October 2007
- EPA Rules 2,4-D Herbicide Does Not Lead to Cancer More than 20 years after the controversy began, EPA has determined that the herbicide 2,4-D does not cause cancer in people. It announced its decision Aug. 8.
- Government Clamps Down on Employers of Illegal Workers Tighter enforcement of immigration laws announced in early August probably came late enough in the year so as not to disrupt the fruit and vegetable harvest in the northern United States this fall, but will probably cause grief for vegetables and citrus in Florida, Texas and California this winter.
- Market Appeals to Visitors of All Ages Kuipers Family Farm had no problem attracting families with young children, but older families with teenagers weren?t showing as much interest. Corn mazes and hayrides are for little kids, after all.
- Pike Place Market Celebrates a Century in Seattle
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