46th Annual Georgia Peanut Show and Farm Bill Hearing Begin – AG INFORMATION OF THE WEST

46th Annual Georgia Peanut Show and Farm Bill Hearing Begin I’m Bob Larson with Ag Information Network, Agribusiness Update. ** At the 46th annual Georgia Peanut Show last month, peanut growers heard several policy updates. According to www.gfb.org, one of them is National Peanut. Encourage board members to beat the Feb. 21 deadline to ask … Read more

Best ways to improve employee health and safety in small to medium-sized businesses — Occupational Health and Safety

Best ways to improve employee health and safety for small to medium businesses What role can tax incentives, subsidies, and grant programs play in business? By Bernard Fontaine January 05, 2023 The strengthening US economy in recent years has led to an increase in the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), creating many … Read more

County column: New year offers new opportunities for health

The arrival of the new year is a time of change and resolutions for many of us, but where to start? I spoke to some of our county’s health, nutrition and family wellness specialists to get their advice on their careers. Here’s what they had to share: • Melody Bays, Director General, Wel “Last year … Read more

County column: New year offers new opportunities for health

The arrival of the new year is a time of change and resolutions for many of us, but where to start? I spoke to some of our county’s health, nutrition and family wellness specialists to get their advice on their careers. Here’s what they had to share: • Melody Bays, Director General, Wel “Last year … Read more

Lawyers work to help farmers overcome mental health issues

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As winter approaches, mental health professionals say they’re stepping up their efforts to reach farmers who need help coping with stigma. NY FarmNet, founded at Cornell University, is one local group that provides resources to farmers who lack support networks. The CDC says farmers are 150% more likely to die by suicide than the general … Read more

More gardens, green space can increase life expectancy in slums, study finds.

Text FILE – A local community garden at a high school in Queens, New York is pictured. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Every 10 percent increase in exposure to natural space and private gardens is associated with a 7 percent reduction in mortality among people under the age of 65, a … Read more

More gardens, green space can increase life expectancy in slums, study finds.

Text FILE – A local community garden at a high school in Queens, New York is pictured. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Every 10 percent increase in exposure to natural space and private gardens is associated with a 7 percent reduction in mortality among people under the age of 65, a … Read more

‘Plants have a beautiful capacity to capture memories’: How nature can help dementia patients awaken their minds

Michael and Bronwyn Shirley, elderly couple

Nature-based therapies engage and stimulate the minds of older Australians with dementia at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Some of the 12 participants lost short-term memory — or were beginning to lose it. Others may be easily confused, distracted, or struggle to form sentences. Over the course of eight weeks, participants immerse themselves in … Read more

Fifth Ward residents say a community garden started by a former councilman attracts flies, rats and other pests.

The fifth ward – Neighbors in the Fifth Ward neighborhood say they want the rat and fly infestation from the community garden to go away. “Look at all the flies,” said Rodney Thomas. “They’re all on campus.” Thomas said he has had fly infestations on his hands for the past two years. Thomas lives in … Read more

KRTL International and Ican Ventures to Launch Cannabis Education Program in Korea

Lakewood, CO, September 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KRTL International Corporation, KRTL Holding Group, Inc. (OTC: KRTL) and ICANN Ventures have signed several strategic agreements pursuant to which. They cooperated with Yeongnam University (Republic of Korea) as an introduction to this relationship. Through this triple revenue sharing partnership, CBD Training Academy, International Cannabis Education Community, … Read more