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Winter crops reduce phosphorus runoff Burlington, Vt. (UPI) Feb 5, 2009 
The use of winter cover crops to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Champlain could be applied to other U.S. watersheds, Vermont scientists said.
Phosphorus acts as a fertilizer in soil and water, boosting weed growth and algae blooms.
Scientists at the University of Vermont, Burlington, found that 80 percent of the phosphorus reaching Lake Champlain's Rock River watershed came f ... read moreBigger Corn Plants Bully Smaller Neighbors In No-Till Fields 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 08, 2010It might not look like there's much going on in those roadside corn fields, but a Purdue University researcher has shown that corn plants are in a fierce battle with each other for resources. Tony Vyn, a professor of agronomy, said it's been known for a long time that young corn plants are, on average, shorter in no-till, corn-on-corn fields, but that doesn't mean there is an overall stunting of ... more
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Penguin future looks perkier with marine zone: study
EU ministers call for common electric car strategy US warns China against 'stillborn' climate deal Eastern US braces for more snow misery Snowbound US government freezes up on hot issues Homes evacuated as Los Angeles braces for storm Eastern US braces for fresh snow blitz Swift help urged for Haiti's crucial weather forecasters Amnesty demands halt to Vedanta's India mine plans Two dead as storms, floods hit Turkey's south: report 
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China to impose anti-dumping penalties on US chicken
Beijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2010China said Friday it would slap stiff penalties on a variety of US chicken meat it says is being sold at an unfairly low price, in the latest move likely to up the pressure on strained Sino-US relations. The commerce ministry, in a preliminary ruling, said importers of US broiler chicken in China would have to pay deposits based on the difference - up to 105.4 percent - between the meat's ... more Urban growth, farm exports drive tropical deforestation 
Paris (AFP) Feb 7, 2010The biggest causes of deforestation in tropical countries are population growth in cities and agricultural exports, a finding that should shape decisions on preventing forest loss, experts said Sunday. Under December's Copenhagen Accord, rich countries are pledging some 10 billion dollars over the next three years to help poor countries tackle climate change. A big but so far unspecified ... more China imposes media ban over new milk scandal: watchdog 
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 4, 2010Chinese officials have banned independent reporting on the latest toxic food scandal involving melamine, a chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in 2008, a press watchdog said Thursday. The International Federation of Journalists, citing local sources, said censors in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong had ordered that media outlets "must only use information formally release ... more Waste Not Biofuels Cause One Billion People To Go Hungry 
Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Feb 04, 2010As we begin the new decade, despite an abundance of food, worldwide, more than 1 billion persons are living with hunger. A Special Issue of Agricultural Water Management, "Investing in Water For Food, Ecosystems and Livelihoods", published by Elsevier, provides insight and recommendations regarding causes and potential solutions to the hunger crisis. Investments in agriculture have not kep ... more |
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Protests in eastern India over soaring food prices
Patna (AFP) Jan 28, 2010Demonstrators in poverty-hit eastern India burnt tyres and blocked roads on Thursday to protest against sky-rocketing food prices, piling pressure on authorities to crack down on inflation. Police in Bihar state rounded up scores of demonstrators including protest leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, head of the main state opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and a prominent figure nationally. ... more Philippines fears high food prices due to India drought 
Manila (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, said Thursday it feared global food prices would spike this year as India suffers its worst drought in nearly four decades. "There's been a big drought in India which affected half of her territory and which may affect global food prices," Economic Planning Undersecretary Dennis Arroyo told reporters. Arroyo listed the Indian dry spell ... more China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday. The revelations came ahead of the possible trial next month of three Chinese dairy executives who are facing charges of making and selling toxic and hazardous food over tainted milk supplies. In the l ... more Dog meat could come off Chinese menus 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2010Dog and cat meat - age-old delicacies in China - could be off the menu in the food-loving nation under its first law against animal abuse, state press said Tuesday. People who eat either animal, both of which are viewed as promoting bodily warmth, would face fines of up to 5,000 yuan (730 dollars) and up to 15 days in jail if the law is passed, the Chongqing Evening News said. It said ... more |
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