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African land grabs are 'out of control'
Oct 04, 2012 (UPI)
The Oxfam charity has called on the World Bank to stop aiding foreign investors, including oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies that can't grow their own food, buyi...
Honey bees fight back against Varroa
Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major contributor to the recent mysterious death of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. New research published in Bio...
New technologies advance livestock genomics for agricultural and biomedical uses
Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)
New genome editing technologies developed at the University of Minnesota for use on livestock will allow scientists to learn more about human diseases. The geno...
Superweeds linked to rising herbicide use in GM crops
Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)
A study published this week by Washington State University research professor Charles Benbrook finds that the use of herbicides in the production of three genet...
Bhutan aims to be first 100% organic nation
Oct 03, 2012 (AFP)
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking "happiness" for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food a...
Mother of cultivated rice came from China's Pearl River
Oct 03, 2012 (AFP)
The mother of all cultivated rice was grown on China's Pearl River, according to a DNA "map" published on Wednesday. The first domesticated strain of rice was O...
An Old Pest Reemerges in Organic Orchards
Oct 02, 2012 (SPX)
The apple flea weevil, a sporadic insect pest in the early 1900s, has reemerged as a severe pest in organic apple orchards in Michigan, where outbreak populatio...
Landsat Satellites Find the 'Sweet Spot' for Crops
Oct 02, 2012 (SPX)
Farmers are using maps created with free data from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat satellites that show locations that are good and not good for g...
Sandia probability maps help sniff out food contamination
Oct 02, 2012 (SPX)
Uncovering the sources of fresh food contamination could become faster and easier thanks to analysis done at Sandia National Laboratories' National Infrastructu...
Plant scientists create 'see-through' soil
Oct 01, 2012 (UPI)
Researchers in Scotland say they have developed a see-through soil that will enable scientists to study roots in detail for the first time. The underground worl...
Ex-Aussie PM criticises UN on food security
Sep 27, 2012 (AFP)
Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday criticised the UN food agency for failing to do enough on food security, as fears mount of a repeat of t...
Argentina looks to soybean windfall
Sep 27, 2012 (UPI)
Argentine expectations of windfall profits from recent hikes in soybean prices are complicating the government's fraught relationship with farmers. President Cr...
Global Grain Production at Record High Despite Extreme Climatic Events
Sep 27, 2012 (SPX)
Global grain production is expected to reach a record high of 2.4 billion tons in 2012, an increase of 1 percent from 2011 levels, according to new research con...
Italy's Slow Food movement prepares giant food fair
Sep 27, 2012 (AFP)
Italy's Slow Food movement announced plans Thursday to host the world's biggest gourmet food fair next month in the city of Turin with a particular focus on "th...
WASTED; NRDC report finds that Americans waste 40 percent of all food
Sep 26, 2012 (SPX)
At a time of rising food prices and growing food insecurity, Americans are wasting more food than ever before-up 50 percent since the 1970s. Agriculture sucks u...
Managing Soil Copper in Crops Irrigated with Cattle Footbath Wastewater
Sep 26, 2012 (SPX)
Getting a head start on stopping soil copper buildup will now be a bit easier, thanks to studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. This resea...
Indian minister quits over alleged irrigation graft
Sep 25, 2012 (AFP)
An Indian regional minister resigned on Tuesday following claims of a huge scam linked to irrigation projects, in the latest alleged graft scandal to hit Indian...
Bees decrease food intake, live longer when given compound found in red wine
Sep 25, 2012 (SPX)
The idea that drinking red wine may provide health benefits - or possibly even extend your life - is an appealing thought for many people. Now, there may be add...
Pesticides not yet proven guilty of causing honeybee declines
Sep 24, 2012 (SPX)
The impact of crop pesticides on honeybee colonies is unlikely to cause colony collapse, according to a paper in the journal Science. More research is now neede...
Global economic pressures trickle down to local landscape change, altering disease risk
Sep 24, 2012 (SPX)
The pressures of global trade may heighten disease incidence by dictating changes in land use. A boom in disease-carrying ticks and chiggers has followed the ab...
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