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April, 1999
Catching Rays - http://www.kaj.dk/weed-by-uv.htm
There are many ways to zap a weed. If you're not big on
chemicals then maybe you'll see some promise in this method, which uses
ultra-violet light to basically cook the nasty little critters.
Event Finder - http://www.agrisurf.com/agrisurfcalendar/
Keep yourself and others up to date with all that's happening
in the world of agriculture by using this calendar service. You can
browse by day or month, as well as search for events. Add your own
events to help publicize things. Currently there are over 800 events
listed.
Pesticide Storage and Handling Tutorial - http://ingis.acn.ces.purdue.edu:9999/cttpp/pest.html
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modad/23359601.html
Farmers pride themselves on being good environmental
stewards. Proper handling and storage of ag chemicals is one good way to
show it. Download this little DOS application for a quick tutorial on
proper procedures.
Farmer Medicine -
Ever heard of Agromedicine? We hadn't either, but apparently there
is such a beast. Evidently it relates to those ailments that are more
likely to occur amongst farmers (pesticide poisoning, noise induced
hearing loss, skin cancer etc). For information check these links:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/
health/agromed/links.html
http://www.musc.edu/oem/topics.html
Roger Brook
(Extracted from the Agri-Surfer Newsletter, Neither I nor Michigan State
University
endorse these sites. The information contained in these sites is the
responsibilities of the site creator)