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Cactus animal feed seen as growth area Miami (UPI) Nov 4, 2009 
Organic animal feed extracted from cactus is emerging as a major growth industry, with China pushing forward into the market as a producer of a patented hog feed extracted from the plant.
Cactus is indigenous mostly to the Americas, but various species of the plant are now grown across the world, either in the wild or in nurseries. In China, cactus has earned a huge following as a ... read moreNorth Atlantic Fish Populations Shifting As Ocean Temperatures Warm 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2009About half of 36 fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting northward over the last four decades, with some stocks nearly disappearing from U.S. waters as they move farther offshore, according to a new study by NOAA researchers. Their findings, published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series, show the impact of ... more
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Hong Kong's ghostly seas warn of looming global tragedy
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 29, 2009The live fish facing death in the glass tanks in Hong Kong's famous seafood restaurants tell a strange and haunting tale of a looming global tragedy. At the heart of their story is the bizarre fact that there are more fine fish swimming in the tiny tanks than there are in the surrounding sea. Having overfished and polluted its own waters to the point where they are home mainly to great ... more Scientists back bluefin tuna trade ban: Greenpeace and WWF 
Madrid (AFP) Oct 29, 2009Scientists who advise fisheries regulators support a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a sushi staple, to protect the species from over-fishing, environmental groups WWF and Greenpeace said Thursday. International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas scientists concluded that the species' "current spawning biomass is less than 15 percent of what it once was before fishing ... more Tests on treasured maize ignite fears in Mexico 
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 29, 2009As scientists race the clock to increase food production worldwide, new trials to plant genetically-modified maize have stoked anger in Mexico, the cradle of corn. Many here are sensitive about meddling with maize, which dates back to pre-Hispanic times, when mythologies held that people were created from corn. Some fear Mexico could one day lose the wealth of native varieties it still ... more Rot Resistant Wheat Could Save Farmers Millions 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 30, 2009CSIRO researchers have identified wheat and barley lines resistant to Crown Rot - a disease that costs Australian wheat and barley farmers $79 million in lost yield every year. Crown Rot, which is a chronic problem throughout the Australian wheat belt, is caused by the fungus Fusarium. Dr Chunji Liu and his CSIRO Plant Industry team in Brisbane are using sophisticated screening methods to ... more |
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Protein helps plants survive drought
La Jolla, Calif. (UPI) Oct 23, 2009 A hormone-sensing protein that helps plants survive dry spells and drought could yield clues to improve crops worldwide, scientists in La Jolla, Calif., said. When a drought-tolerant plant detects dry conditions, a plant protein called PYR1 synthesizes a hormone knows as abscisic acid, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute said. Plants under the influence of the hormone be ... more EU urged to slash agriculture budget: commission paper 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 23, 2009The European Commission wants to see radical cuts in the money spent by the European Union on agriculture, which traditionally takes the lion's share of its budget. In draft proposals due to be published at the end of November, the commission wants a "significant reduction ... freeing up spending for new priorities," according to a draft document seen by AFP on Friday. A permanent ... more Asian demand for ivory, sharks' fins, tuna set for scrutiny 
Geneva (AFP) Oct 21, 2009Asian demand for bluefin tuna, sharks' fins and ivory will come under scrutiny when 175 member states of the UN wildlife trade agency meet to consider trade restrictions, according to documents seen by AFP. Proposals to restrict or ban international trade in those three products are due to be studied when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) holds its next ... more Europe tightens fishing controls 
Luxembourg (AFP) Oct 20, 2009European fisheries ministers have agreed on tighter controls for commercial fishing, which could see fishermen lose their license and financial assistance if they infringe rules. The new measures, most of which should be in place from January 1, are an attempt to counter depleting fish stocks and recurrent breaches of catch quotas. "Until now fishermen could infringe rules ... more |
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