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New developments in seed technology
In January, the seed catalogs start to pile up. Each company has its own brilliant new seed that will increase crop yields, save the farmer time and even ensure success — if only the average person can sort through the mess first!
Dow Agro...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Science, Economy, Business and Finance, Genetic Engineering, Human Body
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Kentucky gearing up for new horse census
The Winchester SunA statewide horse count, the first of its kind since 1977, begins this year, and those involved will spread the word locally Tuesday. The Clark County Extension Office will host “Pastures Please!” for the first time, led by the University...Tags: Lobbying, United Kingdom, Weather, Agriculture, Weather Reports
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100 years of agriculture research
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterA hundred years of Imperial Valley agriculture research was celebrated Saturday in conjunction with the second annual University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources community field day at the University of California Desert Research and...Tags: Research, Agriculture
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100 years of desert research
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIn late 1911, 16 local farmers and the Imperial County Board of Supervisors gathered $1,800 in gold coins to purchase the 20 acres where the University of California Desert Research and Extension Center started. “With gold coins — can you...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Research, Colleges and Universities, Education, Agriculture
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Somerset County cougar sightings are unfounded
Sports WriterThe Pennsylvania Game Commission has no evidence that cougars are roaming the state. That doesn’t stop the agency from receiving calls weekly about potential cougar sightings. In early November, there was a report of one possibly being killed...Tags: Highway Transportation, Services and Shopping, Photography Supplies and Services, Endangered Species, Conservation
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Black farmers few
Staff WriterDion McFadden, 27, has been working in Imperial Valley agriculture since he was 19, but he can’t think of another black farmer in the area. McFadden works in farming and property management, owning Valley Property Management and Valley Product...Tags: Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology
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DNA livestock testing begins at the Kansas State Fair
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Kansas State Fair recently announced they will begin using DNA testing on certain livestock entered in their annual competitions. Contestants will be required to send in a hair sample of the animal to Kansas State University’s Animal Science...Tags: DNA, Animals, Biotechnology Industry, Science, Human Interest
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To save the bay, save the trees
What can we say about the half-acre of stream valley forest that developer William Tarbutton recently, blatantly bulldozed near Federalsburg on Maryland's Eastern Shore?
He will likely be fined by the Maryland Department of the Environment, which has...Tags: Punishment, Forests, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Conservation, Conservation
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Datebook
Sunday, Feb. 12 Classical concert Sundays at Three Chamber Music Series presents the violin and piano duo of Ronald Mutchnik and Daniel Wyneken in a program of violin romances by Beethoven, Dvorak, Elgar, Bernstein, Svendsen, Tchaikovsky and others at...Tags: Judaism, Lobbying, Religion and Belief, Ellicott City, Colleges and Universities
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News briefs for Jan. 23
Environmental scholarship offered
Capital Area Master Gardeners is taking applications for a $500 scholarship to be awarded to a student majoring in horticulture, plant pathology, landscape design, botany, forestry, entomology, environmental concerns,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Awards and Prizes, Awards and Prizes
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Arson no longer ruled out in fire that killed big tree The Senator
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistIn an about-face, the state Division of Forestry is no longer ruling out arson in the fire that killed The Senator, one of the world's largest trees. "We are not ruling out anything at this time," said forestry spokesman Cliff Frazier. "The information I...Tags: Environmental Issues, Forests, Natural Resource Industry, Forestry and Timber, Agriculture
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A Few Words With ... Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Pablo Schreiber and Kelli Garner
Zap2ItDr. Jennifer Ashton of 'The Revolution' on ABC Q: What do you think about being part of transforming ABC's daytime lineup as a "cast" member of "The Revolution"? A: They're really breaking through into a new frontier. They're making kind of a "dream...Tags: Pan Am (tv program), Kelli Garner, Espionage and Intelligence, Politics, Pablo Schreiber
Jan 27, 2012
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Jan 15, 2012
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Jan 17, 2012
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Jan 19, 2012
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