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Orlando adopts fertilizer rules seen as lax by critics
The Orlando City Council unanimously passed new fertilizer regulations Monday that critics said offer only minimal protection from pollution for the more than 100 lakes in the city's neighborhoods. But several members argued state law gave them no choice....Tags: Local Government, Chemical Industry, Justice System, Tampa, Buddy Dyer
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Orlando fertilizer ordinance disappoints environmentalists
A proposed ordinance that would regulate fertilizer use within the city of Orlando offers only minimal protection from pollution for the dozens of lakes that serve as defining features of the city's neighborhoods. The pending rules, set for adoption...Tags: Orlando International Airport, Local Government, Chemical Industry, Lakes and Ponds, National Weather Service
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Tax pollution, not rain
I feel the stormwater fee has failed to achieve its goal which is to reduce the pollution that makes it into the Chesapeake Bay ("Churches seek break on city stormwater fee," June 12). The current implementation of the stormwater fee unfairly fines...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Glen Burnie
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Off-color lawn might need iron boost
Q. I have a grass problem: The turf is turning light green in areas. Is this a bug or what? A. While not providing that uniform green look gardeners like, some yellowing can be normal in spring lawns. The off-color shoots often results from a...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Plant Openings, Inorganic Chemical Industry
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Empty beverage cartons can save you money
A couple of weeks ago we shared a tip from Doug Burton in Nazareth about planting empty vegetable cans next to your tomato plants to save time and money when watering them. That prompted a response from South Whitehall Township resident Liz Phillips,...
Tags: Whitehall, Nazareth, Chemical Industry, Allentown, Tomatoes
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Get out of your gardening rut and plant something new
Too often we fall into a gardening rut — planting the same annuals in the same spot, growing the same varieties of vegetables, using the same plants our neighbors have in the landscape. There are plenty of opportunities, large and small, to exercise...Tags: Chemical Industry, Allentown, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tools and Hardware
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Agricultural innovation draws interest of international zinc industry
Winnipeg, Manitoba - Attendees of an international conference for zinc miners, refiners and manufacturers learned how an agricultural company developed an innovative technology to improve zinc uptake in farmers' crops. The International Zinc Association...Tags: Chemical Industry, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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Circular economics
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. - Wallie Hardie is one of many North Dakotans who would like to see nitrogen fertilizer produced locally, rather than imported from 7,000 miles away. A nationally known corn grower leader from Fairmount, N.D., Hardie says the price of...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Plant Openings, Politics, Taxation
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Boy raises over $500 for West, Texas, school
When he packed to go to Texas, Cordell Vitense brought a jar filled with $503.43. That money was given to Tommy Muska, the mayor of West, Texas, the site of a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in April. Cordell, 8, wanted to help the school in...
Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Chemical Industry, Explosions, Disasters and Accidents, John F. Kennedy
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Can growing hay on dredged muck ease Lake Apopka pollution?
Farms that were bought out and removed in the 1990s get much of the blame for the decades of pollution that killed giant Lake Apopka. Yet now some government and business officials say a return to farming along the lake's north shore might help clean it...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Lakes and Ponds, Arable Farming, Apopka, St. Johns River Water Management District
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Never give up on winter wheat?
“Never” is an extreme term, and certainly should be reserved for extreme situations. Although winter wheat is a tough crop and known for surprising growers and agronomists with its resilience, there are times when abandoning fields are justified. In the...Tags: Chemical Industry, Arable Farming
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Establishing a better understanding for 2013 alfalfa productivity potential
Doug Holen and Phil Glogoza are crops educators with University of Minnesota Extension. Craig Sheaffer is a professor in the University of Minnesota's Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics. ST. PAUL, Minn. - The increasing cost of forages,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Biology, Chemical Industry, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology
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