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Smithfield agrees to takeover by China's Shuanghui
Sep 24, 2013 (AFP)
Shuanghui International won the largest ever Chinese takeover of a US company Tuesday when shareholders of pork giant Smithfield Foods approved its $7.1 billion...
Research minimizes effects of federal produce standards on mushroom industry
Sep 24, 2013 (SPX)
Strict requirements on the use of animal manures in fresh produce production imposed by the new federal food-safety law threatened to adversely impact the mushr...
Vaccinating cattle against E. coli O157 could cut human cases of infection by 85 percent
Sep 22, 2013 (SPX)
Vaccinating cattle against the E. coli O157 bacterium could cut the number of human cases of the disease by 85%, according to scientists. The bacteria, which ca...
Sensors allow for efficient irrigation, give growers more control over plant growth
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
As water use and runoff regulations become more stringent and concerns about dwindling water supplies become more of an issue, finding ways to increase the effi...
Different forage affects beef cattle weight, taste
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Cattle are what they eat. The forage - grasses and other plants - beef cattle eat affects the nutrition and tastiness of the meat. Clemson University animal sci...
Urban agriculture: The potential and challenges of producing food in cities
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
In many cities around the world, patrons of high-end restaurants want quality food that is flavorful and fresh. To satisfy their guests, chefs are looking close...
New role for protein family could provide path to how crop traits are modified
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Pioneering new research from a team of Indiana University Bloomington biologists has shown for the first time that a protein which has been long known to be cri...
Earthworms can survive and recover after 3-week drought stress
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Earthworms are a welcomed sight in many gardens and yards since they can improve soil structure and mixing. But they are hard to find in the drier soils of east...
Brazil rancher's conviction upheld in US nun's death
Sep 20, 2013 (AFP)
A court in Brazil said Friday it upheld the conviction of one of two ranchers blamed for ordering the 2005 murder of US nun and Amazon defender Dorothy Stang. L...
Study recommends strategies for improved management of fresh market spinach
Sep 18, 2013 (SPX)
Throughout California's fertile central coast region, fresh spinach is a high-production, high-value crop. Spinach can be finicky, requiring sufficient nitrogen...
Flame cultivation promising as weed control method for cranberry
Sep 18, 2013 (SPX)
Cranberries are important agricultural commodities in states such as Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Washington, and Oregon. But cranberry-growing operati...
Model of dangerous bee disease in Jersey provides tool in fight against honeybee infections
Sep 18, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists at the University of Warwick have modelled an outbreak of the bee infection American foulbrood in Jersey, using a technique which could be applied to...
Australian tarantula venom contains novel insecticide against agricultural pests
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
Spider venoms are usually toxic when injected into prey, but a new protein discovered in the venom of Australian tarantulas can also kill prey insects that cons...
Science supporting abundant, nourishing food for a growing civilization
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
The diets of people in North America shed almost 1.5 billion pounds of unhealthy saturated and trans fat over the last six years thanks to a new phase in an ong...
MSU lands first drone
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
Farmers can now get a birds-eye view - of their fields - in full HD - thanks to Michigan State University landing its first drone. MSU researchers are using its...
'Grassroots action' in livestock feeding to help curb global climate change
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
In a series of papers to be presented next week, scientists offer new evidence that a potent chemical mechanism operating in the roots of a tropical grass used ...
New weapons on the way to battle wicked weeds
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
A somber picture of the struggle against super-weeds has emerged as scientists described the relentless spread of herbicide-resistant menaces like pigweed and h...
Plants in space: A novel method for fixing plant tissue samples maximizes time, resources, and data
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
At work on the International Space Station, researchers studying plant and cell growth in space encountered a challenge. Imaging revealed interesting spacefligh...
UCSB researcher explores relationship between landscape simplification and insecticide use
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
A new UCSB study that analyzed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census of Agriculture data spanning two decades (1987-2007) shows that the statistical magn...
The real reason to worry about bees
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
Honeybees should be on everyone's worry list, and not because of the risk of a nasty sting, an expert on the health of those beneficial insects said here today ...
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