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Drugs and dung a bad mix for climate: study
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Scientists have discovered a potential threat to Earth's climate lurking in a dark and smelly place: the dung of cattle treated with antibiotics, a study said W...
Bayer-Monsanto tie-up fuels anti-GM debate in Germany
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
A proposed tie-up between Bayer and Monsanto may still face numerous hurdles but it has already inflamed opinion in Germany where most people oppose genetically...
Cambodia's royal oxen predict 'bountiful' harvest despite severe drought
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Cambodia may be suffering the worst drought for half a century but a ritual involving royal oxen on Tuesday nevertheless predicted a bountiful harvest this year...
New confidence in China wine market at Hong Kong's Vinexpo
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
A slowing economy and a corruption crackdown had led to concerns that China's wine boom had gone bust, but there was renewed optimism at a Hong Kong wine fair T...
Bayer targets GM giant Monsanto in biggest German takeover bid
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
German chemicals giant Bayer said Monday it had offered $62 billion for US agriculture group Monsanto as it seeks to create the world's biggest supplier of seed...
Farms have become a major air-pollution source
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new study says that emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and C...
EU delays re-approval for weedkiller glyphosate
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
The EU on Thursday failed to agree on the re-approval of weedkiller glyphosate in Europe amid fresh fears the product could cause cancer. This is the second tim...
Genetically engineered crops: Experiences and prospects
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
An extensive study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has found that new technologies in genetic engineering and conventional bree...
Illinois River water quality improvement linked to more efficient corn production
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
Good news - the quality of water in the Illinois River has improved in one important aspect. A new study from the University of Illinois reports that nitrate lo...
Nation's beekeepers lost 44 percent of bees in 2015-16
May 16, 2016 (SPX)
Beekeepers across the United States lost 44 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2015 to April 2016, according to the latest preli...
Researchers help dairy farmers cool cows more efficiently, use less water
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
In California, every drop of water counts. Recently, researchers with the University of California, Davis set out to figure out whether dairy farmers in their h...
UN panel says weedkiller 'unlikely' to cause cancer
May 16, 2016 (AFP)
The controversial weedkiller glyphosate, which is used by Monsanto in its herbicide Roundup, is "unlikely" to cause cancer, a United Nations finding said Monday...
Biofeedback system designed to control photosynthetic lighting
May 13, 2016 (SPX)
Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the global food system. For example, there has been much interest in the potential o...
Study finds declining sulfur levels
May 13, 2016 (SPX)
Air pollution legislation to control fossil fuel emissions and the associated acid rain has worked - perhaps leading to the need for sulfur fertilizers for crop...
Agricultural ammonia emissions disrupt earth's delicate nitrogen balance
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
When considering human impacts on earth systems, disturbance to the carbon cycle grabs the Agricultural ammonia emissions disrupt earth's delicate nitrogen bala...
How algae could save plants from themselves
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
Algae may hold the key to feeding the world's burgeoning population. Don't worry; no one is going to make you eat them. But because they are more efficient than...
Study reveals genetic origins of carrots' orange color
May 09, 2016 (UPI)
In sequencing the genome of the lowly carrot, researchers have revealed several of the vegetable's secrets -- including the genetic origins of its orange color....
Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels Will Help and Hurt Crops
May 08, 2016 (SPX)
Elevated carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere may increase water-use efficiency in crops and considerably mitigate yield losses due to climate change...
A new resource to help manage billbugs in turfgrass
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Billbugs, a type of weevil that is found from southern Canada to Mexico as well as parts of the Caribbean, are a major pest of turfgrass, a crop that brings in ...
Edible silk coating keeps fruit fresh for a week, scientists find
May 06, 2016 (UPI)
Silk may soon help save space in the refrigerator. In recent experiments, researchers at Tufts University were able to keep fruit fresh for up to a week using a...
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