The pollination of almonds is the defining influence in commercial beekeeping today, and provides a glimpse into the value and demand of pollination, as well as the unprecedented stresses facing the nation's honeybees, stresses that many say are at the root of the current colony collapse sweeping through the industry. The pollination of almonds is the defining influence in commercial beekeeping today, and provides a glimpse into the value and demand of pollination, as well as the...

Record September Temperatures Extend Southeast Drought ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, October 17, 2007 (ENS) - Temperatures in September 2007 were the eighth warmest on record, hot enough to break 1,000 daily high records across the United States, say scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville. Record September Temperatures Extend Southeast Drought ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, October 17, 2007 (ENS) - Temperatures in September 2007 were the eighth warmest on record, hot...

TERRI Irwin, the widow of the late conservationist Steve, says it is alright for people to feed wildlife in their backyards. Terri said people should be told it is alright to feed wildlife. It's okay to put birdseed in the backyard and left-over bread for the possums, she said. Okay to feed wildlife, says Terri. The 43-year-old director of Queensland's Australia Zoo said Steve had been trying to encourage people to get closer to nature - starting with their own back garden. We need to be...

Trim refers to any and all off-cuts from the animal, once the more favorable parts have been extracted. For years, maybe, he says in the sunny front room of his home off the Edgartown Road; from here the 35 year-old entrepreneur runs the largest organic beef business in the U. Lively goes on to detail the many bizarre and macabre measures taken during the cattle-rearing process, all part of an unhinged rush to maximize time efficiency and profit. How many people eat steak well done? Unless...

That s because more acres are being planted and also because Monsanto s market share has increased substantially in the past couple of years, he said. The farmers responded to the corn market positively last year with more acres, he said, adding that Monsanto continues to seek the best growers and best ground for seed corn production. Demolition of a brick building on the northwest side of the property is making way for the added bulk storage for dried shelled corn awaiting seed...