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The article discusses the importance of partnerships in achieving agricultural sustainability. It highlights the investments made in research by the National Peanut Board and the advancements made in peanut allergies. The article also emphasizes the need for collaboration and understanding in sustainable agriculture, as well as the diversity of partnerships required to achieve common goals. Additionally, the article provides information on the world wheat harvest and its potential impact on prices. [Extracted from the article]

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and NRDC have collaborated with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance to release a Model Community Composting Ordinance. This ordinance provides municipalities with legal language to establish and regulate community composting as a permissible land use. The model includes specific zoning categories for community composting, such as commercial and industrial, agricultural, and residential and mixed use. It also sets standards for obtaining a conditional use permit and requires that community composting be included in a municipality's comprehensive or master plan. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with Leigh Joseph, author of the book "Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness" is presented. Joseph talks about how she created an embracing, conscious, meditative experience for readers, what she has found most beneficial in her practice of intentionality, and how her indigenous heritage shaped her plant knowledge and how she connects with the land.

A recent analysis from Pew Charitable Trusts highlights the success of Minneapolis in increasing its housing supply and keeping rent prices low. Between 2017 and 2022, the city permitted 21,000 new housing units, resulting in a 12% increase. This growth can be attributed to smart land use policy reforms implemented since 2009, including the elimination of minimum parking requirements, the construction of accessory dwelling units, and the reduction of minimum lot size requirements. These changes have streamlined housing development and have had a positive impact on rent prices and homelessness rates in the city. The report emphasizes that expanding housing supply is associated with reduced displacement risk and increased racial diversity. [Extracted from the article]

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Malaysia has allocated RM50 million from the Agricultural Disaster Fund to compensate farmers, breeders, and fishermen who have been affected by floods in Kelantan. This funding will cover up to 50% of their losses. The agro-food sector in Kelantan has suffered over RM20 million in losses, impacting 1,875 individuals. The ministry has also emphasized the importance of initiatives aimed at increasing domestic production and self-sufficiency rates of key food commodities, with an allocation of RM400 million in the 2024 Budget. One of their long-term objectives is to enhance irrigation and drainage infrastructure in non-padi cultivation areas to facilitate double cropping. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights the challenges for publishers towards finding of an alternative routes to fund journalism. It mentions a decline in print advertising revenue and the lion's share of digital advertising by Google and Facebook; and also highlights the growing embrace of philanthropy throughout the world of journalism.

The article provides a snapshot of critical global issues: the unprecedented warming of Earth, accelerated retreat of Greenland's glaciers due to human-influenced climate change and the environmental impact of e-waste, emphasizing the substantial amount generated and its hazardous components when improperly disposed of.

The article highlights the acceleration of glacier retreat around Greenland's coast, revealing a rate double that of the previous century, directly linked to human-influenced climate change. This accelerated retreat is a testament to the substantial impact of human-induced climate shifts on glacier dynamics in the region.

HUD's $85M competitive grant program incentivizes changes to restrictive land use policies, promotes affordable housing "As part of this initiative, the General Services Administration (GSA) will launch an effort to identify and market surplus federal properties that represent the best opportunities for commercial-to-residential conversions", the brief says. In the push to reduce housing costs, restructuring land use policies and zoning norms is an influential measure that's been proven to be effective - and one that's within the control of local governments. [Extracted from the article]

"Transit is essential for many rural residents, such as families without access to a vehicle, and older residents who are no longer able to drive to reach health care, groceries, and other crucial services", the report says. Robust roadway and transit networks are vital for the social and physical health of rural regions. Rural areas represent 97% of America's landmass while producing only 10% of the nation's gross domestic product. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the urban development in Makkah, Saudi Arabia with the influx of pilgrims is now constant and capitalising on year-round religious tourism has become a way of diversifying the Saudi economy. It mentions Grand Mosque which is social and spatial configurations are unfolding beyond its prescribed physical boundaries. It also mentions disparities of extreme wealth and poverty and pressures on land use and a dramatic increase in land value.

The article focuses on base camp planning which is process by which actions are developed to support base camp needs of commanders and mentions construction of position areas for artillery (PAAs) and tactical assembly areas (TAAs). Topics discussed include efforts on land use planning and facility development needs, consideration of task force engineers who communicated to maneuver and construction cell and the maneuver battalion.

Stop Playing with Fire: How to Manage Infrastructure Asset Risk So You Know You're Covered Join this webinar to get insights into how to address risk in your infrastructure asset management work so that you know you're covered. Mounting pressures are contributing to the increase of risk in asset management, including: Ballooning deferred maintenance Limited resources Growing populations Shifting patterns of employment and land use Risk-related disruptions and emergencies Take action now to help avoid asset risk. [Extracted from the article]

When working toward equity in communities, making sure public officials come from similar backgrounds as the people they're working for is important, especially when it comes to influential roles like overseeing land use, which is a powerful economic driver for wealth. A land use board is defined in the report as a zonning or planning commission, zoning board of appeals, a historic commission, and any other legislative body that makes decisions about land. [Extracted from the article]

As communities across the United States face an ongoing housing crisis, thoughtful land use policies make sense. This will be no small challenge, given the various policy reforms that need to be enacted to overcome the many barriers to more efficient land use", the report says. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on engineer mission of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) that provide spectrum to plan coalition and Iraqi Security Force (ISF) engineer efforts in northern Iraq. Topics discussed include land use agreement needs with Iraqi and Kurdish relations, requirement of sustainability for planning base development mission analysis and troop labor with organic equipment.

Lawn Love has ranked almost 100 of the biggest U.S. cities to find the cities with the most green space. The city with the highest average score is Chesapeake, Va., which has the highest total green area per capita out of the cities in our ranking. City living is great - the hustle and bustle, an array of activities and amenities from theater, sports and restaurants. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses about several bills signed by California Governor, Gavin Newsom aimed at increasing affordable housing in the state are expected to spur the construction of millions of new units for low and middle-income residents and drive an increase in construction jobs.

The article discusses the history of the U.S. aggregate industry. Topics include the implication of Ronald Reagan's election as president in January 1981 for the industry, the production of rock products, such as crushed stone and sand, from 1979-1987, the concern about land use in the early 1980s, the development of equipment for aggregate production, and the stability of the cement industry.

El artículo discurre sobre la conversión de tierras de hojas de coca a cultivos lícitos en el Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro (VRAEM) en Perú, y desarrollada por la organización AGROIDEAS. El autor comenta sobre el rol de Julio Salazar, el jefe de AGROIDEAS, y Juan Manuel Benites, del Ministro de Agricultura, en la conversión de esta tierra.

"Land uses underpin a local government's revenue system because the property tax (and sometimes the sales tax) is an important source of local revenue. If the land within a government's boundaries is not productive at generating revenues, then local government will find it difficult, if not impossible, to keep up with the costs of providing services and maintaining infrastructure". [Extracted from the article]

The article offers comments from Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University (OSU) Regents Professor and Rainbolt Chair in Agriculture Finance, on the trends in Oklahoma land values. She mentions that land values were softening in some of the most productive wheat areas in north central state by late 2016. She also added that value of cropland varies with location and is even highest in productive areas like the north central Oklahoma.

El artículo discurre sobre el estado de las ciencias agrarias en Perú. El autor comenta sobre el enfoque en la calidad nutricional y los aspectos higiénicos de la comida de Perú y describe los intentos para expandir la frontera agraria en el país. También se considera el desarrollo de sistemas educativos relacionados con la agricultura.

El artículo discurre sobre los pastizales de las zonas altoandinas en la región de Perú. Los autores comentan sobre el uso de los pastizales, incluyendo pastos naturales, montes y bosques, y tierra utilizada por criollos peruanos. También se presenta un análisis de la flora y fauna de estas regiones, especialmente animales de granja, como vacunos, ovinos y porcinos.

The article informs that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is moving to put U.S. government purchasing power behind construction materials with lower embodied carbon emissions through launching a Buy Clean Task Force on February 15, 2022.

The article discusses that good reason to gather, which is always is if the work is put in; and the gatherings have gotten more attention these days.

The article focuses on the need for Hong Kong, China to set up a long-term strategy to develop rock caverns to relieve the region's land shortage. It says that the region is conducting technical studies to determine suitable government facilities that can be used as relocation for caverns. It states that a revised regulation, which involves the creation of joint ownership of the projects, is needed to optimize underground development. INSET: Land supply situation in Hong Kong.

The article presents information on the High-Throughput soil analysis using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry. It informs that the populations and the subsequent increased demand for housing have resulted in the need to reclaim land previously designated for industrial development. It further informs that the regulation of this type of analysis is performed by different environmental bodies.

The article focuses on the mineral industry in Nunavut which needs a regulatory framework for staid certainty in business environment. It notes that water license regulations for land use permit will be clarified. It mentions that the availability of ice strengthened vessels for marine infrastructure has lessened.

The article discusses the application of the Shaping the Battlefield concept to California's wildfire environment and highlights the changes to its approach to wildland urban interface (WUI) fire problem. California utilizes several firesafe land use planning tools and also follows the state's Building and Fire Codes as well as the International Code Council (ICC) model and fire model codes. The state also addresses vegetative fuels management, community education as to the maintenance of their homes, and education of public safety first responders.

This section offers U.S. news briefs. Proceeds from the sale of the book "The Constitutionalism of American States," edited by George Connor and Christopher Hammons, will be donated to the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research. Fontana, California, celebrated the grand opening of the $65 million Lewis Library and Technology Center in April 2008. The Public Policy Research Institute at the University of Montana and the Consensus Building Institute have published a report to help local readers minimize land-use disputes.

The article discusses the plan of the San Diego County in California to use its agriculture for sustainable organic resource management. Through the county's rich agriculture and farming industry, it is no wonder that it can improve the quality of life. However, the county faces challenges regarding resource management, erosion, water pollution, overdevelopment and air quality. A regional conference was eventually held to decide the key components necessary for achieving the organic resource management including the modification of land use and zoning ordinances and the formation of an advisory board to guide the process. INSETS: PROBLEMS WITH LANDFILLING BIOMASS;BIOCYCLE WEST COAST CONFERENCE SESSIONS IN SAN ….

The article deals with farmland prices in Great Britain. Surveys on land price series in the country are pioneered by D. K. Britton and J. T. Ward and contintued by G. H. Peters and A. H. Maunder. Several tables are presented related to the land price series in the country including land gain in the tenanted sector in 2003, average rent by agreement type and the farmland price index.

Discusses the development of a land area in Raleigh, North Carolina by Sunrock Group to transform it into a concrete, asphalt and recycling plant. Use of the Eagle Crusher Co. jumbo 1400 horizontal-shaft impactor; Installation of leach fields and a retention wall; Technique employed by the company to control traffic. INSETS: RAPID DEVELOPMENT NEEDS CONCRETE FAST;ASPHALT PLANT TAKES THE RAP.

Discusses the application of vintage cartographic resources to identify past land use activities in environmental site assessments (ESA). Availability of vintage cartographic products; Details on the standards for ESA performance; Provision of historic property use information for ESA.

Presents news briefs pertaining to renewable energy resources development, as of November 2002. Formation of the European Compost Network to promote the recovery and use of organic residuals; U.S. Department of Agriculture's research on the use of vinegar as an herbicide; Rutgers University study on the impact of land use on future climate.

Focuses on the issues of land-use in New England. Concerns on land-development; Decrease of population density in developed land areas; Social benefits of preserving open space. INSET: CASE STUDY: LIVE FREE OR DIE..

Looks at how architect Mayor Jaime Lerner and citizens of Curitiba in Brazil have transformed the city into the ecological capital of the world. Creation of a series of interlocking systems of transport, land use and waste disposal.

Offers a guide for reporting the land use story. Main job of most newspapers; Visible and controversial way that communities typically change; Why land use is a story of national importance.

Describes the design of the Redland Preservation in Florida which won in the 1995 Progressive Architecture Awards. Site; Program: Solution; Jury discussion; Urban designers.

The article offers a critical look at the development of the Dockland area in London, England. It is disclosed that the land and water areas in the city are developed by private capitalists without any grand designs, land-use plans or democratic control. Dockland has the largest private-housing program in the country and is considered the biggest inner-city development in Europe. The area is managed by the London Docklands Development Corp.

Addresses the issues concerning land use law, highlighting how journalist deals with the complexity of the land issue. Discussion on land use and environmental disputes; Information regarding the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution; How regulation has affected land use; Reference to a Supreme Court case Mugler v. Kansas; Efforts to formalized regulations regarding property; How regulations impact of the value of property.

Cohen's satisfying, fast-paced debut follows a 48-year-old businesswoman who learns she's pregnant. Jeanne followed that advice, moving up the corporate ladder at a technology business called Salientific until reaching the position of marketing v-p. She thought she had already entered menopause, but then she finds out she's pregnant, and the father is either Vince, a key investor in Salientific, or Salientific's CEO, Jake, with whom she had a post-party one-night stand. Jeanne endures a number of additional ordeals, including protecting Jake, who has PTSD, against a corporate mutiny, and caring for her lovable but dying dog, Bricklin, who's her best friend and only family. [Extracted from the article]

Jeanne followed that advice, moving up the corporate ladder at a technology business called Salientific until reaching the position of marketing v-p. She thought she had already entered menopause, but then she finds out she's pregnant, and the father is either Vince, a key investor in Salientific, or Salientific's CEO, Jake, with whom she had a postparty one-night stand. These professional indiscretions and questions of paternity complicate matters as Jeanne moves through the opening months of her pregnancy. Jeanne endures a number of additional ordeals, including protecting Jake, who has PTSD, against a corporate mutiny, and caring for her lovable but dying dog, Bricklin, who's her best friend and only family. [Extracted from the article]

Presents information on the mixed-use real estate development plan dubbed Fan Pier set to rise on the waterfront of Boston, Massachusetts. Explanation that the development plan is pending final approval by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Boston; Details of the planned mixed-use real estate; Architectural firms involved in the design of the proposed project.

The article offers information on nonprofit organization Timbali Technology Incubator that helps farmers in South Africa to use their land in a sustainable, productive, and profitable manner by offering trainings about business management and technical skills. The organization in collaboration with software developer DevCom has established a strategic communication campaign that has resulted into an increase in crop production and funding.