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Human Activity Main Reason for Reduced Sediment Transport in Yellow River: Study

Dec 29, 2015

Chinese scientists have found that sediment transport in Yellow River was reduced mainly due to anthropogenic changes. The Yellow River was once the world's largest carrier of fluvial sediment, with 90 percent coming from the Loess ...

Tags: Human Activity, Yellow River

an Upgraded Version of Agren's Soilcalculator Has Been Released

May 15, 2015

An upgraded version of Agren's SoilCalculator has been released. This version allows providers to estimate soil erosion and associated economic cost. "Report outputs quantify the economics of lost production due to soil erosion under ...

Tags: soil erosion, associated economic cost

Axalta Gives Support for Mother River Protection with Tree Planting in China

Apr 22, 2015

Axalta Coating Systems has planted the first lot of trees to start the “Axalta Forest” in Jiangjiakou City, Hebei Province, setting down the roots for a better environment in China and enabled itself be part of the local ...

Tags: Axalta Coating Systems, environmental protection program

New Tool Facilitates Organic Cotton Sector

Apr 9, 2015

Textile Exchange (TE), a US-based international non-profit organisation committed to a more sustainable textile industry, has recently announced the release of an online tool for the textile industry that measures the environmental, ...

Tags: Textile Exchange, sustainable textile industry, organic cotton

EPA and USDA Working Together to Implement and Coordinate Policies On Water Quality

Dec 17, 2014

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy today joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Tom Vilsack, Mike Boots of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Commonwealth of Virginia ...

Tags: Water Quality, Agriculture

Legit Organics Debuts The "Boss" of All Candy Bars

Jul 28, 2014

Organic candy company Legit Organics debuts the "boss" of all candy bars: Shot Caller. Featuring the classic combination of roasted peanuts, salted caramel, and airy nougat drenched in a rich milk chocolate cloak, the Shot Caller is ...

Tags: Legit Organics, Shot Caller, Food

USDA Launches New Conservation Initiative with an Focus on Public-Private Partnership

May 28, 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow to launch a new conservation initiative with an focus on public-private partnership. The new program promises to go beyond traditional ...

Tags: agricultural production

Two Options Fit in with Your Needs and Compare The Green Profiles of Decks and Patios

May 23, 2014

Adding a deck or patio to your home is an appealing, relatively low-cost way to create extra living space. But which is the best and most eco-friendly choice for you? The answer is: “It depends … on your landscape, your needs ...

Tags: Deck, Patio

EPA's Second Annual Campus Rainworks Challenge Competition

Apr 22, 2014

EPA today announced that Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., was awarded first place in the site design category in EPA's second annual Campus RainWorks Challenge competition. The university team was comprised of eight students from ...

Tags: EPA, Certification

Beginning Farmers Often Start out with Soils in Need of Improvement

Feb 7, 2014

By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...

Tags: USDA, PH, Cornell University, Michigan State University

Governor Cuomo Announced $21 Million Will Be Available to Create New Economic Opportunity

Jan 17, 2014

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced nearly $21 million will be available to create new economic opportunities for New York’s dairy farmers by helping them to produce renewable energy and improve their business operations. The ...

Tags: Governor Cuomo, NYSERDA, DAP, CNMP

Sale of Seed Treatments Has Tripled in The Last Decade

Jan 13, 2014

The sale of seed treatments has tripled in the last decade. Why? It makes economic sense for the farmers who use them, says Jay Vroom, CropLife Foundation president and CEO. Vroom and CropLife Foundation had a press conference at the ...

Tags: Seed Treatments, Seed, Agriculture Treatments

Cotton Growers Battled to Save Crops From Ravages of Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth

Dec 25, 2013

For nearly a decade, cotton growers have been battling to save crops from the ravages of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Though in many ways they are finally gaining the upper hand, experts with the Weed Science ...

Tags: herbicide resistance, Amaranthus palmeri, glyphosate-resistant

PetroChina Negotiated with Shaanxi Province to Tackle The Eco-Compensation Issue

Dec 11, 2013

A long-running spat between Changqing oil field and Yulin government in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has moved a step closer to being resolved after 21 of the oil and gas producer's 22 bank accounts were unfrozen. A Yulin government ...

Tags: Eco-Compensation, Oil Producer

Materials That Have Not More Useful and Not Other More Profitable Like Agricultural Waste

Dec 4, 2013

Like any burnt fuel, biomass briquettes produce high calorific energy and heat that is equivalent to any solid black fuel. Bio fuel briquettes are renewable and eco-friendly resource that is produced by processing waste and residues of agro ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Renewable Resource

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