Metro farmers hope for more snow to moisturize soil
Farmers in the Metro rely on snow to provide moisture in their fields. While farmers are glad to finally see snow after a long drought, they need more. Reid Andersen is a farmer in Council Bluffs. He ...
Farm fertilizer or toxic waste? The growing debate over biosolids
North Carolina farms use treated sewage sludge as fertilizer, but concerns over PFAs contamination are growing. With few disposal alternatives, regulators and farmers face tough choices.
Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals ...
Dirt covering San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo floor has its own history
Athletes are only as good as the surface they compete on. To prepare for the cowboys and cowgirls competing at this year’s San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, it takes 80 volunteers, seven hours and 70 ...
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Farmers used trash to grow crops in barren sand 1000 years ago
Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers in Israel utilised refuse such as ash and ...
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Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
For more than 150 years, the 14th Amendment of the Constitution has granted automatic citizenship to any person born on US soil. As the courts moved to temporarily block his order, various media ...
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DAILY DIRT: All-l-l-l aboard! It’s time for the final stage of the Daily Dirt Wayback Music Machine trip
1,190 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The Daily Dirt Wayback Music Machine concludes its three-day journey by stopping in January 1965. Earlier this week, we took a look at the top tunes we were listening to on ...
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3 Dirt-Cheap Stocks to Buy in a Market That's Priced for Perfection
Bargain stocks aren't easy to find, but they do exist. Here are three dirt cheap stocks to buy in a market that's priced for perfection. Today, BioNTech is much larger with a market cap of around ...
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Daily Dirt: We’ll be saying good-bye to couple of Girl Scout cookies this year
But don’t worry, there are still plenty to choose from … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,181 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year. Girl Scout ...
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We tried a $1,000 trash can for food waste. Here’s what we learned.
These machines, which dry and grind up food into soil-like grounds, have emerged as a way to keep food waste out of the garbage — a challenge faced by many Americans. “It still stands true ...
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Beer Prices At College Football Playoff Championship Game Go Viral For Being DIRT CHEAP
Tonight is the night that a champion of the college football season is crowned. Though the real winner of the night will be whoever goes to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (where the game is ...