The farmers, all of whom are located east of Crowley's Ridge, allege in the suit that the 2,4-D they bought was defective in design and inadequately labeled. It was the first successful "selective herbicide," able to control weeds without damaging the crop on which it was used. Rice farmers favor 2,4-D because of its low cost. The board acted after complaints of herbicide drift from rice fields were confirmed. Little Rock, AR Northeast Arkansas Farmers File Suit Against Herbicide...

As a model hybrid rice cluster, more than 200 hectares of rice fields were planted to hybrid rice this 2007 dry cropping season. He said that the highest yield in the cluster was 246 cav/ha while the lowest was 173 cav/ha, which is still much higher than what they would usually get from ordinary or inbred rice varieties. Domingo, Nueva Ecija are again overwhelmed with the benefits that they are reaping from their hybrid rice farms. The DA provides them adequate irrigation, postharvest...

The Prairie Star: Opinion The Prairie Star. Just when you thought you'd heard just about everything, along comes a New York Times op-ed piece that blames the obesity and bad eating habits of the American people right on the front step of the American farmers and the farm bill. Noting that the farm bill, among other things, determines which crops will be subsidized, he claims that in the case of the Twinkies and the carrots, the farm bill &#8220offers a lot more support to the cake than to...

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Prices of rice at the retail level, edible oil and onion registered a declining trend and the prices of sugar increased slightly while the prices of other essential commodities remained unchanged in the city markets over the last week. Traders said during the last week the prices of rice slightly declined at the retail level as a consequence of the government's decision to allow carrying of more than five tonnes of rice at a time in trucks from the countryside. Previously, businessmen were...