Pellitteri said that CCD is typically an issue with migratory beekeepers who travel great distances with their bees to pollinate crops as they come into the flowering stage. The bee ailment making national headlines during the past year has been labeled colony collapse disorder and is reported to be responsible for the loss of thousands of honeybee colonies in at least 30 states. Regardless of the name that gets applied to his bees' malady, Ranum said his losses are significant and he is...

Our lives were already busy before; it s a miracle we ve been able to accomplish what we have, and hold down the day job, and take as many holidays as possible. What a brilliant weekend it was too! But as I baked in my bikini on the beach munching a cheese and piccalilly sandwich, the conversation inevitably turned to the plot. We planted one-year-old crowns last year and according to my various manuals, they mustn t be harvested until year three in order to build a strong plant. I...

See the fair with a kids eye view: eat a corn dog, ride a few rides, gawk at those gigantic tractors, attend a free concert and of course tour the animal barns. Capture a few in a jar to get a closer look at these wonderful creatures, then set them free. Celebrating its 10th year, this nationally known outdoor fair in the Western Gateway Park offers some special activities including two unique interactive murals in which visitors get to reinterpret a piece from two famous Van Gogh...

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They worry, too, about ethanol s fuel efficiency lower than traditional gasoline and its effects on both the environment and food prices as corn chews up more farmland. soybean acreage is expected to slide 11 percent and cotton production 20 percent this year alone, the Agriculture Department said. The 58-year-old Adams, who works 950 acres in Central Illinois near Atlanta, didn t immediately join the farmer cooperatives pooling together to build a 100-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant....