Conservation election nominations open
Rockland Village Soup Thu, 22 Sep 2005 6:49 AM PDT
WARREN (Sep 22): The Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District has one opening for a Supervisor on the District Board, for a three-year term. Barbara E. Brusila, Warren, currently serving as a Supervisor has announced plans to seek re-election. |
USDA Prepares For Hurricane Rita
CattleNetwork.com Thu, 22 Sep 2005 6:46 AM PDT
WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2005 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today said USDA has deployed personnel and resources to assist the efforts by federal, state and local authorities in preparation prior to Hurricane Rita's landfall. |
Hot, dry summer leads to mixed crop reports
Northwestern Thu, 22 Sep 2005 1:37 AM PDT
Crops proved as fickle as summer rains, according to area agriculture officials, who said indicators point to a drop in yields. "We had a dry season, but we were better than areas east and south of us," said Matt Lippert, agriculture agent at the Wood County University of Wisconsin-Extension. |
Reading the Tea Leaves in Hawaii
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Thu, 22 Sep 2005 5:33 AM PDT
Following the example set by Kona coffee, tea growers aim to make the world's second-favorite beverage into the state's latest niche crop |
EU tackles air pollution in multi-billion euro plan
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 21 Sep 2005 9:41 AM PDT
Wide-ranging proposals to clean up Europe's polluted air won approval from the European Commission on Wednesday after a debate over the package's multi-billion euro price tag threatened to scupper it. |
Old Foes Attempt Detente to Save the Bay
Washington Post Thu, 22 Sep 2005 0:58 AM PDT
Environmentalists committed to preserving the Chesapeake Bay said yesterday that they were embarking on a new relationship with the region's farmers in a cooperative effort to protect the watershed. |
Fashion show will benefit theater
Public Opinion Thu, 22 Sep 2005 3:37 AM PDT
A fund-raising fashion show to benefit the Capitol Theatre will be Oct. 9 in The Orchards restaurant, 1580 Orchard Drive. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the fashion show, featuring men's, women's and children's clothing, starting 30 minutes later. |
Heatwave makes plants warm planet
BBC News Wed, 21 Sep 2005 1:35 PM PDT
The 2003 heatwave turned Europe's plants from absorbers to producers of carbon dioxide, a new study finds. |
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