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Philippines bans China poultry imports due to bird flu
Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines said Tuesday it has banned imports of poultry and related products from China after it confirmed an outbreak of the HN52 strain of bird flu in t...
New Biomolecular Archaeological Evidence for Nordic Grog, Trade
Jan 21, 2014 (SPX)
Winters in Scandinavia were long and cold in the Bronze and Iron Ages, then as now-but a blazing fire was not the only thing to keep people warm. From northwest...
New discovery could stimulate plant growth and increase crop yields
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists led by experts at Durham University have discovered a natural mechanism in plants that could stimulate their growth even under stress and potentially...
European Parliament votes pollen is part of honey
Jan 15, 2014 (AFP)
After years of wrangling and a ruling by the EU's top court, the European Parliament agreed Wednesday that pollen is a constituent of honey and not an added ing...
China farmers build wall of cash with $2.2 mn payout: report
Jan 15, 2014 (AFP)
Farmers in one of the poorest counties in a Chinese province built a wall of cash from more than $2 million paid out in year-end bonuses, a report said Wednesda...
Locust genome exposes hundreds of pesticide targets
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese scientists said Tuesday they had unravelled the genetic code of the locust, laying bare "hundreds" of genes that can be targeted by insecticides. The ge...
US 'superweeds' epidemic shines spotlight on GMOs
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
The United States is facing an epidemic of herbicide-resistant "superweeds" that some activists and researchers are blaming on GMOs, an accusation rejected by i...
Cargill invests in Ukraine grain giant
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
US agricultural trading giant Cargill has acquired five percent of Ukraine's biggest farming producer Ukrlandfarming, as the companies team-up to boost exports ...
Ancient Cambodian city's intensive land use led to extensive environmental impacts
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
Soil erosion and vegetation change indicate approximately 400 years of intensive land use around the city of Mahendraparvata in the Phnom Kulen region beginning...
EU policy is driving up demand for pollination faster than honeybee numbers
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
Research conducted by the University of Reading's Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, and funded by the EU FP7 project STEP and the Insect Pollinators Initi...
Geography has impact on grapevine moth's success in French vineyards
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
'Location, location, location' is an adage also true for the European grapevine moth, it seems. Research led by Fanny Vogelweith of the Universite de Bourgogne ...
Japan woman jailed over cow inflation: reports
Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)
A former pasture manager who lied about the number of cows her company owned in a bid to attract investors has been jailed in Japan, reports said. Kumiko Mikaji...
Indonesian palm oil firm to pay losses in 'historic' ruling
Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)
An Indonesian court has ordered a palm oil company to pay almost $30 million to the state for illegally clearing peatland in a "historic" ruling, lawyers said T...
Wanted: Billions of bees for European farms
Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)
Many countries in Europe face a worrying lack of crop-pollinating honeybees, a problem caused mainly by an EU policy shift in favour of biofuels, scientists war...
Over 350 sick in Japan after eating pesticide-tainted food: NHK
Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)
More than 350 people across Japan have fallen ill after eating pesticide-contaminated frozen food produced by the nation's largest seafood firm, national broadc...
Improper use of biocides in food production may endanger public health
Jan 07, 2014 (SPX)
Biocides used in the food industry at sublethal doses may be endangering, rather than protecting, public health by increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria ...
New study may aid rearing of stink bugs for biological control
Jan 06, 2014 (SPX)
Many people think of stink bugs as pests, especially as the brown marmorated stink bugs spreads throughout the U.S. However, certain stink bugs are beneficial, ...
Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle
Jan 06, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists have found a genomic deletion that affects fertility and milk yield in dairy cattle at the same time. The discovery can help explain a dilemma in dai...
Hong Kong arrests 64 for smuggling baby formula
Jan 03, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong customs officials said Friday they had arrested 64 people for unlicensed baby milk powder exports, in a move aimed to stifle the smuggling of formula ...
Fox meat makes an ass of Wal-Mart's China donkey product
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
Global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has recalled a donkey meat product from some Chinese stores after tests found traces of other animals' DNA, the company said...
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