POSTED: 5:50 p m EDT October 3, 2003 LANCASTER, Pa -- Amish farmers in Lancaster County are struggling to harvest corn left flattened by Tropical Storm Isabel's high winds Nearly 20 percent of the corn farms in Lancaster County suffered wind damage from Isabel Amish bishops made a decision to make the work easier "I think it connects the people that want to do the work with those people that need it," Anderson said

Thu, Oct 2, 2003 Corn maze reigns for family fun Here's the solution: The Lion Reigns Corn Maze at 9455 Main St in Amherst Junction The maze, located in 8 acres of 8-foot-tall corn, is the work of John and Anne Pavelski, Amherst Junction, and their seven children Maze sleuths can navigate through the lion-shaped maze in search of seven uniquely-shaped hole punches If you plan to traverse the maze after dark, the Pavelskis recommend bringing a flashlight

UA plant scientists get $14 million to study rice, corn TUCSON - The federal government has awarded three University of Arizona plant scientists $14 million in grants to study rice and corn Plant professors Rod Wing and Vicki Chandler, and research professor Cari Soderlund of the University's Institute for Biomedical Science and Biotechnology are the principal investigators The separate projects are funded through the National Science Foundation's National Plant Genome Initiative

John Cevette was simply livid about my Sunday column on biopharming Cevette said four "redundancies" are in place to prevent cross-pollination with food corn Furthermore, Cevette said, "everybody produces lipase in their gut There's nothing in the corn that's a problem Call Marion Nestle " Producing lipase in corn is "a very bad idea," she said "Corn produces lots of pollen, and there's lots of corn in this country " Not if it creates a risk to human health or the environment, she argued

After arriving at Barton Orchards yesterday, 40 third-graders from Brookside Elementary School in Yorktown talked excitedly In addition to learning directions like north and south, students must learn to read a key and legend and understand that a map is really a "bird's-eye view " Some students had never seen a corn field up close "Whoa, that's tall corn!" Soon, Devon Rosh made a discovery: "Bent corn, Dad!"