Petanque and Padel plans win approval for Poppleton Community Trust
A thriving York sports club has received a further boost with approval for even more expansion.
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Valley News - Plastic in agriculture a growing problem
SOUTH ROYALTON — An early winter storm left Suzanne Long and Tim Sanford with enough snow to use a plastic sled instead of a wheelbarrow for their morning chores on Luna Bleu Farm.In the short, cold days of December, little grows on the 43 acres of...
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There is an Alarming Amount of Microplastics in Farm Soil—and Our Food Supply
Related Mary Beth Kirkham hadn’t studied microplastics when she was invited to co-edit a new book about microplastics in the environment—but something stood out to her about the existing research. “I had read in the literature that . . . cadmium and other toxic trace elements [are] increased when we have these particulate plastics in the soil. So, that was of concern to me,” said Kirkham, a plant physiologist and distinguished professor of agronomy at Kansas State University. Kirkham�...
United States Luca Nizzetto Mary Beth Kirkham Kansas State University Norwegian Institute For Water Research European Chemicals Agency
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