An example of how occurrences in the field can be changed can be seen in an incident last year in which the herbicide containing 2-4-D drifted onto a rice field. Commodity producers can express concerns about issues that are affecting them, Urquhart said. Content on this site may not be archived, retransmitted, saved in a database, or used for any commercial purpose without the express written permission of The Daily Citizen. The classes are taught in conjunction with the teachers lesson...

The salty and eroded soils and infrequent rains in the south mark a clear contrast with the lush green of the northern coast of Cuba's eastern-most province. The lack of rain, say experts, has aggravated erosion and desertification in this semiarid region, which extends across 1,752 square km and includes a strip along the province's southern coast. The tourists stay there," says a young man who is trying to sell hand-made shoes along a street in the provincial capital Guant namo City, 929...

What we are collectively debating is as to how to moderate the price rise, so that as wages and incomes rise, people will not be burdened with the price rise. What we are trying to moderate is the increase in the rate of the rise, which is what we measure as inflation. Firstly, take the world-wide increase in the commodity prices, particularly crude oil. The government reduced prices twice by two rupees and one rupee a litre on petrol and diesel. Broadly speaking, there are five reasons...

But despite the headaches that come with exporting agricultural and food products to Cuba, a steady parade of hopeful U. Initial exuberance that Ra l Castro's transition to power would spur warmer political and economic relations with the United States has waned as the Bush administration has held its hard line. Dave Heineman went to tout corn and soybeans, and Delaware -- on its first trade visit -- offered up poultry and winter wheat. The study comes as several bills are afoot in...

The book will be released in the fall, revealing the first phase of the Rice University professor's ongoing research about what drives the country's leaders. But he didn't ask about their secrets for getting rich and powerful. Jockey CEO Debra Waller spoke about how she required models to wear wedding bands when a man and woman were featured together in underwear advertisements. And he looks to Jackson Prep, where his mother now serves as the school's headmaster, as the place that set him...