" agriculture. It has become an article of faith among many environmentalists and academic postmodernists that the "Green Revolution" was a "failure," though they offer no explanation of how we would feed today's world population without it.

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GENET archive [Index] [Thread] 9-Misc: British Minister of Environment attacks GE crops To Subject 9-Misc: British Minister of Environment attacks GE crops From Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:16:28 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Reply-To: list@xs4all.nl Sender: owner-genet-news@xs4all.nl - genet-news mailing list - PART I GENET-news TITLE: Meacher attacks GM crops SOURCE: British Broadcasting Corporation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2771129.stm DATE: Feb 17, 2003 archive: http://www.gene.ch/genet.html http://www.theecologist.co.uk/article.html?article=371 DATE: Jan 22, 2003 archive: http://www.gene.ch/genet.html Prev by Date: 6-Regulation: Western Australian Farmers Federation airs GM crophandling concerns Next by Date: 7-Business: U.S. Senator Grassley will file biotech complaintversus EU Index(es): Main Thread Genetech pages

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1 September 1998 ENGLISH ONLY UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Fourth session Buenos Aires, 2-13 November 1998 Item 5 (a) (i) of the provisional agenda MATTERS RELATED TO THE KYOTO PROTOCOL MATTERS RELATED TO DECISION 1/CP.3, PARAGRAPH 5 LAND-USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY Submissions by Parties Note by the secretariat 1. At its eighth session, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) considered matters related to land-use change and forestry under the Kyoto Protocol, in accordance with decision 1/CP.3, paragraph 5 (a). 2. At that same session, the SBSTA invited Parties to submit information related to the implementation of Article 3.3 of the Kyoto Protocol, particularly on data and methods, and questions and issues identified in FCCC/SBSTA/1998/INF.1, by 15 August 1998 for compilation into a miscellaneous document by approximately 30 August 1998. 3. Ten such submissions have been received. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, these submissions are attached and are reproduced in the language in which they were received and without formal editing.

4. PFI Library Culture/Policy, alternative Approaches to OnFarm Research, the Promise - EcologicalRisks of transgenic crops, Union of misc, 20 Questions About the Amish, Good, M, http://www.pfi.iastate.edu/library.htm

PFI Lending Library Sharing information is at the heart of PFI. Many members are avid readers, and when they find a good book, they want others to know. Each of the five districts has a lending library, whose holdings appear below along with a few individually held books. If something looks interesting, contact the district directors or other member who provides a home for the item. They will mail you the reference and ask you to return it within a reasonable time at your own expense. You’re not a PFI member? Not a problem. You can check out a book for free – the first time. After that, we really would like to have you join the membership rolls. Libraries: Northwest North Central and Ray Stonecypher Northeast Southwest ... Stonecypher Topic Title Author Library Amaranth: Perspectives on Production MN Ext. Service Northeast Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening Rodale Press Northwest Establishing a Nut Grove (video) Univ. of Guelph Northeast Introduction to Permaculture Mollison Northeast Rodale's Garden Problem Solver Ball, l.

5. 1997 Carrington Research Extension Center Report misc. alternative crops Carrington Crop. Variety. Days to Bloom/Head 09. PlantHeight inches. 1000 KWT gms. Test Weight lbs/bu. Grain Yield lb/ac. Borage. AgGrow.42. http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/carringt/97research/carr97_altcrop.htm

Misc. Alternative Crops Carrington Crop Variety Days to Bloom/Head Plant Height inches 1000 KWT gms Test Weight lbs/bu Grain Yield lb/ac Borage AgGrow Echium AgGrow Emmer Cenex Emmer Common Fenugreek Common Spring Rye Gazelle Return to Contents

6. All Alternative Medicine Resources, Research, Clinical Studies, Information, Rep A comprehensive alternative medicine and health care resource for consumers and not normally considered crops that have been consumed in 10/01/1999 misc Block Commercial site http://www.alternative-medicine-and-health.com/nutrition/phytochemicals.htm

A comprehensive alternative medicine and health care resource for consumers and practitioners. Phytochemicals Welcome to our Phytochemical page. Our staff has compiled an assortment of quality websites to help you learn all about how Phytochemicals play a vital role in good nutrition. Home Page Please refer to our health precautions section before proceeding. Medicinal Plants Information Resource Guide University of Arizona Science-Engineering Library Information Resource Guide MEDICINAL PLANTS This guide is designed to encourage and facilitate research pertaining to medicinal plants. While acknowledging that medicinal plants may be pertinent to.. Food and Dietary Supplements Websites , Links on the Internet- Directory of Food and Dietary Supplements Websites on Self Improvement Online is the most complete guide to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Network. It is designed to be an organized directory referencing information in other Web Sites on the World Wide KSC-ALSGB Phytochemicals Phytochemicals: Phytochemicals are compounds produced by plants, and include the primary components of human nutrition such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and fiber.

7. 1997 Research Highlights From The Carrington Research Extension Center Flax. Forages (Dryland Cool, Dryland Warm, Dryland Silage, Irrigated Silage). misc.alternative crops. Mustard. Oat (Dryland, Recrop, Barnes County, TriCounty). http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/carringt/97research/carr97_contents.htm

Contents Research Highlights from 1997 Fusarium head blight in small grain Weed control in field pea Field pea response to P applied with seed Ground water remediation project ... ND Farm Bus Mgmt Program Weather summary ( Temperature Precipitation Growing Degree Days Growing Season GDD Totals and Killing Frost Days ... Agronomic research trials Crop Variety Comparison Data Crop Trial Information ( Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Barley ( Dryland Irrigated Recrop Barnes County ... Tri-County Beans ( Soy Dryland Soy Irrigated Edible Dryland Edible Irrigated ... Camelina Canola ( Page 1 Page 2 Corn ( Dryland Irrigated Crambe Durum ( Dryland Irrigated Recrop Barnes County ... Tri-County Field Pea ( Page 1 Page 2 Flax Forages ( Dryland Cool Dryland Warm Dryland Silage Irrigated Silage ... Mustard Oat ( Dryland Recrop Barnes County Tri-County ... Spring Triticale Sunflower ( Non-Oil Oil 1 Oil 2 Oil 3 Wheat- Hard Red Spring ( Dryland Irrigated Recrop Barnes County ... Tri-County Wheat- Hard Red Winter ( No-Till Winter Rye NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center Staff

8. U Of MN Extension - Catalog Of Educational Materials crops, Specialty alternative Publications for Sale Alfalfa Fertilizer Recommendationsfor Agronomic crops in Minnesota BU FO Folder; FS Fact Sheet; MI misc. http://www.extension.umn.edu/units/dc/catalog_print.html?code=3

9. U Of MN Extension - Consumer Topic Listing By Material Type Crop Plant Diseases crops, Marketing crops, Specialty Management Soybeans WeedControl Wheat Livestock alternative Animal Enterprises InfoU Briefs misc. http://www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=4&subtopic=38

10. Alternative Energy Sources-Chapter 14 alternative Energy SourcesChapter 14. f. misc. a. Def energy produced by the burningof such biomass as waste, standing forests, energy crops, and methane. http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/lenczewski/Altenergy1.htm

Alternative Energy Sources-Chapter 14 I. Hydroelectric Power a. Introduction i. th largest source of commercial energy ii. Figure 14.23, Renewable resource b. Def: the use of artificial or natural waterfalls to generate electricity, the waterfall turns the turbine to generate electricity c. Advantages and Disadvantages: i. Advantages: Cheap and clean energy, no waste, safe, efficient; can also be used to control flooding Renewable resource ii. Disadvantages: Very expensive to build, use fossil fuels to build Flood large tracks of land upstream change ecology and hurt people (TVA in TN) Changes water chemistry: as water evaporates increases minerals, decreases dissolved oxygen, change ecology Downstream-no nutrients and fresh particulates into land anymore which are lost due to erosion, Silting upstream of dam decreases productivity a. Egyptian Aswan Dam-stopped the yearly floods of the Nile so decreasing productivity of land d. Example: China largest: Yantze Three River’s Gorge a. Cost: $10 billion b. Flood an area 370 miles long, lost of farmland, 1.1 million people move, historical sites lost forever e.

11. The Economic Impacts Of Bioenergy Crop Production On U.S. Agriculture Keywords alternative crops, bioenergy crops, biomass, Conservation Reserve Program,crop acreage shifts, crop budgeting, economic feasibility, economic impact http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/eco_impacts.html

Publications List The Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Agriculture Report prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Agricultural Policy Analysis Center (APAC); Marie E. Walsh, Economist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE-ORNL); Hosein Shapouri, Economist at the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses (USDA-OEPNU); and Stephen P. Slinsky, Research Associate at the University of Tennessee Agricultural Policy Analysis Center (APAC). The complete report is available as a PDF file Abstract Keywords: Alternative crops, bioenergy crops, biomass, Conservation Reserve Program, crop acreage shifts, crop budgeting, economic feasibility, economic impact, hybrid poplars, hybrid willow, POLYSYS, switchgrass Publications List Last updated: Monday, 22-Apr-2002 13:27:30 EDT

12. Environmental Enhancement Using Short-Rotation Woody Crops And Perennial Grasses With the need for alternative fuel feedstocks, biomass crops may becomean economically competitive option for many farmers in the future. http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/envenh95.html

Publications List Environmental Enhancement Using Short-Rotation Woody Crops and Perennial Grasses as Alternatives to Traditional Agricultural Crops Virginia R. Tolbert and Andrew Schiller Biofuels Feedstock Development Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6422 (corresponding author). Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. ESD Pub. No. 4513. Sponsored by the Biofuels Systems Division, U.S. Dept. of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-96OR22464 with Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation. From Environmental Enhancement Through Agriculture: Proceedings of a Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 15-17, 1995 , Center for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Tufts University, Medford, MA. Introduction: Alternative Energy Sources Short-rotation woody crops (SRWC) and herbaceous crops (perennial grasses) are receiving increasing interest as potential alternative energy sources that also can provide extensive environmental benefits. These benefits can be viewed as occurring on a scale ranging from global (reductions in greenhouse gases) to a specific site (decreases in erosion and the need for chemicals compared with traditional row crops). When grown as biomass feedstocks, these woody and herbaceous crops can be significant sources of energy and fiber in some regions of the country. Besides offering an alternative energy resource, they can provide crop diversity and both economic and environmental benefits to local agricultural communities. The potential environmental benefits of short-rotation woody crops and herbaceous energy crops compared with traditional row crops include improved soil quality and stability (reduced erosion), cover for wildlife, and lower inputs of energy, water, and agrochemicals (

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18. Great Places To Find Information About Farming Alternatives The alternative Field crops Manual (1992), University of Minnesota; The Herb HuntersGuide to American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (USDA misc. http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/findinfo.htm

United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural ... Library Great Places to Find Information about Farming Alternatives Compiled by: Mary Gold Alternative Farming Systems Information Center National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA Updated November 2001 Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Missouri Alternatives Center ... American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Alternative Farming Systems Information Center AFSIC specializes in locating and accessing information related to alternative enterprises and crops as well as alternative cropping systems. Librarians/information specialists provide free library services on request: referrals to books, journal articles, internet sites, experts, and organizations and agencies. Their publications, "Quick Bibliographies" and reference guides (available on-line and in hardcopy) include Growing for the Medicinal Herb Market Selected Sources and Resources Community Supported Agriculture Resources for Farmers ; and Raising Emus and Ostriches . A links page is arranged by alternative enterprise/topic. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center , National Agricultural Library, Rm 132, 10301 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville MD 20705-2351. Phone: 301-504-6559 or 301-504-5724; fax 301-504-6409; TDD/TTY: 301-504-6856. E-mail:

19. Agricola Codes RANGE F140 PLANT PRODUCTIONmiscELLANEOUS crops F200 PLANT ANIMAL PRODUCTS-GENERALAND misc L851 PROTECTION BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES P130 alternative SOURCES OF http://www.nal.usda.gov/cals/agricolacode.htm

National Agricultural Library, Current Awareness Literature Service AGRICOLA Subject Category Codes Modified AGRIS codes have been used in AGRICOLA records issued January 1980 and later. A listing of older codes is available. A000 AGRICULTURE-GENERAL A500 RESEARCH B000 GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE AND HISTORY (note: only used 1980-85) B100 GEOGRAPHY B200 METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY B500 HISTORY C000 EDUCATION, EXTENSION AND ADVISORY WORK (note: only used 1980-85) C100 EDUCATION AND TRAINING C200 EXTENSION AND ADVISORY WORK C210 U.S. EXTENSION SERVICES D000 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION (note: only used 1980-85) D100 ADMINISTRATION D500 LEGISLATION E000 ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY (note: only used 1980-85) E100 ECONOMICS-GENERAL E110 LAND ECONOMICS E130 ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (since 1982 add Macroeconomics) E200 FARM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT (Microeconomics) E300 DEVELOPMENT AIMS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS E310 U.S. FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS E400 COOPERATIVES E500 RURAL SOCIOLOGY E550 RURAL DEVELOPMENT E560 RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES E700 DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING E710 GRADING, STANDARDS, LABELING

20. Slow-Release Fertilizers is recommended for turf, floriculture, nursery stock, and highvalue row crops. andgroundwater, slow-release fertilizers are a welcome alternative to the less http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/articles/misc/slowrels.html

Slow-Release Fertilizers Contact: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Environmental Horticulture August 1996 Slow-release fertilizers are excellent alternatives to soluble fertilizers. Because nutrients are released at a slower rate throughout the season, plants are able to take up most of the nutrients without waste by leaching. A slow-release fertilizer is more convenient, since less frequent application is required. Fertilizer burn is not a problem with slow-release fertilizers even at high rates of application; however, it is still important to follow application recommendations. Slow-release fertilizers may be more expensive than soluble types, but their benefits outweigh their disadvantages. Slow-release fertilizers are generally categorized into one of several groups based on the process by which the nutrients are released. Application rates vary with the different types and brands, with recommendations listed on the fertilizer label. Pelletized: One type of slow-release fertilizer consists of relatively insoluble nutrients in pelletized form. As the pellet size is increased, the time it takes for the fertilizer to breakdown by microbial action is also increased. An example of this type is MagAmp, a 7-40-0 fertilizer that is available in a coarse grade lasting two years and a medium grade lasting one year. MagAmp is used commercially for container plants, but is appropriate for use on turf, tree seedlings, ornamentals, vegetables, and flower borders.

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