By DEBBIE JAMIESON - The Press . Monday, 4 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say A large number of common food products sold in supermarkets contain genetically engineered (GE) ingredients the consumer does not know about, food labelling critics say. By DEBBIE JAMIESON - The Press . Monday, 4 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say A large number...

The new facility provides ASTM quality biodiesel from locally grown cotton seeds and other vegetable oils to meet the expanding demand for a clean, renewable and efficient fuel to the Texas diesel fuel distributor. Greenline Industries designs, produces and delivers groundbreaking new biodiesel production technology, using EPA Award winning waterless, ion resin exchange processing systems. The waterless design eliminates the need for water treatment facilities downstream from production...

By Philip Scott SURGING demand from China, the growing fashion for alternative fuels and some of the driest weather conditions on record have pushed crop prices to their highest levels for years, leading some analysts to suggest we are at the start of a multi-year bull market in everything from wheat to milk. By Philip Scott SURGING demand from China, the growing fashion for alternative fuels and some of the driest weather conditions on record have pushed crop prices to their highest...

Even if you're behind schedule with your gardening plans, and who isn't, there's still time to do what you need to do before the dog days of summer arrive. The weather is staying warm, annuals and perennials are blooming, and if you're lucky enough to have planted an early vegetable garden, you're harvesting salad greens, spinach, peas and strawberries. Bolting is usually caused by plants being put under stress, in particular climatic stress. In early spring, plants prefer cold nights and...

Crispy Roasted Broccoli Posted June 7 2007 1 pound broccoli florets (about 6 cups) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Kosher or sea salt, to taste Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Roast 25 minutes until the florets can be pierced with a fork and are a little toasty-looking, about 25 minutes. In a medium bowl, toss broccoli florets with the olive oil. Place in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet that has been lined with aluminum foil. Remove from the oven and loosely cover with...

Q: When buying fresh broccoli at the grocery store, my sister regularly breaks off the stems and throws them away in the produce department, paying only for the tops. She says she shouldn't pay for the part that no one eats and that's why they have garbage cans in the produce department anyway. I've seen "broccoli crowns" for sale that have only the tops, and they are more expensive. I say it's basically stealing, because the stems are figured in the price of the broccoli. The rest of you...

Scheme to Protect Local Farmers to be Implemented - PatnaDaily News '); } else { document. The state government is gearing up to introduce 'Bihar Green', a project aimed to help local vegetable farmers and vendors compete against their more swanky, flashy competitions located in shopping complexes and large everything-under-on-roof grocery stores. The state government is gearing up to introduce 'Bihar Green', a project aimed to help local vegetable farmers and vendors compete against their...

They mill around the parking lot of the old agricultural hall before the West Tisbury Farmers' Market opens, in the hopes of being the first customer at the little stand that sits in the back, under a blue and white tent. She arrived at the old agricultural hall in West Tisbury early on a Saturday morning and set up shop at the farmers' market. Tomorrow morning, at the first farmers' market of the season, customers will be forced to make agonizing decisions between cold rolls, Kahlua...

It is happening for many reasons: the rising cost of gas, drought, freezing weather, even the rising cost of corn which is highly sought after not only as ingredients for thousands of food products but also to make ethanol. Hard freezes in California, Florida and other states are another contributor to the run-up in prices, especially for produce. New federal statistics show that food prices rose 3.9 percent nationally in April, and the outlook is equally chilling wherever you shop. But...