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Struggling N. Ireland farmers get boost
Oct 12, 2012 (UPI)
Northern Ireland this week responded to a food price crisis by adding $24 million to the amount struggling Ulster farmers will receive from EU subsidies. Agricu...
Unusual genetic structure confers major disease resistance trait in soybean
Oct 12, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists have identified three neighboring genes that make soybeans resistant to the most damaging disease of soybean. The genes exist side-by-side on a stret...
Scientists Use New Method to Help Reduce Piglet Mortality
Oct 12, 2012 (SPX)
To help increase the survival of newborn piglets, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method that predicts animals' mortality ...
Putin Calms Russians Over Poor Harvest
Oct 11, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Russia will have enough food this year despite a poor grain harvest in Russia and across the world, President Vladimir Putin said late on Wednesday. "Even thoug...
Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch case with global reach
Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)
Shell broke the law by not repairing leaks that destroyed the lands of Niger Delta farmers, a Dutch court heard Thursday in a case that could set a precedent fo...
Halving the food losses would feed an additional billion people
Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)
More efficient use of the food production chain and a decrease in the amount of food losses will dramatically help maintaining the planet's natural resources an...
Contracts for Community Support Agriculture clarify expectations for producers and consumers
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
University of Illinois professor of agricultural law A. Bryan Endres and his wife are both lawyers so, between the two of them, they've read a lot of legal docu...
Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical forests in Borneo
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Expanding production of palm oil, a common ingredient in processed foods, soaps and personal care products, is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon...
Significant wheat production potential in 8 African nations-climate, soil and economic data analysis
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
In releasing the first ever comprehensive report on sub-Saharan Africa's economic and biological potential for producing wheat, scientists said [today] that the...
Rearing Technique May Bolster Biocontrol Wasp's Commercial Prospects
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Two to three millimeters long, the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor is a top candidate for use in programs to biologically control Indianmeal moths and other...
Delaying harvest of fodder maize results in a higher starch concentration and lower methane emission
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Harvesting fodder maize at an increased stage of maturity improves the starch content of maize silage and the proportion of rumen by-pass starch without negativ...
Essential oils as antigerminants could be solution for storage of potatoes
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
One of the critical moments in the final quality of the potato occurs during its storage, as there exists the risk of sprouting or rotting due to pathogenic age...
Unravelled mushroom genome offers many opportunities
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
A consortium of 20 research groups, including Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, part of Wageningen UR, has mapped the entire genome of the button mushroom (Agaricus...
Plants adapt their defenses to the local pest community
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
Herbivorous insects, such as aphids, damage plants and can substantially reduce yields in agricultural settings; however, they can play a major role in maintain...
Non-native plants show a greater response than native wildflowers to climate change
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
Warming temperatures in Ohio are a key driver behind changes in the state's landscape, and non-native plant species appear to be responding more strongly than n...
Tree Nut Research May Unexpectedly Lead to Medical Advances
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
Prescription drugs that today help patients fight severe fungal infections might tomorrow be even more effective, thanks to unexpected findings from agriculture...
Why We Need Insects; Even Pesky Ones
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
At first blush, many people would probably love to get rid of insects, such as pesky mosquitoes, ants and roaches. But a new study indicates that getting rid of...
Food oil production environmental threat?
Oct 08, 2012 (UPI)
Expanding oil palm plantations, providing a common processed food ingredient, are driving rainforest destruction and increasing emissions, U.S. researchers say....
Tadpole Shrimp a New Rice Pest in the Midsouth
Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)
Tadpole shrimp are pests of rice production systems in California and have recently been found impacting Missouri and Arkansas rice fields. The shrimp feed on r...
Too Little Nitrogen May Restrain Carbon Storage Capability Of Plants
Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)
Plants' ability to absorb increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air may have been overestimated, a new University of Minnesota study shows. The study, publi...
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