Skagit Valley natives invent high-tech fix for farmers’ irrigation problems By Jacqueline Allison, Skagit Valley Herald
Published: May 16, 2021, 6:05am
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BOW After growing up on a potato farm in Bow, David and Connor Wallace went on to study sciences in college and then work at technology companies in Seattle and California’s Silicon Valley.
“The entire time I was feeling drawn back to the farm and agriculture, and applying technical skills to problems in agriculture,” David Wallace said.
In 2019, David Wallace quit his job as a data scientist for Amazon and started working full time on his family’s farm, Wallace Farms. His dad told him about a problem with his irrigation equipment that damaged crops and wasted water and fuel.
Second-Year Discovers New Species of Dolphin
Geology department are expected to be 100% of Critic’s coverage by the end of the year if current trends continue
Students have discovered what is “almost certainly” a new species of dolphin while on an annual geology field trip.
The mandatory second year field trip spends one afternoon at the Tokorahi lime quarry, where students are given some time to poke around for fossils in the limestone rubble after completing a mapping exercise. Every year, limestone mining for agricultural lime strips away more rock, leaving a fresh site for the year’s field trip.
Posted: Feb 16, 2021 3:41 PM AT | Last Updated: February 16
The Dr. James Doull House near the corner of Tower Road and Inglis Street was built in 1873.(Halifax Regional Municipality)
A redevelopment proposal for a heritage property at 1029 Tower Rd. will get first reading by the Halifax and West Community Council Tuesday night.
The project involves repositioning what s known as the Dr. James Doull House, built in 1873.
The building will be put on a new foundation facing Tower Road. It currently faces Inglis Street.
Municipal council approved the plans to move the house and remove a newer addition on the side at a meeting in November.