The Federal Aviation Administration has recommended the county cease agricultural activity inside the perimeter fence at the Outagamie County Regional Airport because the crops may attract wildlife, particularly birds, which can pose a hazard to airplanes. The Federal Aviation Administration has recommended the county cease agricultural activity inside the perimeter fence at the Outagamie County Regional Airport because the crops may attract wildlife, particularly birds, which can pose a...

And as his neighbors grow horizontally, by adding acres, Geiger's farm slowly grows, too, but mostly vertically, through an economic concept known as "vertical integration" in which different steps in the creation of a product are owned by the same person. While his father is the kind of farmer "who loves to smell the dirt," Mitchell said, it is neither desirable nor advisable for Mitchell to be out in the fields every day. And as his neighbors grow horizontally, by adding acres, Geiger's...

Although several local producers are able to help out during the campaign, it's tough for many to take off an entire campaign that can last up to six months. Sidney Sugars may face employment challenges Like nearly every business in the local area, Sidney Sugars will most likely fall prey to a lack of employees for its upcoming 2007-08 sugar beet campaign. And although too early to provide a precise estimate on sugar content, Fullmer feels August was a welcome month for the beet crop....

ZURICH - Swiss authorities have granted permission for three genetically modified (GM) crop trials in Switzerland, despite concerns the field research conflicts with a ban on the use of GM products in agriculture. The crops must be in a fenced-in area and protected from birds. Swiss voters in 2005 approved a referendum imposing a 5-year moratorium on the use of genetically-modified organisms (GMO) in farming. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or...

They hurry away and with extraordinary generosity re-emerge with tins, jars and knotted cloth containing biological treasures the seeds of bygone crops. We are on a hunt for genes; for lost genetic resources that agricultural scientists say will be crucial for the world to keep feeding itself despite climate change and deteriorating agricultural landscapes. They are farmers in the land where farming began. There is a surrealism to these meetings, underscored by the dissonant chatter of...