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EU agrees opt-out deal for GMO imports
Apr 23, 2015 (AFP)
The EU announced plans Wednesday to allow member states to individually decide whether to allow the import of controversial genetically modified foods and anima...
Bird flu spreads in US, but risk to people 'low'
Apr 22, 2015 (AFP)
Bird flu is spreading among wild birds, chickens and turkeys across much of the United States but health authorities said Wednesday there is a low risk of peopl...
Genetic road map may bring about better cotton crops
Apr 22, 2015 (SPX)
A University of Texas at Austin scientist, working with an international research team, has developed the most precise sequence map yet of U.S. cotton and will ...
Protesting Indian farmers stand in chest-deep water for 11 days
Apr 22, 2015 (AFP)
Farmers in central India continued Tuesday to stand in murky, chest-deep water for the 11th straight day in an unconventional protest over a land dispute. Aroun...
Plumping up shrivelled market for France's famed prunes
Apr 21, 2015 (AFP)
France's famous Agen prunes have seen their market share shrivel in recent years under pressure from Chilean growers, but local farmers have ploughed money into...
Limited soil nutrients may hamper plants ability to slow climate change
Apr 20, 2015 (UPI)
Some climate models suggest runaway global temperatures will be held in check -- at least a little bit -- by the uptick in green growth enabled by a warming pla...
Maize roots have evolved to be more nitrogen efficient
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
Selective breeding of maize over the last century to create hybrids with desirable shoot characteristics and increased yield may have contributed indirectly to ...
Study puts a price on help nature provides agriculture
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
A team of international scientists has shown that assigning a dollar value to the benefits nature provides agriculture improves the bottom line for farmers whil...
Bacterial raincoat discovery paves way to better crop protection
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
Fresh insights into how bacteria protect themselves - by forming a waterproof raincoat - could help develop improved products to protect plants from disease. Re...
Most comprehensive study to date reveals evolutionary history of citrus
Apr 16, 2015 (SPX)
Citrus fruits - delectable oranges, lemons, limes, kumquats and grapefruits - are among the most important commercially cultivated fruit trees in the world, yet...
Diversity in a monoculture
Apr 16, 2015 (SPX)
Modern, machine-friendly agriculture is dominated by monocultures. One single cultivar - one genotype of a crop species - is cultivated on large areas. Favored ...
In parched California, Beverly Hills may go greener by going brown
Apr 15, 2015 (AFP)
With its lush shrubs and manicured lawns, posh Beverly Hills is being shoved somewhere it's never been -- pinched by deepening drought, mandatory cuts and now p...
Nitrogen deposition reduces Swiss plant diversity
Apr 14, 2015 (SPX)
High human atmospheric nitrogen emissions lead to a reduction of plant diversity. Researchers at the University of Basel analyzed plots all over Switzerland and...
Scientists track fertilizer's effects on Ohio algae bloom
Apr 13, 2015 (UPI)
While NASA satellites monitor algae blooms from above, scientists in Ohio will keep an eye on the toxic blooms from ground level -- or more accurately, from wat...
Warming seas may spell end to Britain's fish and chips
Apr 13, 2015 (AFP)
Warming seas may spell the end to traditional British food favourites such as haddock and chips, researchers said on Monday. Haddock, plaice and lemon sole are ...
More food, low pollution effort gains traction
Apr 10, 2015 (SPX)
Nitrogen fertilizers make it possible to feed more people in the world than ever before. However, too much of it can also harm the environment. Professor Eric D...
Fishing amplifies forage fish collapses
Apr 09, 2015 (SPX)
A new study shows for the first time that fishing likely worsens population collapses in species of forage fish, including herring, anchovies and sardines. Some...
Living mulch, organic fertilizer tested on broccoli
Apr 09, 2015 (SPX)
Cover crops provide many benefits to agricultural production systems, including soil and nutrient retention, resources and habitat for beneficial organisms, and...
Liquid corn, fish fertilizers 'good options' for organic blackberry production
Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)
Managing soil nutrients in organic production systems presents multiple challenges for fruit growers. The availability and release rate of nitrogen from organic...
Study points the way toward producing rubber from lettuce
Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)
Prickly lettuce, a common weed that has long vexed farmers, has potential as a new cash crop providing raw material for rubber production, according to Washingt...
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