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Houston County had a lot to celebrate as they cut the ribbon to their new Government building that will house various entities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2021) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $3.9 million in new grants to help agricultural producers implement voluntary conservation practices on farms and ranches across the United States.

Burlington County teamed with the Xerces Society on a South Jersey pollinator garden to help save the iconic and brilliantly colored monarch butterfly

Forum, July 24: Andy Sigler gave a big boost to NH agriculture Published: 7/23/2021 10:00:01 PM Modified: 7/23/2021 10:00:11 PM Andy Sigler gave a big boost to NH agriculture Andy Sigler, who died recently at the age of 89, was a big supporter of New Hampshire agriculture (“A titan for the little guy,” July 14). He was the CEO of Champion International Paper Co., and retired to Norwich to start a dairy operation in 1996. As a dairy specialist for UNH Cooperative Extension at the time, I h...

Kevin Koile - Sheridan Media X may mark the spot, but you won’t find any buried treasure in one hill along I-90. Recently Bayer Chemical put on a demonstration of rejuvra, which explains the large green “X” on one of the hillsides of I-90 between Acme and Ranchester. Rejuvra is a herbicide that stops cheatgrass and other annual grasses, by breaking the cycle of germination and future seed production and increases forage availability. Andrew Cassiday is the District Conservationist with t...

But organizers aren’t slowing down until they have representation in all 67. “Our goal would be to grow to be able to have programs in as many counties as possible,” said Jodi Sulpizio, the program coordinator in York County. The program debuted in Lehigh and Northampton counties in 2013, and York joined in 2016. Sulpizio is focused on reducing nitrogen pollution. As part of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, York County needs to remove 4 million pounds of the nutrient from its waterway...

The DeRidder City council met at 5:30 p.m Monday, June 14, 2021, All members were present. John Reed from MedExpress spoke to the Council The Beauregard Parish Police Jury granted MedExpress a permit to expand to Beauregard Parish. Effective July 5 they will have stations at 305 W. 7th Street in DeRidder and at 12188 Lake Charles Highway in Longville. Med Express will be working standby for the Watermelon Festival. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews addressed the council on behalf of the Twin Lakes neighborh...

GORHAM — The Gorham Town Forest Committee met by Zoom on May 17 to formally accept the Forest Stewardship Plan for the Tinker Brook tract nearly a year after the

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 27 (PIA)--To promote environmental awareness and ecological best practices in the country, the Cagayan de Oro River Basin Management Council (CDORBMC) and Macajalar Bay Development Alliance (MBDA) held a webinar cum "Talakayan" to discuss the policies governing clean air, clean water, solid waste management, and biodiversity protection. “This is a concrete response for the call of caring for our common home especially at this time of the pandemic. The outbreak of COVI...

Douglas County among 20 counties in five-year conservation program to help farmers “Irrigation is critical for many of our farmers, and this money will allow us to work with producers and our partners to enhance conservation measures on the land that will ultimately benefit our water resources,” said Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen. 12:22 pm, May 3, 2021 Douglas County is part of 20 counties in Minnesota that will receive money to help farmers undertake...