Rachel’s Blog (WDBJ 7 Roanoke) Wow! Things sure are blowing up in Blacksburg. In the short 3 and a half years I've lived here there has already been tremendous growth. But now there are at least a dozen proposals coming before council and countless other projects already under construction. [News Source]

28 Weeks Later (The Phoenix) A bloody fine sequel to a bioterror classic A repeat outbreak is 20 seconds and one bloody kiss away, and the Yanks are taking no prisoners. [News Source]

NMPF opposes opening Canadian border to breeding animals (AG Weekly) ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Milk Producers Federation, in comments submitted Friday (March 9) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is opposing the resumption of cattle exports from Canada for breeding or herd replacement purposes. [News Source]

S. Korea, U.S. reach trade agreement, biggest for U.S. since NAFTA (AG Weekly) SEOUL, South Korea — The United States reached its biggest free trade agreement since NAFTA on Monday, clinching a last-minute deal with close security ally South Korea that it hopes will bolster bilateral ties and provide added spark to the Doha Round of global trade talks. [News Source]

GeneThera’s Ex-Dividend Date (SYS-CON Media) GeneThera, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHA) announcedtoday that its previously declared cash dividend of $.0004 per share on thecompany's common stock will be payable May 31, 2007 to stockholders ofrecord as of the close of business on May 21, 2007. The ex-dividend dateis May 17, 2007. [News Source]

Organic optimism. Greenhouse growers, organic farmers and million-dollar farms are among the fastest-growing segments of Canada's changing agricultural landscape, a new study shows. [News Source]

Parliament moves to tighten safeguards on U.S. beef. A group of 19 lawmakers Thursday submitted bills to tighten safeguard measures on beef and other agricultural goods imported from abroad. [News Source]

Effects of mad cow crisis still linger in Canada’s beef industry, says census. Cattle producer John Hrasko took no pleasure watching his herd grow over the last few years as the economics of the mad cow disease scare squeezed joy and profit from his mixed farm. [News Source]

Microsoft’s Fake Patent Attack: Should You Care? (IT Management) A few days ago Fortune ran a story which has been getting broad coverage on the 235 patents that they, and others, believe Open Source infringes. [News Source]

Organic optimism (Toronto Star) Greenhouse growers, organic farmers and million-dollar farms are among the fastest-growing segments of Canada's changing agricultural landscape, a new study shows. [News Source]