Tomorrow evening at the corner of Commercial Avenue and Madison Street in the Pinehurst neighborhood, Chuck Bowling and Sandy Ellis would be crowned king and queen of the three-day Pinehurst Commerce Club celebration to raise funds for the South Everett Youth and Community Center. Making the trip were Steve Deisher, Jackie VanBiezen, Jean Lindmark, Pennie Johnson and Roger Mills. HeraldNet: Seems like yesterday Enterprise . Business Journal . North Sound Dining . County Connection . La...

But Monterey County agricultural leaders say they have made great strides in improving safety procedures and have strongly reduced the chances of another multi-state scare. The episode left the Salinas Valley with a tarnished reputation, a $77 million loss to its spinach crop and a marked drop in bagged salad sales, which were down $10. In contrast, the marketing agreement standards are developed by the industry and enforced by inspectors from the state Department of Food and Agriculture....

The book connected the dots between the pesticide DDT, widely used to curb mosquitoes and agricultural pests after its invention in 1939, and the collapsing U. He tries not to think about a similar encounter a few weeks earlier, when an eagle protecting its nest struck him with its talons, bloodying his face. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune Bald eagles once were something you would dream about seeing, as one expert put it, after a pesticide decimated populations decades ago. Nearly wiped out in the...

The heavy rains have produced wet soils, which could produce excellent conditions for the growth and spread of the fungus that causes scab. However, it is important to recognize that applying fungicides only will reduce the level of scab and will not control all the scab. Recommendations from recent North Dakota State University research for ground application of fungicides to control scab in small grains are to direct the spray as perpendicular to the grain head as possible with 250- to...

The one ant that pest control operators say doesn't respond to bait or poison is the one giving Hawaii residents the most trouble: the white footed ant. Ants like to live in many of those plants, or may use that as a vehicle for getting into the house. When do you call a pest control company?When you can't handle the ants anymore, get on the phone. Pest control operators say in nearly every case, ants come from outside. Spray the area outside the home with pesticide. Most ants like to...