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IANS – Wheat or Chaff?

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Bee
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IANS – It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. ~ Mark Twain When George Gershwin composed the song It Ain’t Necessarily So, he was onto something. … Continue reading →

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Open Source Seeds

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Bee
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I admit I do tend to like going against the grain and rooting for the underdog. In this case, it’s a seed underdog. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI), a project from the University of Wisconsin, to be more specific. … Continue reading →

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Goss Disease

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Bee
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Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Nebraskensis – quite a mouthful, isn’t it? More familiarly known as Goss disease, it’s a bacterial infection of corn that enters the plant through any sort of damage to the leaves. Winds, heavy rain and hail can … Continue reading →

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