The founder of the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge has called for a quota system to be implemented during public holidays to protect the city’s natural resources, saying recent scenes of overcrowding left him feeling “quite disturbed”. Andre Blumberg, who created the now-famous 298km ultra-marathon covering Hong Kong’s four major trails, said the city…
An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says agriculture is still expected to play a role in discussions between the U.S. and China when the countries meet this month. Ben Brown tells Brownfield “Maybe some more purchase commitments of U.S. ag products to access the U.S. consumer market, right? Those are things that we’ve…
Q: Greetings and Salutations, Ask Us Guy: As I raked the seemingly endless amount of leaves dropping from our trees for the second time this fall, it occurred to me that removing this nutrient-rich yard waste might have unintended consequences. Are we, as professional homeowners, inadvertently depriving our trees of needed nutrients by raking the…