There is continued spraying for codling moth in walnuts, fungicides on almonds, and the application of herbicides in most deciduous fruit and nut orchards and vineyards. However, most crops will need additional irrigation because of the lack of rain. Deciduous tree fruit, nuts and grapes: Spraying of fungicides continues in vineyards with increased mildew pressure. Other winter crops are progressing well. Fruit set for most varieties has been on the heavy side because of the ideal weather...

Nonfood organic items, such as clothing and sheets, are the second-fastest-growing category of all organic products, with sales jumping to $160 million in 2005 from $85 million in 2003, according to the most recent figures from the Organic Trade Association, in Greenfield. Looking to capitalize on the popularity of eco-conscious products that have gained mainstream acceptance in grocery stores and car dealers, merchants from H&M to Barneys New York are hawking new collections of organic...

Canola primed for a comeback; Rising prices, renewed buying competition gives farmers another planting option JIM ALGIE Local News - Thursday, April 05, 2007 @ 12:00 The return to production of a second canola seed crushing operation in Ontario increases planting options for area farmers, Ontario Canola Growers Association president Brian Wiley says. Canola primed for a comeback; Rising prices, renewed buying competition gives farmers another planting option JIM ALGIE Local News -...

The world's biggest maker of chip-making equipment was upgraded to ''buy'' from ''neutral'' by Banc of America Securities analyst Mark FitzGerald, who wrote in a note that the company's solar equipment business is '' accelerating faster than our previous estimates or management's recent guidance. The drug is being studied on patients taking opioids for chronic non-cancer pain who are having opioid-induced bowel dysfunction, the companies said. The world's biggest maker of chip-making...

Raising the flag for sustainability By: Heidi Marttila-Losure/The Tribune 04/07/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly Before work started along Bear Creek in northern Story County in 1990, the banks were aptly named: They were basically bare. Raising the flag for sustainability By: Heidi Marttila-Losure/The Tribune 04/07/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly Before work started along Bear Creek in northern Story County in 1990, the banks were aptly named: They...