FARM NEWS - BIOTECHNOLOGY DAILY

Aug 07, 2017 (SPX)

Led by CSIRO, in collaboration with a team of renowned experts, the researchers identified more than 17,000 protein coding genes in the genomes of the Helicover...

Sale of genetically modified salmon in Canada alarms environmentalists

Aug 07, 2017 (AFP)

"The first genetically modified animals have arrived in the market and Canadian consumers are becoming, unwittingly, the first guinea pigs," said Thibault Rehn ...

Mexichem buys 80% of Israel's Netafim for $1.5 bln

Aug 07, 2017 (AFP)

Netafim, created in 1965, specialises in water-saving "smart drip" and micro-irrigation systems for agriculture. It is active in 30 countries, owns 17 productio...

Dramatic changes needed in farming practices to keep pace with climate change

Aug 07, 2017 (SPX)

To combat repeated, damaging storm events, which strip agricultural land of soil and nutrients, farmers are already adopting measures to conserve these assets w...

Heatstruck Italy starts harvesting its thirsty vines

Aug 04, 2017 (AFP)

Winemakers have also had to contend with spring frosts and hailstorms this year and the country's agri-food agency Coldiretti is anticipating a 10-15 percent fa...

Paris's urban rooftop hives hope to preserve honeybees

Aug 04, 2017 (AFP)

The beekeeper then hooks his leg harness to a metal cable anchored to the roof's edge, running the length of the entire structure. "It's not dangerous, but my i...

Alkaline soil, sensible sensor

Aug 03, 2017 (SPX)

Calcium, like other minerals, is necessary for healthy plant growth. However, an excess of calcium - particularly in the form of calcium carbonate - can cause i...

New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields

Aug 03, 2017 (SPX)

Illinois and the 11 other states that send the majority of the water to the Mississippi River set aggressive goals to reduce nitrate and phosphorus pollution in...

Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study

Aug 02, 2017 (AFP)

Researchers say they still don't understand how or why carbon dioxide emissions sap protein and other nutrients from plants, but the mystery is one that could h...

Adjusting fertilizers vital in claypan ag soils

Jul 31, 2017 (SPX)

Claypans have a clay-rich layer beneath a layer of loose topsoil. This clay layer poses challenges for producers, according to Lance Conway of the University of...

Neolithic farmers practiced specialized methods of cattle farming

Jul 31, 2017 (SPX)

The Arbon Bleiche 3 village on the south bank of Lake Constance is considered to be one of the most significant Neolithic sites in Switzerland. Its location has...

One plant at a time is precise

Jul 27, 2017 (ESA)

Thanks to research with ESA on new cameras, hyperspectral cameras flying on drones are now able to see details as small as 4-5 cm. Three customers are already u...

French grape harvest heading to historic low

Jul 22, 2017 (AFP)

"At 37.6 million hectolitres (993.3 million gallons) the 2017 harvest is set to come in 17 percent lower than in 2016, and 16 percent below the average of the p...

Kenyan cattle herders defend 'necessary' land invasions

Jul 20, 2017 (AFP)

"The reason we go there is not to grab the land, we go for pasture, nothing else," says Lemerigi Letimalo, a 28-year-old Samburu herder in a Manchester United T...

Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environments

Jul 13, 2017 (SPX)

Graywater use has been proven safe for agriculture irrigation. "Most of the scientific research and legislation efforts have focused on graywater's health risks...

Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand

Jul 13, 2017 (AFP)

The entertainment giant opened its $5.5 billion theme park in Shanghai in June last year, expecting to shift mainly bok choy, Mickey Pork Buns and Minnie Red Be...

Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: study

Jul 10, 2017 (AFP)

"Our study demonstrates for the first time an apparent linkage between Arctic temperature variations and agricultural productivity in mid-latitudes," they repor...

Global use of wastewater to irrigate agriculture at least 50 percent greater than thought

Jul 07, 2017 (SPX)

The study relies on advanced modeling methods to provide the first truly comprehensive estimate of the global extent to which farmers use urban wastewater on ir...

Study offers new approach to evaluating agricultural development programs

Jul 07, 2017 (SPX)

Involving local people in figuring out how to improve their farming and fishing methods provides more lasting and widespread benefits than just introducing new ...

Spain hit by deadly bacteria threatening olive trees

Jul 06, 2017 (AFP)

The Xylella fastidiosa pathogen, which dries out trees leaving their leaves looking scorched, was found in June in almond trees near the town of Guadalest in th...