As in past years, each home can receive up to 50 feet of shoreline treatment, while multi-user piers or marinas can get treatment on their entire frontage if nuisance conditions exist, said Susan Graham, lakes management coordinator with the DNR's South Central Region. Weed spraying will take place only within 100 feet of shore, where plants cannot be cut by mechanical harvesters. local madison.com Local . Sports . Opinion . Business . Entertainment & Lifestyle . Columnists . Forums...

The chemical has been measured in the rivers at various times between 1998 and 2005 at concentrations up to five times higher than the state limit for what's considered environmentally sound. Sold under the brand names of Harness and Surpass, acetochlor is usually applied in late spring, near planting time, but before corn plants have emerged. It's the first time the state has recommended that designation due to pesticides. Environmentalists and trout fishermen say growing more corn and...

Posted June 30, 2007 Attention On Deck: Despite dismissed suit, Agent Orange still an issue By Scott Doc Chobot Advocate correspondent Our Vietnam War veterans and (possibly) their offspring who suffer from one or more of the 12 deadly illnesses recognized as being caused by Agent Orange, will find the following dated information quite galling. Posted June 30, 2007 Attention On Deck: Despite dismissed suit, Agent Orange still an issue By Scott Doc Chobot Advocate correspondent Our Vietnam...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho Dry edible beans in Idaho have emerged sooner than average and don t appear to have suffered significant damage from recent high winds, industry officials said. In fact, Idaho is the largest producer of chickpeas in the nation at an estimated 39,000 acres this year. The expected drop is due to the need for more corn and other crops to feed a growing number of dairy cattle in Idaho. Now, he said, he hopes the area can avoid extremely hot weather in mid-July, when the...

Consumers turning to organic food in the wake of warnings about antifreeze-laden toothpaste, poisoned pet food, and antibiotic-laced fish may be in for a surprise. However, consumers who view that as a guarantee that the produce is pesticide-free are mistaken. The same country blamed for those scares, China, is quietly muscling in on the organic market. Department of Agriculture's organic logo and is certified by private firms authorized to approve use of the label. It was at the same time...

I joined this company from the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 1988 after my National Youth Service in 1986 in Jos, Plateau State where I emerged the over-all Best Corper and then picked up a job as a Research Associate at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan. Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. I joined this company from the International...

Agribusiness corporations are attempting to defeat this bill as their method of farming is heavily dependent on frequent applications of toxic pesticides. We cannot ignore how our food is grown and/or processed and the prevalence of pesticides and herbicides in the central valley waterways is alone to great an issue to leave to the Blue Dog Democrats or even worse, Arnold SSchwartzenegger, the Bad Actor who reads the script handed him from agribusiness. Prevent Pesticide Poisoning in...

Businesses link up with gov t agencies in branding project Business players in Davao City has tapped government agencies to be part of an accreditation body that will assist them with the branding project that was launched Monday during the opening of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMED) Week. Businesses link up with gov t agencies in branding project Business players in Davao City has tapped government agencies to be part of an accreditation body that will assist them with...

But the Chinese tea seeds-bred tea plants in Darjeeling have acquired unique traits which even the Chinese have failed to bestow upon their plants despite relentless research and efforts," says Rannen Datta, a senior consultant to various Darjeeling Tea gardens and the erstwhile secretary of Darjeeling Planters' Association, which has now been rechristened as Darjeeling Tea Association. But the Chinese tea seeds-bred tea plants in Darjeeling have acquired unique traits which even the...