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Ag calendar - May 14
Franklin County Dairy Princess Pageant — The 46th annual Franklin County Dairy Princess Pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Kauffman Ruritan Community Center, 7289 Ruritan Drive, Chambersburg, Pa. A buffet-style meal of chicken and ham will be...Tags: Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), The Pennsylvania State University, Farms, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Financial Aid, Abraham Lincoln, Students, Teaching and Learning
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What do we spend to preserve nature? $40 billion
Some say that you can’t put a price on precious natural resources. As of this week, you can. The public and private tab for conserving the nation’s fish, wildlife and natural resources is close to $40 billion a year, according to a study...
Tags: Energy Resources, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry
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Watching Michigan loons in the face of disease
PETOSKEY — A few years ago Peggy and Phil Millard were kayaking on Round Lake and saw a pair of loons trying to drive a third away from the lake. "They were charging at it and being aggressive toward it," said Peggy, who lives on the Petoskey-...
Tags: Botulism, Invasive Species, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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Review finds mud-blocking K-rails no longer needed in La Caņada
Three years after the Station fire denuded the hills above La Caņada Flintridge, a federal agency has determined that important earth-holding vegetation has recovered to the point that bulky concrete barriers put in place to protect homes from mudflows...
Tags: Energy Resources, Conservation, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture
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Gardeners conserve our natural resources
As redbuds flash purple along our roadways and tulips blink red and yellow at our doorsteps, I am reminded that natural beauty is awe-inspiring and worth protecting. Not just on Earth Day, but every day. Gardeners are some of the best...
Tags: Energy Resources, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Earth Day, Natural Resource Industry
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Kansas Water Facts
To most Kansans, fresh, clean water "goes with the territory." They turn on the tap and there it is, good water. We assume water for drinking, cooking, personal hygiene, lawns, gardens, livestock, industry, etc. will last forever. Not true. Good, clean...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Sell Water To UConn? Or Flush It Away?
The Hartford CourantIn a state which has suffered a net loss of jobs for more than a decade, the potential for economic development at and around the University of Connecticut is welcome news. Like other major universities such as Michigan, Duke and Stanford, which spawned...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Long Island Sound, Connecticut Economic Development, Conservation, East Hartford
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Naples
Special to the SentinelThe pelicans know. Even simple sea birds can sense tranquillity. That must be why these large-billed creatures like to float on gentle waters that lap softly along Vanderbilt Beach. Serenity also attracts two-legged creatures of the human variety to...Tags: Personal Service, Lion (animal), Dining and Drinking, Wetlands, Republic of Ireland
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Estee Lauder, Actavis, MGM Resorts
ReutersMay 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Estee Lauder and MGM Resorts, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * LinkedIn Corp : BMO, JP Morgan, Canaccord Genuity, others raise...Tags: Entertainment, Fifth & Pacific Cos., Northern Trust Corporation, Sonic Corporation, Fifth Third Bancorp
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Michigan governor signs bill blocking wolf hunt repeal attempt
Staff Writer -- bhubbard@petoskeynews.comMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday shifting the power to designate a game species to the state Natural Resources Commission and potentially solidifying a future wolf hunt in Michigan. The bill has the secondary effect of blocking a...Tags: Rick Snyder, Energy Resources, Hunting, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Humane Society of the United States
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UPDATE: Michigan House OKs bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to halt wolf hunting in Michigan. The measure, which passed on a 72-38 vote with bipartisan support, would give the...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Energy Resources, Hunting, Humane Society of the United States, Science
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