FARM NEWS - BIOTECHNOLOGY DAILY

FDA okays GM salmon for sale in the United States

Nov 19, 2015 (UPI)

On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a bid to sell genetically modified salmon in the United States. The company AquaBounty has sought FD...

Early farmers exploited beehive products at least 8,500 years ago

Nov 17, 2015 (SPX)

Humans have been exploiting bees as far back as the Stone Age, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in Nature. Previous evidence f...

No more brown apples

Nov 17, 2015 (SPX)

Everybody knows this phenomenon: After slicing an apple, it loses its appetising white colour very quickly, which does not only scare off children. Although bro...

Honduran army goes to war against invading bugs

Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)

For Honduran soldiers fanning out in the pine forest, their chainsaws roaring, the enemy is like no other: numbering in the thousands, invading a sizeable chunk...

Emissions set to soar as love of steak takes off in Asia

Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)

Climate change is the last thing on Maya Puspita Sari's mind as she tucks into a steak and splurges on ice cream, products that were once a luxury but are now a...

Wheat disease-resistance gene identified, potential to save billions

Nov 16, 2015 (SPX)

A gene that can prevent some of the most important wheat diseases has been identified--creating the potential to save more than a billion dollars in lost produc...

Cattle dying in South Africa as drought deepens

Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)

In the middle of a desiccated lake bed in South Africa's North West province, a seven-month-old calf is too weak to get up. It is doomed to die from thirst and ...

Mongolian herders reined in by government

Nov 13, 2015 (AFP)

For thousands of years Mongolia's Dukha ethnic minority have depended on their reindeer herds to survive the bitter winters, but now their nomadic way of life i...

Managed bees spread and intensify diseases in wild bees

Nov 13, 2015 (SPX)

For various reasons, wild pollinators are in decline across many parts of the world. To combat this, managed honey bees and bumblebees are frequently shipped in...

Ground-level ozone reduces maize and soybean yields

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

Despite government regulations, ground-level ozone - an odorless gas that forms as polluting nitrogen oxides drift in sunlight across the countryside - continue...

Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

Once a mother plant releases its embryos to the outside world, they have to survive on their own without family protection. To ensure successful colonization by...

EU downplays cancer risk from weedkiller in win for Monsanto

Nov 12, 2015 (AFP)

A highly sensitive EU report on Thursday claimed one of the world's most popular weedkillers is "unlikely" to cause cancer, countering the UN and handing a vict...

Protecting plants from stealthy diseases

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

Stealthy diseases sometimes trick plants by hijacking their defense signaling system, which issues an alarm that diverts plant resources for the wrong attack an...

China's Singles Day sparks baby formula shortage in Australia

Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)

An Australian company has apologised to mothers after its premium organic baby milk formula flew off supermarket shelves ahead of China's Singles Day buying fre...

Stanford researchers develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Nov 11, 2015 (SPX)

As Earth's population grows toward a projected 9 billion by 2050 and climate change puts growing pressure on the world's agriculture, researchers are turning to...

Kenya army involved in sugar smuggling racket: report

Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)

Kenya's army is involved in a $400-million sugar smuggling racket in Somalia that also funds the Al-Qaeda militants it is supposed to be fighting, a report alle...

Climate change is good news for English wine

Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)

While climate change menaces vineyards in southern Europe, English winemakers are raising a toast to warming weather as it improves their wines and has helped r...

Vibrating bees tell the state of the hive

Nov 10, 2015 (SPX)

Before eating your next meal, pause for a moment to thank the humble honeybee. Farmers of almonds, broccoli, cantaloupe and many other nuts, vegetables and frui...

Pineapple genome offers insight into photosynthesis in drought-tolerant plants

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

By sequencing its genome, scientists are homing in on the genes and genetic pathways that allow the juicy pineapple plant to thrive in water-limited environment...

New test for ancient DNA authenticity throws doubt on Stone Age wheat trade

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

A DNA sample thought to show prehistoric trade in cereals is most likely from modern wheat, according to new research led by the Max Planck Institute for Develo...