American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957. |
I feel like we had a very good meeting and I really appreciated the folks that turned out to give us there thoughts, ... The NRCS will do all we can to make the 2006 EQIP a good program year. |
It is good to hear that the Expo is starting to take folks with livestock... ... I know a lot of the evacuees have friends in this area that are taking them and their livestock. I am sure there is a plan that the city has because we are a stopping place for the evacuees. It looks like we are going to get a large number of folks from the Houston area. |
It is good to hear that the Expo is starting to take folks with livestock... I know a lot of the evacuees have friends in this area that are taking them and their livestock. I am sure there is a plan that the city has because we are a stopping place for the evacuees. It looks like we are going to get a large number of folks from the Houston area. |
It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger. |
My wife and I own and operate RKE Equestrian Center here in Lufkin and we are full at this time, |
That's a dying breed, ... Pharmacies are really struggling to find ways to make their business models work. |
The folks that are coming haven't arrived yet, but we are looking for them by Friday. They are folks that have come up during hurricane threats many times. My wife has been busy giving folks the phone number of the Expo and helping them find places for their horses. So far we have found places for everybody. |
The meeting wrapped up with the agreement of the group that all the conservation practices that we had last year be offered again for the 2006 program. |
The money was used to reforest woodland areas, plant grass on fields that had a soil erosion problem, and to do controlled burns in longleaf pine stands to improve habitat for wildlife, ... The funding for 2006 hasn't been finalized yet. Last year we received $110,000. |
The purpose of this meeting is to request participation and invite comments from a broad range of local agencies, organizations, businesses, and especially farmers and ranchers, |
The ribs are good, |
Through stake holder meetings the public is given an opportunity to help local conservation leaders set program priorities. These meetings are open to the public. |
We are not sure just how much money we are going to get for this program this year because of all the billions needed for the Katrina recovery, |