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For fish and rice to thrive in Yolo Bypass, 'just add water'
Oct 30, 2013 (SPX)
From a fish-eye view, rice fields in California's Yolo Bypass provide an all-you-can-eat bug buffet for juvenile salmon seeking nourishment on their journey to ...
Brazil energy, farm incentives fuel CO2 emissions
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Tax incentives approved by the Brazilian government for transport, energy and farming are fueling higher CO2 emissions, according to a study released Tuesday. O...
Argentine bread prices keep rising as grain scarcity kicks in
Oct 29, 2013 (UPI)
Argentina's wheat and corn distribution chaos, caused by erratic supplies and now widespread scarcity, has finally reached bakeries that are charging exorbitant...
Small changes in ag practices could reduce produce-borne illness
Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers from Cornell University have identified some agricultural management practices in the field that can either boost or reduce the risk of contaminatio...
Veterinary scientists track the origin of a deadly emerging pig virus in US
Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)
Veterinary researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have helped identify the origin and possible evolution ...
Vetch cover crop, fertilizer practices recommended for organic zucchini
Oct 25, 2013 (SPX)
Cover crops may be in the hardest working plants in organic farming systems. A variety of dependable cover crops are used to subdue weeds, build productive soil...
Outside View: China's ownership of an iconic American food company
Oct 25, 2013 (UPI)
The recent acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc., by Chinese food producer Shuanghui International has left many Americans feeling concerned about the future of...
Japanese chef brings taste of Fukushima to France
Oct 24, 2013 (AFP)
Arriving in France with a suitcase full of smoked chicken and wasabi from the stricken Japanese region of Fukushima, chef Harutomo Hagi was a man on a mission. ...
To swallow or to spit? New medicines for llamas and alpacas
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
Llamas and alpacas are becoming increasingly popular in Europe and are highly appreciated as trekking animals and as sources of wool. Although they are robust, ...
Targeting cancer's sweet tooth
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
Ludwig researchers have elucidated a key mechanism by which cancer cells change how they metabolize glucose to generate the energy and raw materials required to...
Turfgrass tested in shallow green roof substrates
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
Green roofs, rooftops covered with vegetation, provide multiple environmental and aesthetic benefits. These "living roofs" are increasing in popularity worldwid...
Targeted culling of deer controls disease with little effect on hunting
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
Chronic wasting disease, the deer-equivalent of mad cow disease, has crept across the U.S. landscape from west to east. It appeared first in captive mule deer i...
Adding citrus fiber to meatballs improves nutritional quality, does not affect taste
Oct 23, 2013 (SPX)
Many American diets fall short of meeting nutritional guidelines resulting in burgeoning obesity rates and health problems across the nation. Statistics show th...
Laser technology sorting method can improve Capsicum pepper seed quality
Oct 23, 2013 (SPX)
The high cost of vegetable crop seeds--hybrids in particular--has led growers to seek out new precision seeding and transplant production systems. The quality o...
Nitrogen fertilizer remains in soils and leaks towards groundwater for decades
Oct 23, 2013 (SPX)
Nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops lingers in the soil and leaks out as nitrate for decades towards groundwater - "much longer than previously thought," scien...
Grazers and pollinators shape plant evolution
Oct 23, 2013 (SPX)
It has long been known that the characteristics of many plants with wide ranges can vary geographically, depending on differences in climate. But changes in gra...
New native shrubs show promise for landscape, nursery industries
Oct 23, 2013 (SPX)
As consumer interest in native plants increases, nursery growers are challenged to expand their product range by adding new native species to their collections....
Large-scale deep re-sequencing reveals cucumber's evolutionary enigma
Oct 23, 2013 (SPX)
In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Genetics, researchers from the Genome Centre of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), BGI, ...
Technology Developed for Use in Space, Now Applied to Agriculture Here on Earth
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
Zero Gravity Solutions has introduced BAM-FX, a proprietary technology designed for use in the space program, which we ZGS is now developing to deploy for agric...
New soil testing kit for third world countries
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Maryland and Columbia University have developed a new soil testing kit designed to help farmers in third world countries. On-th...
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