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BANGOR, Maine -- Maine has received more than $480,000 for an initiative to encourage more organic agriculture production, according to a press release from Juan Hernandez, state conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
LANSDALE, Pa. (AP) — Owners of a tree farm in suburban Philadelphia have come up with a way for those who would like to send a holiday tree to a soldier and his or her family.
The US Forest Service may be moving in a new direction. US Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told his regional offices and station directors that "responding to the challenges of climate change in providing water and water-related ecosystem services is one of the most urgent tasks facing us as an agency. History will judge us by how well we respond to these challenges."
IRVING, Texas----NEC Corporation of America, Inc. , a leading provider and integrator of advanced communications, networking and IT solutions, today announced that Gilda’s Club of Northern New Jersey, a non-profit organization for people living with cancer and those impacted by the disease, is taking advantage of NEC’s energy efficient and environmentally responsible communication solutions to ...
Amano, 62, handled nuclear proliferation issues for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for three decades. He joined the IAEA’s 35-member board of governors in September 2005 and was elected the agency’s director general in July.
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the opportunity to apply for assistance through the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) for fiscal year 2010. According to Clay Horton, NRCS District Conservationist in the Ada Field Office, WHIP provides cost-share and technical assistance for development and/or improvement of wildlife habitat on private lands.
Oklahoma City—Producers and agricultural businesses are being urged to apply for grants to add value to agricultural commodities. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack today said deadline for grant applications is November 30.
The USDA's Farm Service Agency is urging Minnesota farmers to vote in the FSA's county committee elections by the Dec. 7 deadline.
SARANAC LAKE - Clarence Petty, an Adirondack legend and tireless conservationist who grew up in the woods between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, died Monday evening at age 104.
TEMPE, Ariz.----Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the seventh consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.
This time last year, Gene Scanlon, food coordinator at the Bridgehampton Community Food Pantry, ordered a combined 24 turkeys and hams for needy families in Bridgehampton and Sagaponack.
Find out what some progressive companies are doing to keep employees healthy and productive while controlling their health care costs. The 2009 NHBR Health Care Forum, sponsored by MVP Health Care , addresses the new connections between nutrition, lifetime wellness and its positive impact on health care cost trends.
Marie Weldon received the American FFA Degree at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization and r...
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and State Senator David Givens are among the featured speakers for Kentucky Farm Bureau’s 90th annual meeting December 2-5 at the Galt House Hotel. Priorities include s...
David Streeter, left, with Bryan Hollis. Hamburg High School's vocational agriculture instructor is doing more than planting the seed of knowledge in his students. He is helping them plant the whole tree.
World-Herald News Service NORFOLK - Short on gift ideas? Take a look at Nebraska wines.
GALVESTON Replanting oak trees in Broadway's esplanades has been delayed by a lack of funding and the need for a state-approved landscaping plan.
It will cost families a little less to prepare the traditional holiday meal this year, due in large part to a sharp drop in milk and dairy prices. According to Arkansas Farm Bureau's annual survey, it will cost a family of 10, on average, $40.75, or just over $4 per person.
WILMINGTON -- Food enthusiasts from around the region on Monday got a look at the future of southern Vermont's culinary tourism possibilities.
To learn of Mark Mazzola 's research, you'd think the amoebas he studies—and the bacteria they "stalk" in the soil—were lion and wildebeest battling it out on the plains of the Serengeti in East Africa.
One organization which positively impacts today’s youth is 4-H.
Boston Globe - By Stephanie McCrummen - Nov. 29 (News) - In recent ...
The Independent - Nov. 27 (Special Report) - The Danish haven of ...
The Guardian - By Anne Perkins - Nov. 26 (Opinion) - Farmers in ...
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