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U.S. Soybean Farmers Help Support World Food Supply

United Soybean Board Highlights Soy Biotechnology as Way to Address Global Food Demand. As the global population continues to increase, the United Soybean Board highlights soy biotechnology on its new Web pages. The information demonstrates how biotechnology utilized by U.S. soybean farmers remains as a safe and efficient way to improve ...

Caribou Extinction Is The Latest Environmental Threat To Oil Industry

The possible extinction of the woodland caribou in Alberta, Canada is the latest environmental disaster threatening to disrupt the oil industry, according to a new report issued today (15/7/10) by The Co-operative. Woodland caribou, once common in the boreal forest of Alberta, are now threatened with extinction in the region by rapidly ...

Corporate Social Responsibility TV Channel In Hong Kong Needs Your Video

Corporate Social Responsibility TV Channel is an ipTV newly setup in Hong Kong for promoting CSR, green policies and charity organizations activities. TV is seen on TV box in Hong Kong, www.carehk.tv has some basic info. www.carehk.tv is the Web TV and also seen on iPhones and Smartphone with flash player capability. We ...

Hazmat Training Comes to Philadelphia

When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least ...

Hazmat Training Comes to Cleveland, OH

When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the Ohio EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at ...

The Shocking Truth About Traditional Flea Treatments

Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, said the Environmental Protection Agency in a March 2010 statement. In a now famous ABC News report released in 2008, traditional spot drop flea and tick medicines were ...

Soybean Farmers’ Focus on Sustainable Agricultural Methods Featured on New Web Pages

Practices That Save Soil, Ensure Clean Water and Conserve Energy Represent Modern Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. Without fertile land, clean water and ample natural resources, farmers and ranchers cannot do their jobs of producing sustainable foods to feed our growing world. As the United Soybean Board points out on the ...

National Trust Reports Puffin Sat-Nav Helping To Solve Mystery Of Feeding Flight Paths

Cutting edge technology is shedding light on the daily flight paths of puffins around the National Trust’s Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, and providing clues that could be vital to the seabirds’ survival. Over the last year, scientists have used the technology to build up a picture of where the ...

Loss of Atrazine Would Wipe Out 21,000 to 48,000 Jobs Dependant on Agriculture

Banning the agricultural herbicide atrazine would cost between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs from corn production losses alone, according to University of Chicago economist Don L. Coursey, Ph.D. Dr. Coursey announced his findings at a briefing sponsored by the Triazine Network today at the National Press Club in Washington. Coursey estimates atrazine’s annual ...

National Trust MyFarm Experiment To Go Free

The National Trust has announced that one year on from the launch of its innovative and award-winning MyFarm project, the charity is dropping the £30 sign-up fee in a bid to widen its success and inspire even more people to engage with farming and food. The experiment - based at the ...

The National Trust Launches New Competition To Capture The Spirit Of Octavia On Camera

The National Trust has launched a new amateur photography competition called 'Your Space' which is set to celebrate green spaces and the life of National Trust founder Octavia Hill. Run in conjunction with National Trust Magazine, the competition will run from May until August and asks people to capture what green ...

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