Total rainfall for May measured a meagre 8mm, and with easterly winds blowing like autumn gales the land dried out very fast. In fact we are still seeing the ravages of last summer's monsoon, with the dry conditions now revealing the soil compaction and water logging problems of the previous year.
The Cereals event is over for another year with bumper crowds over the two days. It's always a good event which enables people to catch up with friends and colleagues from elsewhere in the country and glean pearls of wisdom.
Kathleen J. Howard, training coordinator for Onondaga County government, received a 2008 CNY BEST Workplace Learning and Performance individual award from CNY ASTD for contributing to an internal or external customer's learning progress or success.