University field-trial results show that Autumn delivers outstanding results on tough weeds, including Canada thistle, common chickweed, dandelion, hemp nettle, henbit, horsenettle and marestail. Fall burndown treatments to control weeds offer a side benefit: They also help minimize weed cover for overwintering pests such as black cutworms. Bill Johnson, associate professor of weed science at Purdue University, says weed species like cress leaf groundsel, chickweed, henbit and purple...

Inside the house, 744 marijuana plants were seized along with equipment which included electrical timers, a water pump, fans, air filter and soil fertilizer, Sinclair told the court. In agreeing to the sentence, Ruddy stressed the introduction of the grow operation in a relatively small northern community as an aggravating factor. Another 17 charges six of possession for trafficking, six of stealing electricity and another five of production were stayed. As well, an infrared device showed...

European and Japanese automakers are about to invade the US market with new clean-diesel models that get far better mileage than the same gasoline-burning model. Volkswagen was an early pioneer in diesel in the US, but it will convert to new cleaner diesel technology in models starting 2008, which it dubs "Blue Motion. Even though hybrids got off to an early lede, market researchers are betting diesel cars will become more popular as consumers realize that hybrids save on fuel consumption...

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Venture Capital Bank (VCBank), an Islamic investment bank based in Bahrain, Jordon Arab Fertilizers and Chemicals Company (JAFCCO) and Jordan Phosphates Mines Company (JPMC) during the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea, to establish a chemical fertilizer complex at the White Valley in southern Jordan. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Venture Capital Bank (VCBank), an Islamic investment bank based in Bahrain,...

Cape Cod Study Points Out Conditions for Arsenic Mobility in Groundwater: Did you know the release of naturally occurring arsenic from sediments can adversely affect groundwater quality, even when the concentration of arsenic in the sediments is low? USGS hydrological experiments show abundant nitrate and iron levels in groundwater can affect the mobility of trace amounts of arsenic. The information in the report provides a vital national basis for comparison that will be used by...