Fresno County Gas Thieves [ ABC30.com ] 30, 2008  The longtime almond, and raisin grower said many farmers don't even know they've been robbed because thieves typically steal incremental amounts at a time. ... Read More ...

Guide provides tips, discounts for green [ Beverly Citizen ] 1, 2008  The following garden centers across the North Shore are offering 15 percent discounts on Greenscapes-recommended plants: Chapman's Greenhouse in Beverly; ... Read More ...

'Dream' business takes root [ Prince Albert Daily Herald ] 5, 2008  'We seed about 75 per cent of our stuff,' said Marilyn, adding the business is capitalizing on a growing interest in gardening. 'A lot of people seem to be ... Read More ...

Outdoor greenhouse encourages kids to ge [ Anderson Herald Bulletin ] 6, 2008  Currently, the lab is funded by the school's PTO and by contributions from local gardening clubs. 'We also sell some of the plants at local roadside sales ... Read More ...

'20th-century food policies are threaten [ ic Wales ] 6, 2008  'Yet the CAP reforms being discussed, as well as the WTO negotiations, are driven by outdated concepts that move EC farming away from food security at a ... Read More ...

Growing pains [ Columbus Dispatch ] 4, 2008  By Monique Curet Steve Martin stocks up on tomato plants at Dill's Greenhouse near Groveport, which has noted an increased interest in vegetable gardening ... Read More ...

Illegal immigrant cleared of cannabis fa [ Runcorn World ] 7, 2008  By Steve Kelly AN ILLEGAL immigrant has been cleared of growing a huge cannabis farm after claiming he had never heard of the drug. Hong Yang, aged 48, ... Read More ...

High gas prices also affecting delivery [ MyFox Gulf Coast ] 25, 2008  'We're trying to find another grower to buy them from that's closer. It's probably the same thing that's going to happen to food and other items. ... Read More ...

Popular garden greenhouse smashed [ BBC News ] 6, 2008  Vandals have targeted a popular garden in Broughty Ferry, smashing nearly every pane of glass in a greenhouse. About 70 panes at the Barnhill Rock Garden ... Read More ...

Bos Greenhouse celebrates 95 years of gr [ MLive.com ] 1, 2008  Free tours of the farm's 60000 square feet of greenhouses are scheduled as well as equipment demonstrations. Other area farmers including a beekeeper, ... Read More ...

Fuel prices slow down truckers [ Capital Press  ] 3, 2008  Mark Bacchetti, an asparagus and sweet corn grower near Tracy, Calif., worries about the effect of fuel costs on his business. It is more expensive to run ... Read More ...

Farm flowers under 3 generations [ Savannah Morning News ] 5, 2008  Today, the family has seven greenhouses, where each flower is watered by hand. Amaryllis, sold in the fall, are grown from South African bulbs; ... Read More ...

ExxonMobil to Build Commercial Demonstra [ FOXBusiness ] 6, 2008  In addition to our in-house research programs, ExxonMobil supports carbon capture and storage research at the International Energy Agency's Greenhouse Gas ... Read More ...

Canada faces Kyoto probe over greenhouse [ guardian.co.uk ] 7, 2008  By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, May 7 - Canada will be probed on suspicion of violating rules for registering greenhouse gases ... Read More ...

The secret to organic gardening? Comfrey [ Times Online ] 26, 2008  Not manure, or soil, or the seeds, or the tender loving way I hoick the seedlings in and out, and in and out of that damn greenhouse to windowsill to ... Read More ...

Tomato prices set by store, not Madison [ Central Maine Morning Sentinel ] 25, 2008  You do not have to know much about merchandising to realize the grower of any product on your grocer's shelves is not the one setting the retail price you ... Read More ...

Agrium Delivers Record First Quarter Net [ CNNMoney.com ] 2, 2008  Given the high grain and oilseed prices, indications are that our grower customers have remained focused on maximizing yields, even with significantly ... Read More ...

Proof that farming progress can safeguar [ ic Wales ] 6, 2008  IT IS often claimed by people outside the industry that farmers are reluctant to change their traditional style of farming and slow to grasp new challenges. ... Read More ...