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  • More bad news for Murray-Darling 20 Jul 2008 00:30 GMT
    ... group had continued under the current federal government. In a move which should placate irrigators, Senator Wong emphasised the Murray-Darling's problems were caused by drought. She did not focus ...

  • Utah Court Says Rivers And Streams Are Public, Regardless Of Location 20 Jul 2008 00:25 GMT
    ... his clients merely want to protect their property from damage to fences, barns and irrigation structures. The decision doesn't let people walk along stream banks on private land or ...

  • Punjab to spend Rs 1.21 billion on agriculture research 19 Jul 2008 23:57 GMT
    ... Further, Ahmed said his government was also giving importance to rehabilitating 37,000-kilometre long contiguous irrigation network providing canal water to 21 million acres of agri-lands. 'The Irrigation and Power ...

  • State halts Rio Arriba drilling permits 19 Jul 2008 23:56 GMT
    ... ground the places Approach wanted to drill were ill-considered and too close to creeks, irrigation ditches and drainages. The company had indicated the proposed well site in Rio Arriba ...

  • On farms, a fight for survival 19 Jul 2008 23:55 GMT
    ... district authorities that water in the dams should be used only for drinking, not irrigation,” irrigation minister Ajit Pawar told DNA. ...

  • Lush paddy fields as far as the eye can see. So why can't this farmer afford to feed his family? 19 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
    ... the great maze of dykes that parcels up this flat land beside Cambodia's great irrigating lake, the Tonle Sap, to a village which is lucky enough to have a ...

  • Munda Dam feasibility 19 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
    ... It would also help improve water distribution, reduce risk of flooding in Nowshehra and irrigate about 29,000 acres of land besides benefiting 30,000 acres of already irrigated area. Viewed ...

  • High prices forcing a paradigm shift among Thai rice farmers 19 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
    ... promoting its agriculture sector over the past three decades. Past governments invested heavily in irrigation systems, rural roads and research in high-yield varieties of rice seeds. Taxes on rice ...

  • Taiwan centre exports vegetable technology 19 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
    ... Tomato into his mouth. AVRDC also teaches farmers in Asia and Africa how to irrigate vegetable plots, pack and transport vegetables or preserve them. Research shows that post-harvest loss ...

  • 4 NEIAP officials wounded in DPU Claymore attack 19 Jul 2008 22:30 GMT
    ... [TamilNet, Thursday, 20 July 2006, 10:20 GMT] Three officials of World Bank funded North-East Irrigated Agriculture Project (NEIAP) and the driver of their pickup vehicle, belonging to Mannar District ...

  • Rising prices of essentials burden Vanni poor f... 19 Jul 2008 22:30 GMT
    ... poor families- TRO [TamilNet, Friday, 20 July 2007, 11:48 GMT] Water levels in several irrigation tanks in Vanni have reached low levels due to shortage of rain and prices ...

  • Judge: Delta Diversion Threat To Salmon 19 Jul 2008 21:55 GMT
    ... means cutting back on the flow of drinking water for 25 million Californians and irrigation for 750,000 acres of cropland. California's state and federal water project was established about ...

  • Experts discuss river water issues 19 Jul 2008 21:17 GMT
    ... environmental scientist at the Kansas Water Office. The plant displaces native vegetation and chokes irrigation canals. "It's a serious problem," Stover said. "It's very prolific." Stover said the seeds ...

  • * Thousands help clean up after storm 19 Jul 2008 18:56 GMT
    ... capacity of 141.84 million cubic meters. Beihe Reservoir (¥Õªe¤ô®w), which is mainly used for irrigation of the Tainan area, was filled to capacity on Thursday night and its administration ...

  • 134 project to augment irrigation facilities 19 Jul 2008 17:27 GMT
    ... half years have witnessed all round development in the state. He said that 134 irrigation projects have been completed to augment irrigation facilities in the state. These include Sindh ...

  • Commercial rice price decreases 19 Jul 2008 16:51 GMT
    ... yet the peak harvest season, especially in the areas within the main waterways of irrigation canals. (July 20, 2008 issue) Write letter to the editor. ...

  • some tips from the Toro Co. for using water wisely 19 Jul 2008 16:50 GMT
    ... July has been designated Smart Irrigation Month by the Irrigation Association. Here are some tips from the Toro Co. for ...

  • Afghanistan: A War That's Still Not Won 19 Jul 2008 15:56 GMT
    ... rebuild Afghanistan. Sixty years ago, the U.S. government embarked on a massive reservoir and irrigation project and dammed the upper reaches of the Helmand River. In 1975 the Americans ...

  • Report says canal would fix California water woes 19 Jul 2008 15:27 GMT
    ... the way we move water is not good for the fish." Water agencies and irrigation districts throughout California are increasingly receptive to the idea of a peripheral canal. But ...

  • Get to the root of dead grass by checking soil 19 Jul 2008 15:26 GMT
    ... some yards looking less than lush. "People don't want to spend money on an irrigation system, but that's the biggest thing that will revive their lawns," said Marc Hadden, ...

  • Provo River project a model fix 19 Jul 2008 14:31 GMT
    ... (to guard against flooding) and even dammed in three places (to divert water for irrigation). Result: The slow death of the natural environment in and along much of the ...

  • CM Holds Meeting to Rid Patna from Water-logging 19 Jul 2008 14:10 GMT
    ... bureaucrats and ministers at his residence on Friday, directed the officials to use high-powered irrigational tools to pump out water from the streets of Patna that, following five days ...

  • Drought harming non-native plants 19 Jul 2008 13:49 GMT
    ... noting that a long-abandoned vineyard in Oakley still produces grapes thanks to an adjoining irrigated cornfield. Because that subterranean moisture is harder to come by this year, tree roots ...

  • MOROCCO, PAKISTAN SET TO BOLSTER CO-OP 19 Jul 2008 13:14 GMT
    ... parties signed a cooperation agreement that covers fields as diversified as trade, industrialization, agriculture, irrigation, fisheries, education, and science and technology. Besides the commitment of the public sector, delegations ...

  • Court: Streams are fair game 19 Jul 2008 13:12 GMT
    ... merely want to protect their property. He said trespassers had damaged fences, barns and irrigation structures. The Conatsers' legal battle began in June 2000, when they were cited for ...


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