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Floor Cleaner removes over 98% of soil from surface.
2015-07-21 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to independent lab tests, AutoVac removes over 98% percent of soil from floor surfaces. This floorcare unit, certified by National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) for minimizing potential for slip-and-fall accidents, cleans up to 20,000 ft² with battery-powered system. Machine can be used on any floor surface, and design facilitates operation as well as transport and maintenance.
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Farming is driving force drying soil in Northern China
2015-07-13 06:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: An important agricultural region in China is drying out, and increased farming may be more to blame than rising temperatures and less rain, according to a study spanning 30 years of data. A research team led by Purdue University and China Agricultural University analyzed soil moisture during the growing season in Northern China and found that it has decreased by 6 percent since 1983. The optimal soil-moisture level for farmland is typically 40 percent to 85 percent of the water holding capacity,...
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Soil water, microbes influence carbon in world's coldest desert, study finds
2015-06-30 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Soil water and microbes' respiration contribute to fluctuations of carbon dioxide in the world's coldest desert, where climate change is expected to increase underground moisture and microorganisms, an Arizona State University and Dartmouth College study finds. The findings appear in the journal Antarctica Science. In the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, climate warming is creating wetter conditions that are changing the soil in this climate-sensitive ecosystem. Previous studies have shown that...
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U.S. Plains flooding refills soil moisture, farmers' wallets
2015-06-22 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers' feed costs have fallen sharply since flooding swept across the southern U.S. Plains in May, with the record rains providing tangible benefits to agriculture despite causing damage that will likely cost billions of dollars to repair. The storms inundated fields across Texas and Oklahoma but they broke a years-long drought that wreaked havoc on the profitability of growers and cattlemen. Even though floods tend to grab more headlines, drought is...
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07.30: Building Soil: A Down-to-Earth Approach
2015-06-17 01:05:13| Powells Books Events Calendar
How do you recognize healthy soil? How much can your existing soil be improved? What are the best amendments to use for your soil? Let Building Soil (Cool Springs Press) answer your questions and be your guide on gardening from the ground up! Fertilizing, tilling, weed management, and irrigation all affect the quality of your soil. Using author Elizabeth Murphy's detailed instructions, anyone can become a successful soil-based gardener, whether you want to start a garden from scratch or improve an existing one.
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