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Company Says It Will Not Turn to Biotech
When Monsanto announced Jan. 24 that it would buy Seminis, the first question on everyone's mind was, "What kind of biotech vegetables can we look for... READ MORE »
Opposition to CAFTA Continues to Grow
Despite support by President Bush's administration, opposition to the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) continues to swell within America's... READ MORE »
High Tunnels Bring High Returns
Production of fruit and vegetables in high tunnels is growing rapidly, with new growers and new crops finding their comfort zone under those plastic r... READ MORE »
Hunts Point Terminal Merchants Look to Remodel Market
Plans are being made to modernize Hunts Point Terminal Market, that place in upper New York City where some $2 billion worth of fresh fruits and veget... READ MORE »
We’re Paying the Price of A Poor Energy Policy
With gasoline prices nearly double what they were a year ago, it's clear we're paying the price of our poor choices in the past 15 years. And we'll pa... READ MORE »
Straw ‘Tractor’ Hauls in Customers
Gro-Moore Farms claims to have the largest John Deere in North America. It's about 18 feet tall and 30 feet long. An "unbelievable" number of people h... READ MORE »
Pres. Bush Pitches Immigration Reform
President George Bush took to the stump in late November to urge Congress to cut through the Gordian knot of issues involving immigration, border secu... READ MORE »
Action Needed to Save Global Trade Talks
Free trade, wrote Richard Cobden in 1857, "is God's diplomacy, and there is no more certain way of uniting people." You can't help wondering what he ... READ MORE »
Bush Wants Immigration Reform By End of Year
President George Bush is committed to reforming the "problematic" immigration system in the United States by the end of the year, said Mike Johanns, s... READ MORE »
Fire The Ultimate Nightmare for Corn Maze Operators
Corn mazes have caught on like wildfire, an analogy that strikes fear in the hearts of maze operators – and fire marshals – across the cou... READ MORE »
