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S. America cattle outbreak threat lingers
Jun 28, 2012 (UPI)
Latin America remains high on the list of regions where recurring foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks are upsetting the best-laid plans for sustained economic deve...
U.S. urges action on global cattle disease
Jun 27, 2012 (UPI)
A global strategy to combat foot-and-mouth disease must be based on collective action and solid commitments from all countries, the U.N. food agency says. Foot-...
Philippines rice terraces off endangered list: UN
Jun 27, 2012 (AFP)
The Philippines' ancient rice terraces, carved into mountains like giant green stairs, have been removed from a UN list of endangered world heritage sites, the ...
Food security and climate change
Jun 26, 2012 (SPX)
On a planet with sufficient food for all, today almost half a billion women and children under 5 in the developing world are undernourished -a consequence of pe...
New evidence in fructose debate: Could it be healthy for us?
Jun 26, 2012 (SPX)
A new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital suggests that fructose may not be as bad for us as previously thought and that it may even provide some ben...
Chemical analysis of pottery reveals first dairying in Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC
Jun 26, 2012 (SPX)
The first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Saharan Africa used cattle for their milk nearly 7,000 years ago is described in research by an intern...
Gene discovery may mean more, better rice
Jun 25, 2012 (UPI)
Chinese researchers say they've identified a key gene in rice that could enhance both quality and productivity of the crop at the same time. Chinese Academy of ...
Nano-pesticides: Solution or threat for a cleaner and greener agriculture?
Jun 25, 2012 (SPX)
Nanotechnology has developed tremendously in the past decade and was able to create many new materials with a vast range of potential applications. Some of thos...
Trouble on the horizon for GM crops?
Jun 25, 2012 (SPX)
Resistance of cotton bollworm to insect-killing cotton plants involves more diverse genetic changes than expected, an international research team reports in the...
China, Argentina sign agricultural accords
Jun 25, 2012 (AFP)
Top agricultural exporter Argentina signed a raft of mostly farm-related agreements with China on Monday at a ceremony in Buenos Aires attended by Chinese Premi...
California winemakers tap into growing Chinese market
Jun 24, 2012 (AFP)
The global downturn hit Doug Hill's family-run Napa Valley winery hard. But the third-generation California farmer's hopes for recovery are strong -- fueled by ...
China's Bright Food to buy stake in Bordeaux wine broker
Jun 23, 2012 (AFP)
China's Bright Food Group is set to buy a 70-percent stake in Diva Bordeaux, the independent wine broker said on Saturday, as China further cements its presence...
Drought hits Argentine corn and soy crops
Jun 22, 2012 (UPI)
Drought is claiming a heavy toll on Argentina's corn and soy crops, creating new problems for the economy amid an increasingly fraught confrontation between far...
Key part of plants' rapid response system revealed
Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)
Science has known about plant hormones since Charles Darwin experimented with plant shoots and showed that the shoots bend toward the light as long as their tip...
Researchers search for viruses to save honeybees
Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)
In an effort to save the dwindling honeybee population researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are looking to viruses to help treat one of the most d...
Over 30 years of global soil moisture observations for climate applications
Jun 21, 2012 (ESA)
Water held in soil plays an important role in the climate system. The dataset released by ESA is the first remote-sensing soil moisture data record spanning the...
Green grabs: The dark side of the green economy
Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)
'Green grabbing' - the rapidly-growing appropriation of land and resources in the name of 'green ' biofuels, carbon offsetting schemes, conservation efforts and...
Link between vitamin C and twins can increase seed production in crops
Jun 20, 2012 (SPX)
Biochemists at the University of California, Riverside report a new role for vitamin C in plants: promoting the production of twins and even triplets in plant s...
Bugs have key role in farming approach to storing CO2 emissions
Jun 20, 2012 (SPX)
Tiny microbes are at the heart of a novel agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used...
Grasshoppers 'stressed' by spiders affect the productivity of our soil
Jun 20, 2012 (SPX)
How do grasshoppers who are being frightened by spiders affect our ecosystem? In no small measure, say researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at ...
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