Monthly Archives: May 2017

Linus and Lucy?

May 29, 2017 · by · in agricultural science, Commodities, Fathers, Genetics, Mothers, Nature, Plant breeding · 1 Comment

George and Martha? Bill and Hillary? Mark Antony and Cleopatra? Well, none really. But if you had to pick one of these couples, A, B, C, or D – which makes the most sense? A – Linus and Lucy; brother and sister and supposedly full sibs. The seedlings shown here are hybrid corn seedlings. Single […]

Trouble in Paradise

May 23, 2017 · by · in Uncategorized · 3 Comments

News that another terrorist attack has happened in Europe – or more specifically, in the UK at Manchester – is cause for concern. The first report of the bombing to reach my ears pegged the death toll at 19. This morning I heard the number had reached 22. It appears this latter value is holding […]