From stevem@nh.ultranet.com Fri Jul 9 23:53:32 1999 Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 13:25:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Stephen Maxam To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Information is needed. Try the Albert Lea Seed House In Albert Lea MN. They are definitely "in the biz", but they have a home grown flavor as well, if you'll pardon the expression. I've had a couple of their catalogs and found them an excellent source for cover crop seed. Their home page states both their willingness to get involved with the new technologies, but also their creation of a section in their catalog for organic growers. Their prices for such items as buckwheat, vetch, oats, and suchlike is breathtakingly low, but the freight tends to cut some of that edge. Their URL is http://www.alseed.com >Dear SANET Friends, > We are looking for data that compares the cost of hybrid seeds to the cost >of various genetically modified seeds. Also, we would like to know how much >is received for the product at the market. Yield comparisons are also needed. > If you have any information or sources please let us know. We are >preparing for a Senate hearing in Oklahoma and desire to present our >economic concerns as well as all the other issues surrounding the dangers >we see. > > > >***************************************************************** >Manjula V. Guru >Ag. Economist, >The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. >P.O.Box 588, Hwy. 271 South,Poteau, OK 74953. >Phone: (918)647-9123 >Fax: (918) 647-8712. >Email: manjula@kerrcenter.com >To use, to understand, to love the soil, is a civilizing process. > - Robert S. Kerr To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command "unsubscribe sanet-mg". If you receive the digest format, use the command "unsubscribe sanet-mg-digest". To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command "subscribe sanet-mg-digest". All messages to sanet-mg are archived at: http://www.sare.org/san/htdocs/hypermail