He and his son became interested in prawn farming after a hip replacement made it difficult to continue the hard labor of tobacco farming. A meeting last week at Brunswick Community College outlined the program and introduced those interested to some people who have already taken the plunge into the backyard seafood business. Frinsko said the objective of the project is not to replace shrimp as a seafood staple but rather to appeal to a smaller but growing market of people who want to buy...

The stretch of land covering Southside Virginia, where the sun and soil are right, has grown a popular, mild tobacco for centuries. The documentary opens at Jamestown and traces the crop through history and households to the recent threat of foreign tobacco. Crawford, a nonsmoker, drove 80,000 miles to collect interviews and earn the trust of reticent farmers. Half of the country s public television stations have picked it up and will be showing it in the coming months. It was a hard life...

Did they each decide on their own to grow rye or was the area they lived in better suited to grow rye? Since they were more or less neighbors, not necessarily close neighbors, could one of the three convinced the other two rye would grow well on their land? Those are some of the questions we will never be able to answer. Did they each decide on their own to grow rye or was the area they lived in better suited to grow rye? Since they were more or less neighbors, not necessarily close...

The bill would boost SCHIP spending by US$35 billion, and would fund the proposal by hefty tax increases on all forms of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco. Cigars would face the largest-percentage increase, with the maximum tax per cigar being boosted to US$3 from 5 cents; a nearly 6,000 percent increase. Tobacco to be taxed heavily in U. The bill would boost SCHIP spending by US$35 billion, and would fund the proposal by hefty tax increases on all forms of tobacco,...

Gaines, D-Prince George's, plans to submit a bill in the special legislative session that would change the state's definition of a motorcycle, allowing the 12 to 15 owners of three-wheeled motorcycles in the state to register them with the Motor Vehicle Administration, she said. Lots of bills filed, but few will make the cut - Top Stories - (HometownAnnapolis.com) Gaines, D-Prince George's, plans to submit a bill in the special legislative session that would change the state's definition...