FMC Signs Exclusive Agreement for Access to New Patented Fungicide

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC - News) announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution and development agreement with Consumo em Verde (CEV), Biotecnologia das Plantas, ...

Ivory Coast farmers fear for cocoa crop as rain stays away

MEAGUI, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Ivorian cocoa farmer Delphin Kouadja shakes his head in disbelief as he surveys the shrivelled, yellowing plants on his smallholding just north of the port of San Pedro. With still two months to go for the normally bountiful main crop in the world's top cocoa producer, a combination of poor rains, strong winds and a frail tree stock means his plantation is already ...

JFK’s Beagle Brigade: pups battling aliens

While aliens from outer space do not pose an imminent threat to the United States, prohibited fruit, flowers, vegetables, nuts and meats brought into this country by international travelers can harbor

Want to grow fruit? Take it easy

By Brandy Cowley-Gilbert Special to the Democrat -- If you're worried that your first effort to grow fruit will turn out to be a fruitless venture, the best place to begin is with easy-to-grow types of fruits. They are more forgiving of soil types, more disease-resistant, and better able to tolerate busy gardeners with little time to water. This does not mean that you can just dig a hole and ...

Some trees can present challenges

"What tree do you recommend that I plant?" That's a question I get frequently, and which I can't really answer without playing a game of 21 Questions. Before I can recommend a tree, I need to know about your property's environment: How much room you have; soil type and drainage; shade or sun; etc. With this information, I can cut down your choices to a mere 500 or 600 species.