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Monday, May 21, 2012
Food Hubs Keep Connections Local US - Here’s something to chew on: In 2010, Illinois’ 76,000 farmers generated $16 billion in economic output, securing the state’s position as one of the most productive growing regions...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
UK Farmers Challenge GM Trial on Newsnight UK - Wheat farmer Peter Lundgren will join other GM sceptics in a public debate on Rothamsteds GM wheat trial hosted by BBC’s Newsnight on Thursday 17th May.
Plans for China-UK Centre of Excellence for Plant Research UK & CHINA - A new centre of excellence for plant research is planned in China following a joint symposium in Shanghai between researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the John Innes...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
India: GM Crops 'Need of the Hour', Say Experts INDIA - Genetically Modified (GM) seeds are the need of the hour to bolster farm production in the face of rising demand, and a way to match productivity of countries such as China and Vietnam,...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Urgent Need for Strategy on Sustainable Food UK - The Government must develop a joined-up strategy to change the UK's unhealthy and environmentally damaging food system, as fears mount about global food security, MPs on the Commons Environmental...
Australian Primary Industries Education Boosted AUSTRALIA - The Australian government has continued its commitment to agriculture by announcing the Primary Industries Education Foundation (PIEF) will receive A$225,000 in funding support over...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance? US - Two US congressmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
315 Million Households to Enter Middle Class by 2020 ANALYSIS - In the next eight years, another 315 million households around the world will shift in status to middle class, pushing the limits of food security for many countries, writes Sarah...
Australia Boosts Biosecurity Measures AUSTRALIA - A A$524.2 million investment in Australia’s biosecurity system included in yesterday’s Federal Budget will deliver a state-of-the-art quarantine facility and strengthen Australia’s...
EU Commission Grants €3.2M for Studies on Honeybee Losses EU - As part of a series of initiatives, the EU Commission has earmarked almost €3.2 million to support 17 Member States to carry out surveillance studies aiming to gather further important...
Friday, May 04, 2012
Obesity Is Complex, Long–Term Problem ANALYSIS - Obesity is one of today's leading human health issues but it is a complex issue, often over-simplified in the media, writes senior editor, Jackie Linden. Food intake and calorie imbalance...
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Ambitious New Entrants Essential to Farming, Food Security UK - Attracting the best young talent into agriculture was identified as a priority at a food and farming industry forum jointly hosted by Lloyds TSB Agriculture and its farming ambassador Adam...
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Scientists Respond to Anti-GM Protesters UK - A group of activists is planning to target a plot being used to trial a new strain of wheat. Scientists developing the genetically modified (GM) wheat say the plants could benefit the environment...
Key EU Fish and Farming Talks SCOTLAND, UK - Ensuring the particular needs of Scotland’s farming and fishing industries are represented in crucial EU reform negotiations is paramount, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Canada-EU Trade Agreement Expected to Boost Canada's GDP CANADA & EU - Canada's Regional Minister for Manitoba estimates securing a bilateral free agreement with the European Union will grow Canada's economy by up to C$12 billion dollars.
Australia's Bioeconomy Blossoms with Supercharged Safflower AUSTRALIA - New varieties of the safflower plant containing the world's highest levels of valuable oleic acid are in the pipeline for Australian grain growers thanks to breakthrough research...
International Conference Focuses on ‘Greening’ CAP UK - Scotland’s leading food and farming organisation, National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland, has welcomed guests from across the EU’s northern Member States to discuss ways in which the...
Faba Bean Rust Alert for Australia's Crops This Season AUSTRALIA - Serious outbreaks of rust in faba bean crops throughout South Australia and Victoria in 2011 have underlined the need for vigilant management of the disease this coming season. ...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Canadian Government Expand Ag Trade with Morocco CANADA & MOROCCO - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz completed a successful trade mission to Morocco in which he discussed the mutual benefits of a Canada-Morocco free trade agreement (FTA), signed...
Food Security Project Enhances Pig, Poultry Industries AUSTRALIA - The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is helping to provide security of food production through its participation in Australian Centre for International...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Call for EU-wide Fair Play in Grocery Chain EU - A new report has backed up calls for an effective adjudicator to police the UK Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice.
Vietnam's Middle Class Lifts Food, Feed Demand ANALYSIS - The growth in China has garnered a lot of attention lately, but China's neighbor - Vietnam - is another emerging market that is building our global middle class and increasing grain...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Facts Not Fear Should Inform the GM Crop Debate AUSTRALIA - Misguided and misinformed media campaigns against GM crops only act to unnecessarily mislead consumers and work against the interest of Australian agriculture, according to CropLife...
Science, Industry Club Together to Deliver Better Crops UK - Today, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is announcing nine new industry-relevant crop science projects as part of the Crop Improvement Research Club (C...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Cargill CEO Discusses Challenge of Food Security GLOBAL - Cargill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Page last week discussed how environmental leaders, government officials and the private sector need to work together to meet the challenge...
Friday, April 20, 2012
Using Maths to Feed the World UK - In the race to breed better crops to feed the increasing world population, scientists at The University of Nottingham are using maths to find out how a vital plant hormone affects growt...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Should EU Commission Do More to Combat Increased Bee Mortality? EU - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has opened an investigation into whether the European Commission has taken appropriate measures to combat increased bee mortality in the...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
A New Approach to Molecular Plant Breeding US - A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using...
Colombian Agricultural Industry Concerned About FTA ANALYSIS - May 15, 2012 is the date set for the start of the Colombia - US Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). While the US agribusiness sector is very pleased, the Colombian sector is less so, writes...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Global Assessment on Soil Biodiversity GLOBAL - The Department for Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems at BBSRC-funded Rothamsted Research is launching a new Global Scientific Assessment on Soil Biodiversity as a result of an...
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