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Getting to know sustainable agriculture
DAVID MINK Gatehouse Plus
      In the late 1800s and early 1900s, industry was thriving throughout the world. Bureaucrats had created a nearly perfect model for balancing incoming resources with outgoing goods. Workers toiled, machines took over thousands of jobs and menial tasks, and the money flowed in.
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Applying the principles of sustainable agriculture
DAVID MINK GateHouse Plus
      The phrase "sustainable agriculture" is a far-reaching term. It not only refers to the act of planting and growing crops, but also to the acts of maintaining environmental, social and financial sustainability. A rich, natural ecosystem will continue to produce good crop yields for lifetimes.
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Farming with one tractor
DAVID MINK GateHouse Plus
      The boom of megacorporations and big industry brought an industrial mentality to the world of farming. Bigger meant better, which meant more profit in the end.
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Avoiding injury by practicing safe animal handling
DAVID MINK GateHouse Plus
      They can gore, waller, charge, stomp, horn, push, butt or trample, and yet ranchers consistently underestimate the potential of their livestock to inflict serious injuries. Often the sedentary nature of livestock such as cattle lull ranch owners into false senses of security.
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Safely storing pesticides
DAVID MINK GateHouse Plus
      Dangerous chemicals around the farm come in many forms. They range from your everyday, over-the-counter weed killer like sevin dust to stores of methyl parathion.
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Innovative ways to cut clutter in your home
      (StatePoint) Does it sometimes seem as if your home is being overrun by all those DVDs, books, CDs and magazines piling up and vying for your precious storage space? If you're like most people, the surface spaces in your living room, bedroom and family room easily can get taken over by clutter.
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Don't let termites chomp on your home this season
      (SPM Wire) As the weather warms, termites are "chomping at the bit" to get at your tasty home. That's why homeowners need to be attentive to the increased potential of termite infestations during the warmer months of the year and to learn the signs that termites may be on the march to nibble at t...
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Installing a garage door opener
Kevin McClintock GateHouse Plus
      Think back to a time when garage doors were flung open or pulled closed with gloved hands and a few sweaty grunts. Partly due to this extra exertion, family vehicles were often left outside in the cold and rain, while the garages themselves were converted into storage units.
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