Two years ago the province, which abuts Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, was covered with opium poppies about 27,000 acres of them, nearly enough to blanket Manhattan twice. As the Afghan and Western governments focused on the problem of soaring Afghan opium production, which hit record levels this year and remains a booming industry, cannabis cultivation increased 40 percent around the country, to about 173,000 acres this year from about 123,500 acres last year, the United Nations said in an...

Times staff writer HAVANA - A future public access dock should bring growth for Havana's industry and the community as a whole, according to local officials. For a fee, companies that use river transport in their businesses can ship coal, grain, fertilizer, salt or scrap metal with the help of Sunrise Ag's dock and accompanying equipment. Sunrise Ag Service co., which is nearing the end of its two-year river port project, agreed to make its dock accessible to local businesses as part of...

London, England--The global interest for biofuels will have a considerable affect on fertilizer demand. Global biodiesel production is likely to reach 15 million toe in 2012, whereas bioethanol production will be closer to 40 million toe. Hatfield continues, "As a result, growing crops for biofuels is financially attractive for farmers worldwide. This is due to the dominance of maize and rapeseed cultivations. Global biofuel production is expected to exceed 55 million tonnes of oil...

Waldvogel advises hiring a skilled professional, in part because it's important to consider carefully what chemicals to spray in living areas such as bedrooms. Scientists and exterminators say the bedbug resurgence is probably because of a combination of factors, including the ban on DDT insecticide in the early 1970s. Scientists and pest control companies say it may be linked to increased international travel, the ban on DDT and changed pesticide practices. Since Shelton started his...

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