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Attorney General and Governor of Kansas call on Nebraska to ban water transfer via carp


Attorney General and Governor of Kansas call on Nebraska to ban water transfer via carp

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach have sent a bipartisan letter to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen objecting to a proposed water diversion between the Platte and Republican Rivers, which Kelly and Kobach say could introduce invasive carp species into Kansas waterways. “The introduction of these fish will cause irreparable ecological harm to […]

100-year-old wheat could contribute to world food supply


100-year-old wheat could contribute to world food supply

In the 1920s and 1930s, a British botanist named Arthur Ernest Watkins collected over 1,000 varieties of bread wheat from 32 countries around the world. In a recent study, scientists suggest that its seed collection – carefully maintained for over a century – could hold the key to strengthening modern wheat farming and feeding the […]

City of Yemassee and Beaufort County join forces in Good Neighbor Program


City of Yemassee and Beaufort County join forces in Good Neighbor Program

staff | Bluffton today The City of Yemassee recently announced that work is beginning on its River Road sewer project in collaboration with neighboring Beaufort County. The project is funded by Beaufort County through its Good Neighbor Program and will install an alternative septic system with individual grinder pumps and a common pressure main to […]