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Black carbon from straw burning limits antibiotic resistance in plastic mulched fields
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Researchers tracking how antibiotic resistance genes move from soil into soybean plants report that black carbon produced by straw burning can offset the resistance intensifying effects of plastic mulch residues and restrict the transfer of these genes into plant tissues and seeds. Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health concern, and soils are now recognized as major environmental reservoirs of resistance genes. In modern cropping systems, widespread use of plastic mulch films fragments i ... read more |
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Meat-loving Argentines shun beef as inflation bitesSan Isidro, Argentina Dec 29, 2025 As New Year's festivities draw near, meat-loving Argentines are readying their famous "asado" grills - traditionally laden with steaks, ribs and sausages. ... more 
China says to impose extra 55% tariffs on some beef importsBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 China said on Wednesday it will impose additional 55 percent tariffs on some beef imports from countries including Brazil, Australia and the United States that exceed a certain quantity from January 1. ... more 
From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big pollutersParis, France (AFP) Dec 19, 2025 Farmers and fishermen hit by climate change are taking big corporate polluters to court - and experts say these David-vs-Goliath lawsuits are only set to multiply as the planet keeps warming. ... more 
Australia 'disappointed' with China's beef tariffsSydney (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 Australia's government is "disappointed" with China's decision to impose new beef import tariffs, with one industry group warning the move could damage trade worth over AU$1 billion between the two countries. ... more |
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Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide studyWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research and influence government decision-making. ... more 
Robotic model boosts success rate for tomato pickingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 In many farming regions, a shortage of agricultural labor is driving interest in robots that can harvest fruit crops such as tomatoes. Tomatoes are difficult for machines to handle because the plant ... more 
EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified cropsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 European lawmakers and EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques. ... more 
Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into death valleyNuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 In the mist-draped mountains of Sri Lanka's tea country, rescuers were still plucking bodies from the reddish-brown mud on Tuesday after last week's cyclone, the island's worst natural disaster in decades. ... more 
Denmark targets farm nitrogen emissions to boost water qualityCopenhagen (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Denmark, which last year introduced a pioneering carbon tax on livestock farming, on Wednesday announced an agreement to cut nitrogen emissions from agriculture and curb water pollution. ... more |
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Beloved sheepskin-sack cheese Bosnia wants to protect
Gacko, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) Nov 26, 2025 High in the mountain meadows of southern Bosnia, farmer Branka Buha monitors her cows through a GPS signal on her husband's phone. But when it comes to making her kajmak cheese, she sticks to the traditional method: ageing it in sheepskin sacks. "It's a tradition passed down from my mother, from my mother-in-law. Now, I'm passing it on to my daughter-in-law," said 55-year-old Buha. Her dairy is nestled in the hilly hamlet of Domrke, near Gacko. At 1,200 metres (3,900 feet), and with lot ... read more 
Kelp cost modeling tool for Maine seaweed farms reveals major savings optionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 A new economic analysis tool for kelp farming, created by Kelson Marine and the University of Maine, is helping operators assess site selection, weather effects, crop size, and operational factors a ... more |
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3,000 cattle stuck at sea for a month reach dry land in LibyaMontevideo Nov 25, 2025 Nearly 3,000 Uruguayan cattle that were stranded at sea for a month after their vessel was barred from Turkey have been unloaded in Libya, Uruguay's government said. ... more 
NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestationMonrovia (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday. ... more 
Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressureKamisato, Japan (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. ... more 
Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eelsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. ... more 
Severe floods threaten global rice yields, study findsStanford CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Severe flooding has slashed global rice yields in recent decades, threatening food security for billions of people who depend on the grain. The losses amounted to approximately 4.3%, or 18 million t ... more |
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