Organic champion awarded CBE By Isabel Davies
Farmers Weekly Interactive Fri, 31 Dec 2004 1:36 AM PST
PATRICK HOLDEN, director of the Soil Association, has been made a CBE in the New Year Honours List. Mr Holden, who is also a partner in a mixed organic farm in west Wales, was recognised for services to organic farming. |
Mercury on the horizon
EurekAlert! Thu, 30 Dec 2004 9:01 PM PST
RENO, Nev.--Mercury gets around. A naturally occurring contaminant, mercury is found in water and soil but scientists are not exactly sure how mercury makes its way through the environment. |
North Iowa Business
Globe Online Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:07 PM PST
MASON CITY â Soybean rust, phosphorus pollution and other major issues facing agriculture will be the focus of a Jan. 13 Iowa State University Extension Crop Advantage Conference. |
A remarkable resource' By KASIA PIERZGA Staff Writer
Skagit Valley Herald Thu, 30 Dec 2004 1:20 PM PST
Thanks to the Skagit River, the soil of the lower valley is among the most productive in the world. Some 13,000 years of flooding have left deep deposits of rich alluvial soil in the delta, making the land ideal for a wide range of crops. |
Conservation district may expand role
Watauga Democrat Thu, 30 Dec 2004 3:00 PM PST
The Watauga Soil and Water Conversation district board may be one of the countyâ s less visible boards, but it has taken on a big role in helping rebuild property damaged from the autumnâ s floods. |
More action urged on tainted waterways
The Des Moines Register Fri, 31 Dec 2004 2:07 AM PST
A coalition of conservation groups claims the state has failed to enforce anti-pollution laws and has made little progress in cleaning up tainted lakes, rivers and streams. |
HISTORY OF GIBSON COUNTY
Tri-State Media Fri, 31 Dec 2004 0:35 AM PST
In this section you will find an interesting historical account of the communities that make up Gibson County. Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia. |
New Year Honours: Order of the British Empire
Independent Thu, 30 Dec 2004 5:21 PM PST
Alder, Roy Kenneth, Dir, exec Support, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Allan, John Murray, Chief exec, Exel and pres, Freight Transport Association. For serv Freight Transport. |
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