Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C37019
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Delivered at "Wind erosion: an international symposium/workshop," Wind Erosion Research Unit, USDA, Kansas State University, Manhattan, June 3-5, 1997. 12 pages.
12 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription. Open access to full text., This study concluded that the small to medium-sized tree, Vachellia karroo, commonly known as sweet thorn, had a negative impact on farmers' production, and sheep and cattle owners observed the encroachment of it as a form of land degradation. Pastoralists said the use of fire and bush clearing could be used to mitigate encroachment. Authors suggested providing training and demonstrations that can complement farmers' knowledge.
USA: The Center for Good Integrity. Gladstone, Missouri.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10561
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3 pages., Online from the Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri., Features research results indicating that public conversation about the environment is growing and so is the scrutiny applied to consumption of natural resources. Information source urges producers to engage more actively.
