Romney's harvest
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:42:33 -0800

By Scot Lehigh des moines one broad question has dominated the campaign in Iowa this year: Whether to choose the purest conservative or to back a candidate who seems most able to win and govern? Last night, Iowa essentially punted on that question. ...

At Endless Summer Harvest , the crops never stop growing
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:02:25 -0800

Mary Ellen Taylor is a co-owner of Endless Summer Harvest , which sells hydroponic lettuces and salad greens year-round. Lights in the greenhouse at Endless Summer Harvest in Purcellville remain on after dusk to mimic summer's longer growing season. ...

Keb' Mo' volunteers, plays for Second Harvest
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:31:31 -0800

The singer is set to host a special volunteer shift at Second Harvest Food Bank 5-7:30 pm Thursday. Those who pledge their time will help sort and pack food donations alongside the singer, who will also treat the volunteers to a performance. ...

Solar energy harvest can extend gardening season
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:06:23 -0800

By Larry A. Sagers, For the Deseret News As NASA and other agencies probe deep into space, one of the things they are looking for is planets that might support life. While there are many different necessities for life as we know it to exist, ...

Brazil targets record harvest of 160.3 million tons of grains and oilseeds in 2012
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:40:34 -0800

The Brazilian government lowered 0.1% its estimate for the 2012 harvest that should reach 160.3 million tons, considered a record volume. Overall this year's harvest should be 0.3% above the 159.9 million tons of 2011, according to data from the ...

Giving back
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:42:52 -0800

Teaming up to Help: Jacob's Ladder Job Center has formed a partnership with The Harvest Center of Charlotte to provide a job-readiness preview for those participating in the homeless ministry organization. Starting this month, Jacob's Ladder staff will ...

Mindanao's 2011 book harvest : More on literature this time
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:31 -0800

But while a number of books are still on the usual themes of history and peace-building the dominant themes since 2000 literature dominates the 2011 harvest , including a collection of Tita Lacambra-Ayala's poems and the first book of 17-year old ...

Zimbabwe Corn Harvest Falls 35% on Late Rains, Agency Says
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:08:07 -0800

By Godfrey Marawanyika Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe planted 247000 hectares (610350 acres) of corn from November to January, down from 379993 hectares in same period a year earlier as a result of late rains, Agricultural Extension Services said. ...

Forest harvest prompts fire and safety warning
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:01:22 -0800

January marks the commencement of new contracts for harvest and haulage of plantation wood in the Bombala area and a key part of these agreements includes the provision of fire safety equipment, and safety planning for haulage routes. ...

Harvest Natural Resources (HNR) Shares Downgraded by Global Hunter Securities ...
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:31:34 -0800

Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE: HNR) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Global Hunter Securities to an accumulate rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. Separately, analysts at Pritchard Capital downgraded shares of ...

Police hit-back after officer attacked
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:45:49 -0800

by Staff Reporter POLICE fought running battles with vendors in Harare Wednesday after one officer was reportedly attacked outside the MDC-T's Harvest House offices in the city. The clashes forced the closure of shops along First Street Mall and Nelson ...

NICARAGUA: To harvest first organic cotton crop
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:07:55 -0800

Nicaragua is preparing to harvest its first crop of organic cotton as part of an ongoing project to boost the growth of the country's textile and apparel sector. Six months after sowing, Nicaragua's first cotton will soon be cropped, the Ministry of ...

Sachs Harbour, NWT, has successful musk ox harvest
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:28 -0800

People in the community of Sachs Harbour, NWT, are calling the latest commercial musk ox harvest a success. It was the first harvest in three years in the most northerly community of the Northwest Territories. Hunters took 250 of the animals for their ...

WA harvest hits 14 million tonnes
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:41:49 -0800

THE WA harvest has passed the 14 million tonne mark with receivals just passing the figure on Monday. As at 3pm on Monday, CBH said exactly 14001 million tonnes had been received throughout the State and with further delays to harvest last week more is ...

Hopefully These Robotic Farmers Will Harvest More Than Our Organs
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:20:26 -0800

The initiative, dubbed the "Dream Project," will use robotic tractors to plant and harvest the crops, and other robots for tasks such as packaging the produce for shipping. Rumored to be helping out on the robotics side are tech companies such as ...

More cuts coming to lower Columbia sturgeon fishing in 2012
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:06:02 -0800

The harvest guideline for 2011 was 17000, although only 14514 sturgeon were actually taken. Under the three-year Washington-Oregon Columbia River sturgeon accord, the harvest would drop to about 14000 in 2012. That is a harvest rate of 22.5 percent of ...

Sex imbalance holding back Bay crabs' rebound?
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:06:17 -0800

There are nearly three times as many female crabs as there are males now, thanks to catch limits imposed by Maryland and Virginia to protect more "sooks" from harvest . Those catch limits, which included banning winter crabbing in Virginia and ...

Winter can be growing season for some produce
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:01:52 -0800

Mushroom kits allow you to harvest delicious varieties such as portobello, shiitake and oyster mushrooms. The kits come with simple instructions and depending on the size of the kit you buy, most will produce two to three pounds of these nutritious ...

Record breaking grain harvest in SA
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:37:28 -0800

By Brooke Neindorf South Australia has recorded its fourth largest grain harvest on record, according to the final crop and pasture report for the most recent season. Primary Industries and Regions South Australia released the estimate of 7.76 million ...

Deer hunting season ends with white-tail harvest count
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:31:03 -0800

Base hunters and hunting clubs who use base land for organized and group hunts are waiting to hear exactly how many deer were harvested in the 2011-2012 deer season. Wildlife manager Martin Korenek has the numbers. A total of 722 deer were taken during ...