Awards confirm Margaret Rivers place on wine map Nov 15, 2008
The award came a day after the so-called grandfather of Margaret River wines, agronomist John Gladstones, was presented with a lifetime achievement award for more than 50 years of research into viticulture and the environment. The Maurice OShea Award, presented by McWilliams Wines, is given to a person, company or institute which has made a historically significant contribution to the Australian wine industry. (The West Australian)
Mountain racers tell of 'awful' conditions Oct 27, 2008
20am," said Mr Aitken, an agronomist - an economist specialising in the potato industry. 'Survival was the key' "Within 20 minutes we changed our course because conditions deteriorated fast and survival was the key. "The wind was penetrating and when the rain struck your skin it felt like hailstones. What should have been easy paths were like rivers, while small streams were suddenly knee-deep. "When you were on the high ground, you couldn't see much at all. (BBC News)
McLeod County receives rain in late July Oct 14, 2008
Their independent agronomist, Curt Burns, of Stewart, checked every day for increasing soybean aphid numbers. The Minnesota Pest Report on July 24 indicated 25-75 aphids per plant in southwest McLeod County. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Jonathan Demme gets back to his basics with 'Rachel Getting Married' Oct 12, 2008
He still busied himself with documentaries and music projects, and many of these are very good: "Cousin Bobby" (1992), about an Episcopalian priest relation; "The Agronomist" (2003), about a Haitian human rights activist; "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" (2006), a wistful companion piece to "Stop Making Sense." Demme's post-"Beloved" fictional features seemed quixotic at best, though. His remakes of "Charade" (2002's "The Truth About Charlie") and "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004) aren't bad movies,... (Boston Globe)
Movie Review: 'Rachel Getting Married': A sister out of rehab, wreaking havoc Oct 10, 2008
This is, after all, the man who directed "The Silence of the Lambs," surely the most humane serial-killer movie in the annals of the genre, as well as the infinitely tolerant "Philadelphia." (His more recent work consists of earnest documentaries like "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains" and "The Agronomist" and underrated updates of 1960s thrillers "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The Truth About Charlie.") He is the kind of filmmaker who gives Hollywood liberalism a good name, and the most striking... (International Herald Tribune)
Demme back in the director's chair Oct 5, 2008
And his own, growing interest in nonfiction filmmaking has allowed him to explore his fascinations with Haiti ("The Agronomist"), favorite bands ("Stop Making Sense"), stage performances ("Swimming to Cambodia") and political controversies ("Jimmy Carter, Man From Plains."). "At its very best," he says, "filmmaking allows you to work with themes that are deeply important to you.". (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)
Finally, Anne Hathaway Acts as Good as She Looks Oct 4, 2008
A documentary about a Haitian radio host (The Agronomist). A portrait of Jimmy Carter on book tour (Man From Plains). (Slate)
Local farmer hosts guests from abroad Sep 3, 2008
and he will also speak with Dave Harms, a friend and agronomist who lives near Bloomington, Ill. who Streit described as one of the top agronomists in the Midwest. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Model citizens Aug 31, 2008
The 46-year-old agronomist, who has been active in model-building for the past four and a half years (after a very long hiatus from childhood days), spent about eight hours a week over a whole month building the diorama, which depicts four British SAS soldiers with an orang asli tracker near a jungle stream. Asked why he finds the hobby so fascinating, CK replies: Scale modelling allows me to reach a Zen-like state. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Industry Buzz Jul 13, 2008
The new crop of movies-in-progress include "Basmati Blues," about a young American agronomist who falls in love in India while trying to promote a new kind of rice; "The Summer We Drowned," in which an idealistic family flounders in Maine trying to build an eco-friendly dream house; and "Simon and the Stranger," featuring a cute meet between two men suffering midlife crises - on the soccer fields of Vietnam. But it's "Dynasty" that wins the quirky premise sweepstakes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Chip off the old block appals unlikely allies Jun 28, 2008
I can assure you that an idea where you plant a crop, get an upfront tax deduction and get a turbo-charged managed investment scheme that gets planted in prime agricultural land, will drive out the local hardware store, drive out the local agronomist, drive out the local school teacher and drive out the local sugarcane producer. And we are going to sit here and let you plant this on us because of some little quirk that you have stitched up with someone. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Strawberrygrowerswillphaseoutmethylbromide (7) May 18, 2008
Rob Welker of the Department of Plant Pathology at N.C. State University and local farmer and NCDAonomic Divisions Regional Agronomist Rick Morris have been working diligently to find a viable alternative to the chemical many berry growers have relied on for numerous years. Methyl bromide is a colorless, orderless gas used to fumigate soil and to control pests in agriculture. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Is there an upside to a downturn? May 11, 2008
Willie Riggs, director and agronomist at Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center, said when profits and cash flow are strong, people spend money more freely and on things that aren t essential. Consumer spending is essential, though, experts say. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Local agriculture: A balancing act May 2, 2008
Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center agronomist Rich Roseburg said cattle producers aren t seeing the same price increases as other sectors, and are getting stuck with rising feed costs without a rise in market price. Gary Fensler of the Modoc County Agriculture Department said a big concern with the high prices is if the bottom falls out, producers will be left with high-cost investments and no returns. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Soaring prices add to Haitians' struggles to feed themselves (2) Apr 12, 2008
A trained agronomist, Preval also pledged to build up Haitian agriculture and make the country more self-sufficient, offering government loans to help farmers afford fertilizer. His message was lost on this couple. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
French writer Robbe-Grillet dies Feb 19, 2008
The son of an engineer, he studied agricultural engineering and worked as a statistician and an agronomist before finding fame as a writer. Murder. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obituary: French author Alain Robbe-Grillet dies at 85 Feb 19, 2008
A trained agronomist, Robbe-Grillet in the 1940s "suddenly" felt drawn to writing, he explained years later. He wanted to tell a story "beyond the norm, in which the hero struggles within unhinged space and time.". (International Herald Tribune)
Bauer Long-Time Backer of Ethanol Jan 29, 2008
Dick walks alongside his agronomist, Brad Mikelson with Countryside Co-op to scout his fields. Some of the varieties he s planting in 08 will be triple stacks because that was all that was available. (Agri-View, WI)
TV News Footage - ICRC appeals for record amount for humanitarian work in 2008 Dec 7, 2007
paree de sa famille, faire une difference concrete".06 45 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, EASTERN CONGO, SOUTH KIVU, Karasi village.Various.Women and men working in manioc fields.Agricultural project Agronomist and association members of ADEMU (Action pour le D?veloppement de Mubugo) inspect plants in field, weed, and build up mounds In DRC, the ICRC frequently received reports of abductions, executions, rapes and pillage and large number of families have had to flee their homes.The ICRC... (AlertNet)
Hahnel: Venezuela Not What You Think Dec 6, 2007
One communal council built a facility to raise chickens -- against the advice of a government agronomist who thought they would be better off upgrading their facilities for goat herding. We asked who would work in the new communal chicken farm, how they would be paid, and how profits would be shared. (Zmag.org)
Readers Forum: Heinz Field playing surface Nov 29, 2007
" The players are meant to get dirty. Guys: how many times did you play in mud bowls or rain games, snow covered fields, or even on concrete, just so you could play the game? Now think about how much fun those games were. Most of these guys played on fields (as kids) hundreds of times worse than Heinz Field will ever be. I know this is the NFL and standards are extremely high but it's still FOOTBALL!! No one complains about the "Frozen Tundra" at Lambeau. Instead it's looked upon as part of the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Following in Carter's footsteps Nov 2, 2007
"Man From Plains" is similar to "The Agronomist," Demme's fine documentary about the slain Haitian activist Jean Dominique. They're both intimate portraits of wanted men. (Boston Globe)
Al Gore Eyes the Nobel Peace Prize Oct 11, 2007
In 1970, the Nobel Prize went to agronomist Norman Borlaug for his excellent research that has increased global grain production. In 2004 it honored Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai for her efforts to get women to plant trees across Africa. (Newsmax)
The birth of Middle East strife viewed through the conflict of two men Aug 1, 2007
T.E. Lawrence, the fabled Lawrence of Arabia, and Aaron Aaronsohn, a Palestinian Jewish agronomist, met only a few times, meetings that were invariably brief and hostile -- "devoid of amenity," wrote Aaronsohn in his diary after one of those meetings. But out of those encounters during the final years of World War I, Ronald Florence, an independent historian who lives in Providence, has created a revealing narrative about the territorial conflicts in the Middle East. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Canola a possible growth market for Central Oregon Jul 3, 2007
"We've still got to make sure it's not going to interfere with the crops at hand," said Jim Carroll, an agronomist with CHS Inc. in Madras, which contracts with different farmers to produce seed in the area. "We don't want any cross-pollination on our radish crops or seed contamination on other vegetable seed crops.". (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Rush Limbaugh For The Nobel Peace Prize May 30, 2007
The Nobel Committee again recognized DDT s benefits when it awarded its 1970 Peace Prize to American agronomist , who was (and, at age 93, still is) a staunch DDT advocate. Borlaug, whose farming techniques have enabled countries such as India to become self-sufficient in food production, has repeatedly said that DDT is essential for public health in the Third World. (Human Events Online)
Farmers Fearful of Cold Weather Apr 7, 2007
Buddy Adamson an Alfa agronomist says, "if it's in the ground and just planted and maybe it's not come up, it's probably not going to be affected as much by these freezing temperatures. As it gets a little taller, maybe up to ten inches to 12 inches tall, that's when it's most adversely affected by freezing temperatures." What hurts so much is that if those same farmers would have planted cotton, seeds wouldn't have gone into the ground until May. If there's a silver lining, it's the recent dry... (WSJA.com, AL)
Rising demandHave we hit the buffers in terms of food production? Mar 30, 2007
One of the farmer's most prized snaps is of him with the Norwegian-American agronomist Norman Borlaug, the man popularly known as The Father of the Green Revolution. "Here we are when we were both young men," says Mr Singh Hara with smile. (BBC News -- Science)
Oklahoma Editorial Roundup Feb 26, 2007
Rick Kochenower, Oklahoma State University Panhandle area research and extension agronomist, said a third of Oklahoma's crop acreage will have to be planted in corn or grain sorghum just to meet the needs of the two proposed ethanol plants here. Once the two ethanol plants are up and running, they will make about 120 million gallons of ethanol a year, Kochenower calculated. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Silverdocs lauds Demme Jan 31, 2007
Demme's docu work includes last year's "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," "The Agronomist" (2003), "Storefront Hitchcock" (1998), "Cousin Bobby" (1992), "Swimming to Cambodia" (1987) and "Stop Making Sense" (1984). He is working on two documentaries, about former President Jimmy Carter and about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Variety)
Militias Grab Colombia's Best Land Jan 28, 2007
"At the heart of this crisis is the relation between political power and land ownership," says U.N. agronomist Dario Fajardo. Based in part on information originally released by Petro, Colombia's Supreme Court launched an inquiry last fall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
