FARM NEWS - BIOTECHNOLOGY DAILY

The world's nitrogen fixation, explained

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

Yale University scientists may have cracked a part of the chemical code for one of the most basic, yet mysterious, processes in the natural world - nature's abi...

Bordeaux winegrowers hail 'magnificent' harvest

Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)

For lovers of a good red Bordeaux, 2015 is shaping up as a "magnificent" vintage, growers from the largest wine-producing area in France said Thursday. The harv...

Scientists develop rice variety with high folate stability

Sep 23, 2015 (SPX)

The human body is unable to make vitamin B9, better known as folate. Adults need approximately 400 microgram of folates per day to remain healthy, a number whic...

Secret unlocked to rice seed survival when underwater

Sep 23, 2015 (SPX)

A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Philippines, recently published a st...

Horse owners can battle flies with wasps, not pesticides

Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)

New research suggests ranches, farmers and horse owners don't have to resort to the use of pesticides to control fly populations. Parasitic wasps work just as w...

Variety the spice of life for Mumbai's tiffin carriers

Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)

ATTENTION - Pictures by Punit Paranjpe. Video by Peter Hutchison features /// Mumbai's world-renowned tiffin service is no longer the preserve of loyal housewiv...

UK food recycling cafes go global in fight against waste

Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)

When former chef Adam Smith opened a small cafe in Britain's industrial North two years ago, serving up dishes with food destined for the scrap heap, he had big...

Cattle disease spread by vets, not cows

Sep 23, 2015 (SPX)

A cattle disease that affected more than 5,000 cows, over 500 of which were killed, was probably spread by vets farmers and cattle traders in Germany, according...

Harvesting clues to GMO dilemmas from China's soybean fields

Sep 22, 2015 (SPX)

China's struggle - mirrored across the globe - to balance public concern over the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops with a swelling demand for affordabl...

Rare Champagne grapes flourish with global warming

Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)

After languishing in the shadow of the Chardonnay and Pinot vines that turn out France's famed bubbly, four lesser known Champagne grapes are getting an unlikel...

Activist against palm oil shot dead in Guatemala

Sep 19, 2015 (AFP)

An indigenous leader opposed to the production of palm oil was killed Friday outside a Guatemalan court that a day earlier ordered the closure of a factory he h...

Fearless fowl grow and lay better

Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)

A reduced fear of humans can be the driving force behind the characteristics that have developed since wild animals became domesticated, according to research b...

Hunter-gatherers were enjoying oatmeal 30,000 years ago

Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)

Sorry paleo dieters, cavemen weren't exclusively meat eaters. They liked their grains too. Researchers in Italy say they've identified the earliest evidence of ...

Study of US farm data shows loss of crop diversity

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms fare as changes to the climate evolve, ac...

Land degradation costs trillions of dollars

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by land resources s...

Scientists learn how to predict plant size

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

VIB and UGent scientists have developed a new method which allows them to predict the final size of a plant while it is still a seedling. Thanks to this method,...

French winemakers hunt for climate change-resistant grape

Sep 15, 2015 (AFP)

Amid the bustle of a busy harvest in France's famed Beaujolais wine-making region, a quiet effort is underway to counter one of the industry's biggest potential...

What's behind million-dollar oil palm failures

Sep 14, 2015 (SPX)

What has spoiled tens upon tens of thousands of fledgling oil palm plants at elite corporate plantations in Malaysia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia over the la...

Pay farmers to help the environment, but perverse subsidies not

Sep 14, 2015 (SPX)

New research suggests that offering financial incentives for farming industries to mitigate the impact agriculture has on the environment, by reducing fertilise...

EU lawmakers want full animal cloning ban

Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)

EU lawmakers backed calls Tuesday to tighten up a proposed ban on cloning animals for food so as to ensure they never find a place on European farms. The Europe...