Those who use them say they are necessary to ensure a good yield, the environmentalists say they are damaging, and organic farmers say they are unnecessary - we look at the case for and against. The draft European Union legislation proposes to ban aerial spraying with pesticides and restrict their use in public parks, gardens and sports areas. He said: "We are not just doing it as a blanket treatment to kill all, they are used in a controlled way for specific jobs, not just to poison the earth.

Forest Service uses logging and controlled burns to reshape areas in the Ozark National Forest from what rangers describe as overgrown regions into more meadowlike lands. But some opponents to the burning of tens of thousands of acres a year say that runoffs from the burns will damage soil and streams. They also warn that elk reintroduced to Arkansas forests have become a nuisance to farmers, ranchers and other animals. Logging with burning covered about 70,000 acres this federal fiscal...

The biological assessment of Klamath Reclamation Project operations from 2008 through 2017 concludes there is still a long way to go to protect endangered suckers and threatened coho salmon in the Klamath Basin, where scarce water led to a shutoff of irrigation water in 2001 and the deaths of tens of thousands of adult salmon in 2002. The biological assessment of Klamath Reclamation Project operations from 2008 through 2017 concludes there is still a long way to go to protect endangered...

The report, A New Analysis of Marine-Related Activities in the UK Economy with Supporting Science and Technology, painstakingly unravelled the nation's maritime- related economy to come to a figure that is the equivalent of 1,254 for every man, woman and child in Britain. The report, A New Analysis of Marine-Related Activities in the UK Economy with Supporting Science and Technology, painstakingly unravelled the nation's maritime- related economy to come to a figure that is the equivalent...

Details of the trials will be published in the Wool Press but full evaluation cannot be undertaken until more data is available, however, it is evident at this early stage that farmers wanting to supply Sand Bay Abattoir with quality meat carcasses need to look at the cost benefit of supplementary feeding of selected stock, particularly hoggets, atcritical times of the year. An information paper will be discussed later in the meeting but thanks to farmers, Andrew Pollard and his team for...

CAPE TOWN - South Africa's cabinet has approved an indefinite ban on commercial abalone fishing to guard against poaching of the shellfish, which is increasingly popular in Asia. The government has drastically reduced the total allowable abalone catch in the wild and attempted to encourage saltwater farming of the curlicue-shaped shellfish. Shipped to Asia as a seafood delicacy, abalone has become a prized commodity for South African entrepreneurs as well as criminals who have poached the...

Mayhew s sale of his fishing permits is like the farmer selling his land, or a truck driver turning in his driver s license. He said he worries now for the future of young local fishermen facing current fishing rules. Mayhew can still fish state inshore waters for squid and fluke in the spring, there is very little else he can do in those waters with a boat of the Quitsa Strider s size. The changes that have come down are killing the fisherman and not necessarily saving fish, he said....

He cited the example of tropical diseases making their way north: "If temperatures are getting warmer, then you're going to see things that were once relegated to warmer climates in other places. There are more farmers, which puts more strain on the land. There are a lot of nonintuitive things that jump out at you. Sanjay Gupta shares the spotlight with Anderson Cooper and Jeff Corwin. For CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, the story of Earth's fluctuating environment is best told...

Tilapia are a freshwater tropical fish native to the Nile River in Egypt, and have been called "aquatic chicken" for their potential as a high-yield, farm-raised food source. The skills inmates learn could help them land jobs at fish farms, water treatment plants or in other areas that require similar careful oversight, Carter said. Both men are quick to point out that beyond its quirky appeal, the fish-farming operation is already making an important difference in the lives of the 16...