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...

Board members who voted in favor of the measure - board chairman Joe Hancock and Chip Sherrill - own agricultural land with several thousand acre feet of water. You've got to remember that if you look at the allocation with what Sherrill has or uses on his farm acreage and what Hancock uses or is involved in, that's almost half the water in the district, said Ron Bernstein, former Mohave County supervisor and current vice president of B&R Land Development of Mohave. You've got to remember...

One of the most high-profile draft-dodgers of the era, he quickly launched a recording career with the help of Robbie Robertson and Todd Rundgren and scored his largest hit with a particularly inspired single entitled "Yankee Lady. But despite his renown as both a musician and a voice of a generation's disenchantment, he's loath to combine the roles. Breaking News Culture Multimedia Archives Charlottesville Classifieds About filter by topic. But this time, instead of lighting out for the...

Israel leads the world in turkey consumption, with every man, woman and child eating an average of 34-1/2 pounds a year.

Free installation of Windows Live Messenger, Mail, and more. Find exactly what you are looking for FAST! With Live Search.