Last year, the Farm Bureau persuaded state lawmakers to spend $300,000 for research on the fungus, which can also infect vegetables and Christmas trees, he said. The disease's lesions first appear as reddish-brown to dark brown areas of external discoloration, eventually progressing into the roots, said Michael Wunsch, a Cornell graduate student in plant pathology and the report's lead author. He said the best thing farmers can do at this point is to buy stronger, disease-resistant alfalfa...

Before getting into details that I couldn't fit into the space in the paper, here's a quick summary of the issue at hand: On Monday, Cape Girardeau City Council has a public hearing scheduled for Christ Church of the Heartland's special-use permit request. Before getting into details that I couldn't fit into the space in the paper, here's a quick summary of the issue at hand: On Monday, Cape Girardeau City Council has a public hearing scheduled for Christ Church of the Heartland's...

By Meredith Brody Published: July 18, 2007 When tiny Tajine opened in the Tenderloin in 2005, people who managed to squeeze into its miniature space on a gritty block of Jones were delighted by both its delicious food and its amazingly gentle prices. Tajine's recent move to a much larger storefront on Polk, more than tripling its capacity, so excited us especially the prospect of being able to eat there in a large group, impossible in the old location that we invited an entire apartment...

The Committee considered the two options suggested by Director IIVR viz; (i) either reduce the number of locations from 6 to 3 or (ii) redesign the protocol for pollen flow studies. SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry. It was noted that 240 acres (approx 100 ha) of land per location is required for conducting pollen flow studies. SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry. The committee therefore recommended that pollen flow...

A summary of the Government s consultation on plans for how genetically modified plants might live alongside existing and organic crops was published yesterday. Genetically modified crops could be grown in Britain on a commercial basis from 2009 if they pass a safety assessment by the Government. Not for nothing have those powerful forces gained control of our so-called "representatives" and denied us the right to know what we are eating and growing. They suppress any evidence that...