A Project to Remodel Grape Genes Yields Mostly Outrage - New York Times
New York Times Sun, 25 Sep 2005 7:17 PM PDT
COLMAR, France, Sept. 21 - Behind six-foot fencing, watched by unblinking video eyes, and guarded by motion detectors that set off bright halogen lights and a silent police alarm in the event of nocturnal intruders, there lurks what some people in this gentle wine-making region consider an unholy alliance between the noble grape and "Frankenstem": 70 grapevines grafted onto genetically modified |
Farmers recognized for salmon efforts
The Olympian Mon, 26 Sep 2005 5:53 AM PDT
Farming and saving salmon don't have to be at odds with each other. That's the underlying premise behind "Salmon-Safe," a farm certification program that recognizes farmers who take the necessary steps on their land to protect and restore salmon-bearing streams. |
Tsunami actually aided crops in Indonesia
USA Today Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:52 AM PDT
Despite fears that salt water from the December tsunami had poisoned the land, some farmers are harvesting their best-ever crops. Rice is not the only thing thriving on tsunami-affected land in Indonesia's Aceh province, which suffered the worst damage and loss of life in the disaster. |
US Wheat Outlook: Steady To Down 1c On Exports, E-CBOT
Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News Mon, 26 Sep 2005 6:30 AM PDT
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--U.S. wheat futures were called to open steady to down 1 cent per bushel Monday on disappointing U.S. wheat export news and following weak overnight trade, brokers said. |
Tsunami Actually Aided Crops in Indonesia
Environmental News Network Mon, 26 Sep 2005 4:26 AM PDT
From atop the coconut tree where he fled to escape the onrushing water, Muhammad Yacob watched the tsunami turn his rice paddy into a briny, debris-strewn swamp. Nine months later, Yacob and his wife are harvesting their best-ever crop -- despite fears that salt water had poisoned the land. |
Tsunami actually aided crops in Indonesia
Newsday Sun, 25 Sep 2005 8:37 PM PDT
MEULABOH, Indonesia -- From atop the coconut tree where he fled to escape the onrushing water, Muhammad Yacob watched the tsunami turn his rice paddy into a briny, debris-strewn swamp. |
Rocky Ford finds an unlikely savior
Rocky Mountain News Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:47 PM PDT
ROCKY FORD - It's harvest time in Colorado's melon capital, and farmers are reaping an unexpected crop of optimism in this small Arkansas River Valley town. |
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