Friday, February 28, 2014

Food Crops News 203





BBC News
Key food crops head to Arctic 'doomsday vault'
More than 20,000 crops from more than 100 nations have arrived at a "Doomsday vault" in the Arctic Circle. The latest delivery coincides with the sixth ...
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Govt for field trials of GM crops under strict protocol: Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: Even as the final call on the fate of genetically modified (GM) food crops in India will be taken by the Supreme Court, the government on ...
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UF/IFAS researchers demonstrate improved appeal of sterile flies that save crops
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Irradiated, sterile flies dropped over seaports and agricultural areas to mate with unsuspecting females save food crops and ...
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Times of India
Govt moves closer to allow field trials for GM crops in India
NEW DELHI: Even as the final call on fate of genetically modified (GM) food crops in India will be taken by the Supreme Court, the government on ...
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Business Recorder
UK: GMO crops should have consumer focus
British consumers will only embrace genetically modified foods when traits are developed which provide them with significant benefits, Justin King, ...
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Get ready for a weekend full of food, fun and crops
Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. 2 Don't Threaten or Abuse. Threats of harming another person will not be ...
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Millionaire Corner
Bumper Crop for California's Wineries
Amid reports of a global wine shortage and continued concerns over drought conditions in California, the California Department of Food and ...
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Food Safety News
Agribusinesses Challenge Kauai's GM Crop Restriction Ordinance in Federal Court
If a majority of voters in either California or Washington state had supported labeling foods containing genetically modified ingredients, agribusinesses ...
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Analysis: Crop yield research bodes ill for future food security
Crop yields in all major producing areas of the world are now reaching a plateau and cannot be expected to increase at the rates achieved in the last ...
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Times LIVE
China in the grip of a 'NUCLEAR WINTER': Smog threat to crops
The South China Morning Post cites research from China Agricultural ... As such, the researchers fear that much of China's farmland will see crops ...
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spyghana.com
Africa to see more GM crops
Africa is expected to be the next target of GM food companies, as European scientists and policymakers travel to Ethiopia to boost the prospect of ...
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Maui Now
Anti-GMO crop, pesticide ballot initiative launched in Hawaii
The Kauai bill requires large agricultural companies to disclose pesticide use and GMO crop plantings while establishing buffer zones around schools, ...
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The Guardian
GMO crops should have consumer focus - Sainsbury CEO
King said in an interview that genetically modified crops had been focused ... King said British consumers would not abandon major changes in food ...
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Groundbreaking Legal Action Taken to Protect National Wildlife Refuges
SAN FRANCISCO--(ENEWSPF)--February 25 - A coalition of food safety, ... “According to federal policy, genetically engineered crops are forbidden ...
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Washington Post
Feds unveil plan to save honey bees --- and $15 billion in crops they pollinate
Claiming that the future of American food production depends on a revived honey bee population, the Agriculture Department on Tuesday announced ...
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Cheap Fertiliser Will Boost Food Output
Reduction of fertilizer prices will help farmers increase crops under agricultural land. High cost of farm inputs especially fertilizers has been ...
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Supporters of Hawaii pesticide law challenge agriculture companies in court
24, 2014 - The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Earthjustice filed papers ... and genetically modified crop use by commercial agricultural entities.
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Vanilla Ice goes Amish (farmer), spicy food endorphins, thirsty almonds: Food for Thought
The drought across California is severely affecting the state's residents and crops. Almonds and other fruits and vegetables are suffering. (Oregonian ...
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CHS Agri sites collecting donations to food banks
HOLDREGE — CHS Agri Service Center locations in south-central Nebraska are accepting donations of money, food and crops to help fight hunger.
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Philippine Information Agency
News Feature: FNRI develops sweet potato fries technology
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), root and tuber crops are a staple food and main source of ...
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The Guardian
GM crops: European scientists descend on Africa to promote biotech
Africa is expected to be the next target of GM food companies, as European ... "EU policy on GM crops is massively important for Africa," she said.
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US GMO crops show mix of benefits, concerns - USDA report
"We are not characterizing them (GMO crops) as bad or good. We are just providing information," said Michael Livingston, a government agricultural ...
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MSJ condemns bulldozing of crops
“The MSJ condemns without hesitation this attack on the farmers of Trinidad and Tobago and the destruction of food that is being produced for the ...
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Spencer Daily Reporter
Why this Iowa farmer joined the fight for food aid reform
Small farmers across the world ask for little, except the opportunity to raise crops and livestock and receive a decent price in return. It's no different for ...
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stv.tv
World Potato Championships comes to Dundee Flower and Food Festival
... annual World Potato Championships to prove they really are top of the crops. The three-day Dundee Flower and Food Festival will play host to the ...
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Our Farmers Get An A+ For Low Pesticide Residues
This release comes from extensive sampling of crops entering the market ... That's what just happened again for the farmers who produce our food.
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Fresno Bee
California Drought Hurting Virginia's Food Supply
The drought affects different crops in different ways. ... markets and grocery stores in our area will soon be able to start selling more locally grown food.
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Channel News Asia
Two friends set up underground farm in London tunnel
... Richard Balaard, founders of Zero Carbon Foods, have spent 18 months developing the idea of an underground farm and have begun to grow crops ...
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'Food forest' planned for Iowa City park
What's being called a “food forest” is in the works at a public park in Iowa City to grow edible plants for public use, such as fruit trees, berry bushes, ...
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Stacked Gene Traits Improve Plant Productivity under Multiple Environmental Stresses
As one of the world's most widely cultivated food crops, rice plays a critical role in food security for more than half of the world's population. In a recent ...
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Costs and benefits of producing cellulosic ethanol
Benefits. NO FOOD CROPS: Nationally, about 5 billion bushels of corn go into ethanol production annually, about 40 percent of U.S. corn production.
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Gardening with Insects
And nobody loves putting chemicals on their food crops. My hope is that this symposium will help gardeners better appreciate insects and learn ...
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Mosaic Co (MOS) news: Is Mosaic A Good Stock To Buy?
Mosaic Co (MOS) a leading producer of phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the global agricultural industry with a market capitalization of $19.2 ...
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Farmer sued over GM crop contamination
Last year, millions of people participated in the global March Against Monsanto in May, concerned about the unidentified effects of GM food.
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Monitoring agricultural practices
The state shall decide whether wheat shall be grown this year or paddy. The state shall decide how much area will be given for which crop. The state ...
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Specialty crop grant applications being accepted
“The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program benefits Idaho's specialty crop ... of specialty crops, market development, or developing good agricultural...
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Daily News Egypt
Boosting African farm yields
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), growth in ... soil nutrients taken up by their crops, the soil is literally mined of life,” he says.
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Washington Times
California almond farmers face tough choices
(AP) - With California's agricultural heartland entrenched in drought, ... Almonds and other nuts are among the most high-value crops in the Central ...
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Some California almond farmers decide to rip out high-value trees in face of record dry year
Almonds and other nuts are among the most high-value crops in the Central Valley ... In 2012, California's almond crop had an annual value of $5 billion. ... according to a report by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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Ashok Gulati to step down as CACP chairman this month
... 2013-14 season due to bulging stocks and lower MSPs of competing crops. ... Gulati will also be known for his discussion paper on the National Food ... Before joining, Gulati was Director in Asia for the International Food Policy ...
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Tribal Southwest gardening
The idea was to rekindle the cultivation of traditional food crops from that region to provide a locally grown diet more in keeping with their genetics that ...
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Walk This Way: Wild Food Wanders with Wolfgang Rougle
Local farmer, author and wild food advocate Wolfgang Rougle will join up with ... Photo: Crops at Springfed Organic Farm & Nursery under their trusty ...
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Guardian Liberty Voice
Food Safety Modernization Act: Latest Update
Intended to strengthen the authority of the U.S. Food and Drug ... aspects of the food and agriculture industry, including methods for growing of crops...
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Centre Daily Times
Agriculture suffers when unreasonable legislation is passed
... this space over the years, that government decisions influence agricultural commodity prices at least as much as weather patterns and crop yields.
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Change that we can become: Countryside sustainable development
Integrate Nitrogen fixing plants and trees ? ... a wide variety of commercially important tree species among food crops species on the valley slopes.
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San Francisco Chronicle
As US becomes more urban and suburban, rural lawmakers struggle to make their voices heard
"They're one, two, three generations removed from food production and ... only hearing one side of it from opponents of GMO crops," Sullivan said.
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Chandigarh Tribune
PRIME CONCERN
Agricultural production and crop yields in Punjab are stagnating; the crucial resources of soil and water are depleting because of the wheat-paddy ...
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5 things to know from RFD-TV news this week
... on connecting farmers with the consumers in their areas through local food ... "For many crops these are the lowest levels that we've seen since ...
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The Express Tribune
Hybrid seeds can help recover lost productivity: Experts
The only way to tackle food deficiency is to increase crop production, but high cost of pesticides and black marketing of fertiliser are hampering such ...
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Improving drought forecasting for our agriculture producers
In 2012, South Dakota producers experienced the worst drought in nearly half a century, facing devastating loss of crops, pasture, rangeland, and forage, ... In response to the critical impact drought has on our nation's food supply, ...
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