1.   A national corn growers association is considering an investment.

2.   Farm owners say they want laws that will make it easier to provide discounted health insurance through grower associations for documented and undocumented workers alike.

3.   Florida growers were lucky the tomato virus was discovered during the summer off-season, said Gilmer of the growers association.

4.   One proposal, forged by Democratic congressmen from California, and a Republican from Oregon, has won the support of labor leaders and several American grower associations.

5.   One proposal, forged by Democratic congressmen from California, has won the support of labor leaders and several American grower associations.

6.   The real challenge for strawberry growers is that the fruit has to be grown along the coast, said Heather Flower, spokeswoman for the growers association.

7.   The growers association has warned farmers not to buy seed that has not been certified StarLink-free.

8.   The plan to farm rock lobsters has been organized as a working project involving the growers association and Adelaide University associate professor of zoology, Michael Geddes.

9.   The Potato Marketing Association of North America, Potato Growers of Idaho, bargaining cooperatives, and state and provincial grower associations agreed to create a communications network.