10-Foot-Tall ‘Superweed’ Grows Resistant To Roundup

Two weeks ago, as I was finishing up the piece on “Savory Herbs and Unsavory Weather,” I decided that today’s column would focus on invasive herbs. Unfortunately, another potential invasion has caused me to put [ … ]

Monsanto is teaming up with American Vanguard to extend a “crop protection collaboration” program. Crop protection sounds like an Earth-friendly and worthwhile project, but this is biotech giant Monsanto we are talking about – so [ … ]

Recently my family and I were blessed with a small tract of land. It is fertile, with numerous fruit trees and edible plants. The previous owner had neglected it for several years, so thick shrubs [ … ]