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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Food Safety Begins in the Field U.S - Commercial kitchens are required to meet certain health standards to help protect consumers from food related illnesses, but what about preventing potential health risks before it even...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Scientists Suggest Growing Risk to Wheat Crops US - Five years after the launch of a global effort to protect the world's most important food crop from variants of Ug99, scientists say they are close to producing super varieties of wheat...
North Dakota in Late Spring Planting US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress survey has stated a decline in the planting of crops in North Dakota
Friday, June 10, 2011
WPX 2011: Concerns Rising for Feed Shortages US - Concerns are rising that the US could suffer a shortage of corn for feed this year as the growing areas have been hit by both drought and floods, writes ThePigSite editor in chief Chris...
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Soya Report Highlights Environmental Threats GLOBAL - A new report published by WWF has highlighted the impact that the growing global demand for soya is having on sensitive environments around the world such as the little known Brazilian...
Monday, May 23, 2011
Amazon Deforestation Blamed on Soybean Acres BRAZIL - Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has increased almost sixfold, new data suggests.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Research Finds No Land Use Change from Ethanol US - After a thorough analysis of empirical evidence, new peer-reviewed research calls into question one of the chief claims of ethanol opponents, the negative impact of so-called "indirect land...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
No-till Improves Soil Condition, Reduces Compaction US - Soil management has an effect on how easily soils can become compacted by field traffic, said DeAnn Presley, K-State Research and Extension soil management specialist.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Benefits and Risks of Carbon Farming Initiative AUSTRALIA - A review of the potential benefits and risks associated with the Australian Government's proposed Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) features in the April-May edition (160) of CSIRO's...
Monday, May 09, 2011
Global Warming: Only North America Esapes For Now GLOBAL - Global warming is likely already taking a toll on world wheat and corn production, according to a new study led by Stanford University researchers. But the United States, Canada and...
Farmers See Profits Drying Up US - At a time when farmers typically are busy planting corn, some areas of the state show planted acres well below normal.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Grant to Bring Healthier Sorghum to Africa AFRICA - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and DuPont are to receive a $4 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to bring healthier sorghum to underserved communities in Africa....
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
China to Increase Biofuels, Reduce CO2 CHINA - China can become a leader in the production of second-generation (2G) biofuels, made from agricultural waste instead of foodstuffs, such as sugar, starch and vegetable oils said a senior...
Is Climate Change to Blame for High Food Prices? GLOBAL - If you were to throw out the question of what, if any, is the connection between climate change and the current food crisis, I suspect that many people would answer instinctively that...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Bayer Showcases Sustainable Solutions at ISF GERMANY - Bayer CropScience will showcase an impressive range of customer-oriented and sustainable solutions - including innovative seed treatment products, technologies and services - which...
Sugarcane Changes Temperature of Local Climate US - Sugarcane - a principal crop for biofuel - reduces the local air temperature compared to pasturelands or fields growing soybeans or maize, according to a new study from researchers at Stanford...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Online Tool Helps Farmers Select Cover Crops US - A new online tool to help farmers decide which cover crops will benefit their row crop rotation is now available in Indiana.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
FAPRI-ISU Presents 2011 World Agricultural Outlook US - New modeling capabilities that give 15-year projections for world greenhouse gas emissions and fertilizer use highlight the 2011 World Agricultural Outlook of the Food and Agricultural...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Focus on Planting Forward Contracted Crops CANADA - A weather and crop analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board expects prairie farmers to focus on getting the most profitable crops and crops that have forward contracted into the ground...
Friday, April 08, 2011
Corn Growth Book Rewritten and Available to Order US — ISU Extension's corn production team has completed a new publication. "Corn Growth and Development" (PMR 1009) replaces "How a Corn Plant Develops," the previous Iowa State publication...
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Normal Cropping Patterns Despite Flooding Threat CANADA - Farmers across the Manitoba to stick with their traditional cropping patterns this spring despite fears of potential flooding, says a plant science professor with the University of ...
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Climate Impact "Potentially Catastrophic" for Crops GLOBAL - "Potentially catastrophic" impacts on food production from slow-onset climate changes are expected to increasingly hit the developing world in the future and action is needed now to...
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Members Of Congress Call For EPA To Back Off Dust US - The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lisa Jackson received a letter today from 101 members of the US House of Representatives expressing concerns about EPA's potential...
Friday, April 01, 2011
Changing Feed Reduces Livestock Emissions UK - Cows' diets have long since been blamed for adding to greenhouse gas emissions, but, according to Defra-funded research, this could be reduced by changing their feed content.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Plant Buffer Strips Cut Run-Off of Vet Products US - Field tests by University of Missouri scientists have backed up laboratory research showing that buffer strips of grass and other plants can reduce the amount of herbicide and veterinary...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Energy Crops Are Sustainable in Many Ways DENMARK - Growing energy crops not only benefits the environment by increasing Denmark's production of sustainable energy. It can also help improve the aquatic environment by removing excess...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Teagasc Crops Report Highlights Increased Cereal Area IRELAND - The first Teagasc Crop Report of 2011, just published, highlights the increase in winter cereal area this year, the frost damage to winter sown oat crops and the attacks on oilseed...
Monday, March 21, 2011
UNL: Soil Temperature Thresholds Shifting Earlier US - Soil temperature is an important guide to planting agronomic crops. This University of Nebraska - Lincoln study addresses the question of whether there has been a shift in when soil temperatures...
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
US Weather Extremes to Stay US - The US is set for more of the weather extremes which have left southern parts too dry and northern areas too wet - raising worries over the revival in crop production needed to replenish...
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Diversify Crops to Protect Yields US - A survey of how farmers could protect themselves by growing a greater diversity of crops, published in the March issue of BioScience, has highlighted economical steps that farmers could...
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