Despite the continued opposition by "a small section", Indian farmers, who have been haunted by bollworms for more than three decades, had accepted this technology, he claimed. Making an attempt to clear a lot of doubts and enable people to develop more confidence in crop biotechnology, Manjunath in his book said that coincidental with its steep increased adoption, the average yield of cotton in India increased from 308 kg per hectare in 2001-02 to 450 kg per hectare in 2005-06 with most...

During his speech at the opening of the Panaad Festival last Saturday, Mara on said "Our cooperation with the Province of Negros Oriental in organic farming through the support of our beloved farmers had successfully made us an organic island and thus, we hope to bring the best of the rest of the world here in Negros. Delfin CONFIDENT with the recent progress of the province in agricultural enterprise, Negros Occidental Governor Joseph Mara on Sunday said the province will bid for the next...

Referring to recent news articles in the Washington Post that questioned the effectiveness of federal farm programs in light of the large incomes farmers receive today, Conrad pointed out that the articles always used gross farm income and not net income, and the net income is usually pretty small after all the expenses on the farm are paid. Referring to recent news articles in the Washington Post that questioned the effectiveness of federal farm programs in light of the large incomes...

To understand how close a call it was, Autauga County's northern neighbor, Chilton County, had two overnight lows below the freezing mark and may have lost more than three-fourths of its signature peach crop. Autauga and Elmore farmers survived a near-miss this weekend, as cold weather stopped only a county away. Neither county received the harsh freezing temperatures that wreaked havoc with northern Alabama crops. But it was those few degrees that made the difference for local farmers....

Monsanto GM discusses recent expansionRay Foster, General Manager of Monsanto opperations on Molokai 4/16/2007 6:35:53 AMMonsanto Hawaii's recent announcement about its new long-term lease of ag lands from Molokai Properties has generated a number of very good and very interesting questions. Monsanto GM discusses recent expansionRay Foster, General Manager of Monsanto opperations on Molokai 4/16/2007 6:35:53 AMMonsanto Hawaii's recent announcement about its new long-term lease of ag lands...