As much as I adore my garden, by the time fall rolls around part of me is grateful for the end of the growing season.
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Monsanto’s absorption into Bayer is now official. As with all corporate mergers and acquisitions, there is some bad that comes along with the good.
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“Honey, I’d like you to meet the man who saved our marriage,” I say introducing DC to Tony.
Last week’s column apparently hit a nerve, a positive nerve.
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Farmers have the reputation about being full of complaints.
