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Minot
Minot , city (1990 pop. 34,544), seat of Ward co., NW N.Dak., on the Souris River; inc. 1887. It is a commercial and transportation center for an extensive agricultural, lignite-mining, and oil-producing region. Manufactures include building materials, petroleum compounds, and farm machinery. Minot ... Read more
Denizli
Denizli , city (1990 pop. 203,130), capital of Denizli prov., W Turkey. Picturesquely situated, it is an agricultural market center and the gateway for excursions by tourists to the nearby ruins of Laodicea at Lycum and Hierapolis . The city was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1389. It was badly... Read more
Edinburg
Edinburg , city (1990 pop. 29,885), seat of Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1919. It is a processing center in the irrigated portion of the lower Rio Grande valley. Agricultural products include citrus fruits, vegetables, and cotton. Oil and gas are produced from surrounding fields. There is food ... Read more
Avellino
Avellino , city (1991 pop. 55,662), capital of Avellino prov., Campania, S Italy. It is an agricultural and light manufacturing center. Although damaged by earthquakes in 1930 and 1980, the city has retained much of its medieval aspect. Of note are the 12th-century cathedral and the ruins of a castl... Read more
La Serena
La Serena , city (1990 est. pop. 105,600), capital of Coquimbo region, N central Chile, on the Elqui River. A commercial and agricultural center in a region of orchards and vineyards, it is a popular resort. La Serena was founded in 1543, destroyed by indigenous peoples in 1549, and sacked by the En... Read more
Michigan State University
Michigan State University at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. From 1925 to 1959 it was known as Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, and in 196... Read more
reclamation of land
reclamation of land practice of converting land deemed unproductive into arable land by such methods as irrigation , drainage , flood control, altering the texture and mineral and organic content of soil (see fertilizer ), and checking erosion . In the United States, all these methods have been... Read more
Harpenden
Harpenden , town (1991 pop. 28,589), Hertfordshire, E central England. Mainly residential, Harpenden is the site of Rothamsted Agricultural Experimental Station, known for biological and agricultural research. ... Read more
Bushehr
Bushehr or Bushire , city (1991 pop. 132,824), SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. It is one of the chief ports of Iran, handling about 75% of Iran's foreign trade, and is the terminus of a trade route from Shiraz, Esfahan, and Tehran. An oil center for the region, Bushehr has a thermoelectric power p... Read more
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz , city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. Surrounded by hills and redwoods, the city is a seaside city with many fine beaches. The huge municipal wharf (built in 1913) is one of its most popular attractions. In addition to ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Wildlife damage and agriculture:"

Wildlife
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...scientific principles. Wildlife also has utilitarian...in attitudes toward wildlife. Societies of hunter...hunting and gathering to agriculture, wildlife comes to be viewed as...potential crop or livestock damage. In modern developed...
reclamation of land
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...once reclaimed, competition has grown between agriculture and municipal interests, and wildlife habitat has been jeopardized. Additional aims...project on the Colorado River, due to the damage to the environment such dam building has caused...
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroacetic Acid)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...occurrence of residues in wildlife, in drinking water...included the poisoning of wildlife, especially avian...control insect pests in agriculture and forestry also began...associated ecological damage, most industrialized...target, ecological damages, DDT was widely used...insect pests of ...
Forestry
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science ...goals of forestry and agriculture are very much alike...feature of forestry and agriculture is that both substantially...to both forestry and agriculture is to achieve their...keeping the environmental damage within acceptable limits...watching and other wildlife observation, hiking...
Malta
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...ECONOMY INCOME LABOR AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHING...preservation of its wildlife. The country's extremely...desalination. The nation's agriculture suffers from lack of...control environmental damage including passage of...cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund, the Ghadira ...
Pesticides
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...some time. When pests damage plants or property...fatty tissues, and in wildlife food chains. In 1962...poisonings, cancer, brain damage, reproductive harm...be banned. Organic Agriculture Some agricultural experts...practitioners of organic agriculture (organic farmers use...
Cambodia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...COOPERATION ECONOMY INCOME LABOR AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHING FORESTRY...agricultural purposes, and the damage from the Vietnam war resulted...fourths of Cambodia's wildlife areas have been lost through...nation's biodiversity and wildlife habitats. Natural fisheries...
Integrated Pest Management
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...toxicological and ecological damages they cause. Pests can be...excessively with crop plants in agriculture or forestry, or if they have...negatively influence populations of wildlife even if they are not susceptible...highly influential on the wildlife community, even if the herbicide...
Paraguayan Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...Paraguay is home to a diverse wildlife population, including the...vast, sparsely populated wildlife habitat with a plant and animal...supplemented with a shifting agriculture of growing maize and mandioca...to force Paraguayans to pay damages for the incident. Paraguay...
Central African Republic
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...COOPERATION ECONOMY INCOME LABOR AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHING...2005 caused severe flood damage to homes in Bakala, Grimari...Kouango, and Bambari. Damage to local farmland, particularly...destruction of the nation's wildlife due to poaching and mismanagement...

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Silent Spring
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...The Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation both honored the book with...were afraid that Carson's work would damage their reputation as purveyors of progress...regulation. The former secretary of agriculture Ezra Taft Benson dismissed her as a...

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Ag losses because of wildlife damage valued at $944 million.(agriculture; crop and livestock losses)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 6/3/2002; 700+ words ; ...include destruction of or damage to crops in the field...livestock caused by wildlife. Major wildlife species causing damage...Inspection Service-Wildlife Services. TABLES 1...S. Department of Agriculture.
SEN. HUTCHISON ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/21/2006; 622 words ; ...release: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today announced that Mike Johanns, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has established Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) guidelines which will bring critical assistance to livestock producers...
New wildlife diseases findings from Department of Agriculture published.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 3/27/2009; 700+ words ; ...of potential ecologic damage and spread of brucellosis...colleagues, Department of Agriculture. The researchers concluded...research in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases (Observations...Elaphus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2009;45...Service, Dept. of Agriculture, US Animal &...
Net Costs of Wildlife Damage on Private Lands
Magazine article from: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Wildlife damage levels where...for on-farm wildlife. An empirical...by wildlife damage on private...regarding wildlife damage to agriculture focuses on...Department of Agriculture, 1993...measuring costs of wildlife damage (Yoder...
WWF warns of mass extinction; New report by scientists predicts 'catastrophic' damage to Scottish wildlife due to climate change
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 2/10/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...greenhouse gases emitted by vehicles, industry and agriculture. The ultimate damage to wildlife could be "catastrophic", concludes the report...environment network formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund. Important species in Scotland are likely...
MARYLAND FARMERS ESTIMATE $10.5 MILLION IN 2005 WILDLIFE RELATED CROP LOSSES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/9/2006; 569 words ; ...Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following...production income due to wildlife damage in 2005. The survey...to the following wildlife species with the...9%; and other wildlife species, 1...wildlife," said Agriculture Secretary Lewis...
COLORADO WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETS IN GRAND JUNCTION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/4/2007; 700+ words ; ...of Colorado. The DOW and Wildlife Commission are concerned that...hogs can cause significant wildlife habitat damage and as many other states are...hog populations, Colorado wildlife and agriculture officials are seeking methods...
COLORADO WILDLIFE COMMISSION PASSES REGULATIONS FOR FERAL HOGS, APPROVES SEASON DATES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/9/2007; 617 words ; ...significant wildlife habitat damage and have been declared by the Wildlife Commission to be detrimental to Colorado's wildlife. Many other states are trying...hog populations and Colorado wildlife and agriculture officials now have methods...
Ambitious plan aims to swell river wildlife
Newspaper article from: Lincolnshire Echo; 3/25/2009; 663 words ; ...Lincolnshire could boost wildlife, reduce flooding and...areas to help nearby wildlife and agriculture. Professor Gurnell...beavers would cause damage to crops, trees or...damage angling or affect wildlife. But he said "most...
Fox threat to Tasmania's wildlife.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...thrived on the mainland, tome detriment of native wildlife and agriculture. The latest discovery has raised concerns for the...are on mainland Australia, it's estimated the damage to our natural ecosystems and to our agricultural...