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A Greener Way to Fertilize Nursery Crops
Aug 28, 2012 (SPX)
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has found a "green" alternative to a type of fertilizer additive that is believed to contribute to the accumul...
Chinese buyer vows to honour French wine heritage
Aug 28, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese businessman who sparked uproar in France when he bought a historic Burgundy vineyard pledged Tuesday to respect local traditions and restore the chate...
Good news for banana lovers: Help may be on the way to slow that rapid over-ripening
Aug 27, 2012 (SPX)
A solution finally may be at hand for the number one consumer gripe about America's favorite fresh fruit ? bananas and their tendency to ripen, soften and rot i...
Underground solution to starving rice plants
Aug 27, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited, plant...
Access to water key for food security: FAO chief
Aug 27, 2012 (AFP)
Global food security starts with ensuring access to water, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said at the beginning of World Water Week Mon...
Chinese buyer of Burgundy wine chateau identified
Aug 24, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese businessman whose purchase of a top Burgundy estate has triggered an angry backlash in France moved Friday to calm the row by promising extensive inve...
Local irrigation systems provide better food security: study
Aug 24, 2012 (AFP)
Farmer-led irrigation schemes provide better food security, protect millions of farmers from climate risks and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South As...
Soybeans Susceptible to Man-Made Materials in Soil
Aug 24, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers contend that manufactured nanomaterials--now popular in consumer products such as shampoos, gels, hair dyes and sunscreens--may be detrimental to th...
UCSB scientists examine effects of manufactured nanoparticles on soybean crops
Aug 23, 2012 (SPX)
Sunscreens, lotions, and cosmetics contain tiny metal nanoparticles that wash down the drain at the end of the day, or are discharged after manufacturing. Those...
Russia to 'considerably' cut grain exports amid drought
Aug 23, 2012 (AFP)
Russia on Thursday admitted that a poor harvest will force the world's third-largest wheat exporter to "considerably" cut its foreign deliveries despite worryin...
EU group slams protectionism in China wine row
Aug 22, 2012 (AFP)
A European business group on Wednesday criticised Chinese calls to probe EU wine imports as "protectionist", as a dispute between the major trading partners thr...
$15 million 'gutter oil' court case begins in China
Aug 22, 2012 (AFP)
A court case against a gang accused of a $15.6-million "gutter oil" scam began in China Wednesday, state media said, in what appears to be the latest stage of a...
Row escalates over sale of Burgundy estate to Chinese
Aug 22, 2012 (AFP)
France's far-right Front National (FN) on Thursday weighed into a row over the sale of a historic Burgundy chateau and its coveted vineyards to a Chinese busine...
US, Mexico, France to discuss soaring grain prices
Aug 22, 2012 (AFP)
With food prices skyrocketing, Mexico, France and the United States will hold talks next week to discuss possible ways to stabilize the grain market, a Mexican ...
Electrifying success in raising antioxidant levels in sweet potatoes
Aug 22, 2012 (SPX)
Already ranked by some as number one in nutrition among all vegetables, the traditional sweet potato can be nutritionally supercharged ? literally ? with a simp...
US corn, soy prices hit records as drought lingers
Aug 21, 2012 (AFP)
US corn and soybean prices closed at new record highs Tuesday as a new survey showed worse-than-expected crop damage from a brutal drought across the country's ...
Scores of mastic orchards ravaged by Greek wildfire
Aug 20, 2012 (AFP)
Scores of mastic orchards on the Greek island of Chios were destroyed in a forest fire that has been ablaze for three days,, according to local officials on Mon...
China sees red over Europe wine imports
Aug 20, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese industry group has asked the government to probe European wine imports, claiming EU subsidies are harming domestic producers, state media said Monday....
Aquaculture Feeding World's Insatiable Appetite for Seafood
Aug 20, 2012 (SPX)
Total global fish production, including both wild capture fish and aquaculture, reached an all-time high of 154 million tons in 2011, and aquaculture is set to ...
World must brace for higher food prices, experts say
Aug 19, 2012 (AFP)
With drought parching farms in the United States and near the Black Sea, weak monsoon rains in India and insidious hunger in Africa's Sahel region, the world co...
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