I am incensed by Doug Husband's misrepresentation of Delta's proud tradition of farming, of local history and of provincial law. His claim that "Delta's growing season for mixed field crops is very limited with less than optimal results" has no foundation in reality.
Harpenden seems an unlikely setting for a battle over global farming. But threats to disrupt tests on GM crops are causing a stir in the town For a town that faces being overrun by activists this month, Harpenden was in a surprisingly calm mood last week. Windows in the prosperous Hertfordshire town were unboarded, while sandbags were noticeable by their absence. Townsfolk were also displaying a ...
Roy Rogers of rural Fairfield won?t be 86 until July, but has been continuously planting and harvesting on the farm where he was born since he started farming back in 1944. Retirement isn?t part of his vocabulary. This is his 69th year to plant a crop. Monday, Rogers was in the field at 6 a.m. ?Well, I slept yesterday afternoon [Sunday] so I had plenty of rest,? he said as a way of making light ...
