Azhar said that more than 100,000 ears of corns harvested last month would be marketed under the Sime Fresh brand and sold at Tesco stores next month. He suggested that a nursery be set up to cultivate quality sweet corn seeds at the plantation, which opened in June. ALOR STAR: A sweet corn pioneer plantation project in Bukit Tangga, Changlun, under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), has vast potential, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. The Prime Minister said the 80. Pilot...

And even if you happen to show up on another day of the week, you can still order the all-you-can-eat fried chicken dinner, with heaping sides of corn, mashed potatoes, and biscuits. What the lodge calls the dining room and the surrounding vacation cabins sit atop a hill in Giant City State Park, famous for its sandstone bluffs. Just beyond the park down a steep hill into the valley is the burg of Makanda, population 450 and just 8 miles south of Carbondale. While the food is good, the...

He said his priority is to make sure the legislation passes with a safety net that works for Montana's grain farmers. He supports the energy component, a pilot program for oil seeds and a push to begin country of origin labeling. Under the current farm bill, it's up to Congress to appropriate money for agricultural disasters such as drought. He is the fifth generation on his family's ranch and recently introduced a new type of livestock goats. Schweitzer hailed a provision for permanent...

In communities around the Ocala National Forest, bears overturn garbage cans, walk through porch screens, raid bird feeders and jump up and down on Dumpster lids to scrounge food. Complaints about Florida black bears are rising as the state's population expands into bear country and the bear population recovers from decades of hunting. If one person in a neighborhood puts out garbage the night before a trash pickup in a bear population area, bears may continue to raid garbage cans for...

I used gourds for eyes, corn for eyebrows and corn husks for hair (its hair was originally straight up, but now it has "relaxed" in our rainy weather) I know the other shoppers at the grocery store must have considered me the pickiest zucchini shopper ever! I used finishing nails and double-sided tape to keep the veggies on. The trick is to find just the right zucchini for the smile not too fat, not too straight. A few brave readers in the ghoulish Halloween spirit sent us pictures of...

This pie tastes just like the infamous "Pecan Pie," but, without the calories or the allergic reation of nuts and sodium doesn't exist. Instructions Cream together the applesauce, granulated sugar and spices in a saucepan over low heat. Pour into, ready to bake pie shell and bake in 350-degree oven for about an hour or until knife inserted in center of pie comes out clean. How "great" can this be for all of us that crave a holdiay "pecan pie. Gradually stir in corn syrup and brown sugar....