The Southwest Colorado Research Center in Yellow Jacket plans to continue growing experimental plots of hemp under the Farm Bill provision, said manager Katie Russell. (the-journal.com)
First, after rehabilitation of the Naiman Banner experimental plot in Inner Mongolia, the village's 1,000 hectares of shifting sand land decreased to 330 hectares, vegetation cover increased from 10 percent to 70 percent, the grain harvest climbed from 150 tons to 450 tons, and per capita income increased from 174 yuan per year to 1,290 yuan. (earthpolicy.org)
New Demands Yet even as these innovations move from experimental plots to production fields, improvements in efficiency may be offset by new demands on groundwater. (scientificamerican.com)