Researchers, growers and Industry specialists from 22 countries will share the latest research into the use of Brassica species, such as mustard, radish, or rapeseed, to manage soil-borne pests and weeds – a technique known as biofumigation.“Brassica plants naturally release…
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News from the OR’s Acorn Hollow:
Greetings Everyone~!
This year’s camp was a great success. We hosted 15 children from ages 2 years to 17 years old. One child came all the way from Texas!!
The camp focused on…
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Conservationists are planning to buy an 800-acre site to grow the largest continuous native forest in England.
The Woodland Trust will plant more than 600,000 trees on the site near St Albans in Hertfordshire.
The trust says a…
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The possibility of a Palaeolithic human presence in Ireland has once again presented itself. A flaked flint dating to about 200,000 years ago found in Co Down is certainly of human workmanship, but its ultimate origin remains uncertain.
Discovered at…
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Russian scientists have begun a record-breaking attempt to dive to the bottom of the world’s deepest body of fresh water, Lake Baikal in Siberia.
They are using two manned vessels to plunge 1,700m (5,500ft) to the bed of the…
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THE 2,000-year-old grave of an Iron Age warrior has been discovered in the trenches of a new housing development.
The discovery by archaeologists is thought to indicate a burial site unique in the UK – and so important that…
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Summer is fieldwork season in archaeology. In Northern Lapland, a dig of some Sámi settlements is into its fourth week. The dig is part of the three-year BOREAS project, examining settlements and local livelihoods north of the Arctic Circle.
We…
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An ancient Greek trading ship that had lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday. The ancient Greek vessel is 21 metres…
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