July 1997
Vol. 6, No. 3

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    Contents of July 1997 Ag Innovation News
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Jensen to leave AURI
AURI to begin national search
Olson named interim director
Legislative report
Songbirds have their cake...and eat it, too
The brains behind the birdseed
Ice cream with SPIRIT
Blenders frozen dessert spikes up adult market
Elsewhere in ag utilization
AURI News
AURI in 'Agri-Land'
State Fair exhibit brings agriculture to urban fairgoers
Scout 'bread' lays a trail for home


Contents of PRO Special Section
PRO fights pests with information
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Forecasting the Weeds
WeedCast' software fine-tunes weed control by weather patterns
Natural Enemies
PRO researches new weapons to control weeds and pests in fruit
Spreading the Sustainable Story
SFA transfers reduced-chemical methods farmer to farmer
Weeds Aflame
Burning the weeds allows vegetable operators to cut costs,
chemicals
A Natural Resistance
PRO projects cultivate crop self-protection in beans and canola
PRO: an ongoing harvest of helpful results
Fungi in the Spotlight
Researcher gets to the bottom of a fungal disease mystery
'Sustainable' research, farms crop up everywhere
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