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Fuelling the agricultural energy debate
Apr 16, 2012 (SPX)
The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) has released its submission to the Australian Government's Energy White Paper, reinforcing the importance of affordable f...
Which plants will survive droughts, climate change?
Apr 13, 2012 (SPX)
New research by UCLA life scientists could lead to predictions of which plant species will escape extinction from climate change. Droughts are worsening around ...
Climate said threat to Asia's 'Rice Bowl'
Apr 12, 2012 (UPI)
Catastrophic flood-drought cycles could threaten Asia's rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of people across the region, researchers say. ...
'Serious' pesticide threat in former Soviet Union: UN agency
Apr 12, 2012 (AFP)
The European Union and the UN's food agency announced an agreement on Thursday to manage vast stocks of obsolete pesticides in the former Soviet Union, warning ...
Use of common pesticide linked to bee colony collapse
Apr 11, 2012 (SPX)
The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study...
Fungus threat escalates for food, wildlife: scientists
Apr 11, 2012 (AFP)
Species of fungus, driven by trade, travel and climate change, pose a mounting threat to food supplies and biodiversity, scientists said on Wednesday. Widely un...
Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products
Apr 11, 2012 (SPX)
In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of anti...
China tightens 'land grab' rules to defuse unrest
Apr 10, 2012 (AFP)
China has tightened regulations governing forced land expropriations in a bid to put a lid on what has become an explosive social issue and one of the country's...
New forage plant prepares farmers for climate changes
Apr 05, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers, including plant researchers from the University of Copenhagen, have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very signi...
Is rainfall a greater threat to China's agriculture than warming?
Apr 05, 2012 (SPX)
New research into the impact of climate change on Chinese cereal crops has found rainfall has a greater impact than rising temperature. The research, published ...
Farmers Use GIS Technology for a Growing World
Apr 05, 2012 (SPX)
Today's farmers have more technology at their disposal than ever before. One piece that is expected to greatly impact the production of food and fiber is geogra...
Poland to ban Monsanto's GM maize
Apr 04, 2012 (AFP)
Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister ...
International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries has released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security...
Brazil wants Rio+20 meet to impose sustainable development
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
Brazil wants the upcoming Rio summit on sustainable development to impose the concept as a development model for the world, one of the organizers said Tuesday. ...
EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry after H5N1 eradication
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
The European Union decided Tuesday to lift restrictions on the import of fresh poultry meat from Thailand that had been in place since 2004 due to an avian flu ...
China's grain at risk from climate change
Apr 03, 2012 (UPI)
China's agricultural security is at risk from climate change and the selling of arable lands. "Food security remains the weakest link in China's national econom...
Studies show how common crop pesticide harms bees
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
A pair of new studies reveals the multiple ways that a widely used insecticide harms bumblebees and honeybees. The reports, one by a U.K. team and one by a Fren...
Popcorn: the snack with even higher antioxidant levels than fruits and vegetables
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
Popcorn's reputation as a snack food that's actually good for health has popped up a few notches with scientists reporting that it contains more of the healthfu...
Worst rains in 14 years wash out Ecuadoran farmers
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
Thousands of poor Ecuadoran farmers are watching their livelihoods being washed away, hit by the worst rainfall in 14 years which has cost 24 lives and left a h...
Ancient Egyptian cotton unveils secrets of domesticated crop evolution
Apr 03, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has occurred i...
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