Syrian civil war resulting in first request for Norway bank seeds
An organization working to save seeds threatened by Syria’s ongoing civil war has asked the world’s largest seed vault in Norway for access to some of the genetic materials it has stored there.
Tractor Supply selling ‘paper clovers’ to raise funding for 4-H
Customers of Tractor Supply Co. stores nationwide again have an opportunity to donate to 4-H programs, after a record was set for the campaign with nearly $1 million raised in the spring.
The wet spring that farmers endured didn’t just hamper corn and soybeans. Nestlé, which cans pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie filling under the Libby’s Pumpkin label, says its contract growers have had a difficult year.
In the food desert of Indianapolis, an urban agricultural program called Growing Places Indy has vowed to serve the parched community by planting food in the sand.
Committing to committees a fool’s errand, achieving little
I’ve never joined a fraternal club like Rotary or The Elks because I was afraid I’d leave the room for a bio-break and in my absence I’d be put on a committee.
Guarding your heart must be an intentional choice. In a world overflowing with temptations it is very important to put safeguards in place to protect the core of all your decisions and values.
Supernatural lesson teaches 2 women to respect animals
I was nine years old and lived in a hollow called Open Fork in the state of Kentucky. It was the autumn of the year, and the leaves had already fallen.
