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A focus on conservation of irrigation water and nutrient use efficiency has led Andy and LaVell Winsor to experiment with subsurface drip irrigation technology.
The Winsors farm the diverse contours, soil types and bottom ground of the Kansas River Valley between Topeka and Lawrence, Kan. They are installing the final phase of a drip tape project that began in 2015, using a 2020 Conservation Demonstration Grant from the American Soybean Association (ASA), funded by the Walton Family Foundation.
ASA and Walton Family Foundation Conservation Champions and ASA Conservation Legacy Award winners from the past five years were eligible to apply for the grant. The Winsors’ farm was one of three farm operations to receive a cost-share grant this past fall to demonstrate new next-level conservation practices.
January 19, 2021
FTA Awards Grants to Help Transit Tackle COVID-19 Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The City of Portland, Ore., will receive $439,950 to replace Portland Streetcars’ cloth seat coverings with “easy-to-sanitize” vinyl; educate riders with new message boards at stops; and hire public health-trained staff to ensure vehicles are properly sanitized and the system is adhering to public health guidelines.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is distributing $15.8 million to 37 transit projects through its new Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program.
Announced in October, the program was created following transit agency requests that FTA support research addressing COVID-19-related operational challenges.