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Lettuce prices soar as California growers feed demand back East
California lettuce growers cash in on soaring wholesale prices because of strong demand in the Eastern U.S., where heavy rains and persistent heat have devastated crops.Heavy rains and persistent heat in the Eastern U.S. have devastated that region's lettuce crop. So buyers are turning to America's salad bowl: California.
California lettuce growers cash in on soaring wholesale prices because of strong demand in the Eastern U.S., where heavy rains and persistent heat have devastated crops.Heavy rains and persistent heat in the Eastern U.S. have devastated that region's lettuce crop. So buyers are turning to America's salad bowl: California.
Agriculture
Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013, 8:55am
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Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013, 8:55am
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How the World’s Smallest Farmers Turned Chemists Into Food
Wild grasses, like wheat, rice and barley, have long stalks that shatter to spread their seeds over the surrounding soil. But this doesn’t always work. A small number of genetic changes (mutations) can lead to shatter-proof stalks, whose seeds stay in place. These mutations are bad for the plant, but they’re spectacularly convenient for humans because they concentrate seeds in one easy-to-harvest place.
Wild grasses, like wheat, rice and barley, have long stalks that shatter to spread their seeds over the surrounding soil. But this doesn’t always work. A small number of genetic changes (mutations) can lead to shatter-proof stalks, whose seeds stay in place. These mutations are bad for the plant, but they’re spectacularly convenient for humans because they concentrate seeds in one easy-to-harvest place.
Agriculture
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013, 8:49am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013, 8:49am
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Voters think Republican climate dissenters 'crazy', bipartisan poll finds
Results show risks that deniers in Congress pose to GOP as majority of younger constituents back Obama's carbon plans
Results show risks that deniers in Congress pose to GOP as majority of younger constituents back Obama's carbon plans
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 25, 2013, 7:56am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 25, 2013, 7:56am
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Product Promises New Age of Mosquito Prevention
With summer comes heat as well as those pesky insects but the new Kite Patch can fix one of those problems. Kite Patch is a square you stick on your clothing or bag to make you practically invisible to mosquitoes.
With summer comes heat as well as those pesky insects but the new Kite Patch can fix one of those problems. Kite Patch is a square you stick on your clothing or bag to make you practically invisible to mosquitoes.
Agriculture
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013, 8:07am
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Can Oysters With No Sex Life Repopulate The Chesapeake Bay?
Scientists and watermen have joined forces to plant underwater farms in the Chesapeake with a special oyster bred to be sterile. Instead of using energy to reproduce, these oysters use it all to grow — twice as fast as normal.
Scientists and watermen have joined forces to plant underwater farms in the Chesapeake with a special oyster bred to be sterile. Instead of using energy to reproduce, these oysters use it all to grow — twice as fast as normal.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 17, 2013, 8:09am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 17, 2013, 8:09am
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Are social discovery apps too creepy?
The premise of social discovery seems simple: Uncover the people and events around you, in real time, based on user interests and/or locations. But many worry today's social apps define privacy in very different and sometimes concerning terms.
The premise of social discovery seems simple: Uncover the people and events around you, in real time, based on user interests and/or locations. But many worry today's social apps define privacy in very different and sometimes concerning terms.
For Best Results, Mix With Bird Poop
Chili pepper seeds are more likely to germinate after being digested by birds
Chili pepper seeds are more likely to germinate after being digested by birds
Agriculture
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jun 28, 2013, 8:32am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jun 28, 2013, 8:32am
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India's seed saviour goes against the corporate grain – in pictures
Debal Deb, a scientist who is building a seed bank in India's Odisha state, has helped to preserve 920 varieties of indigenous rice
Debal Deb, a scientist who is building a seed bank in India's Odisha state, has helped to preserve 920 varieties of indigenous rice
Agriculture
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jun 28, 2013, 8:32am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jun 28, 2013, 8:32am
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How Well Do You Know Your Fish Fillet? Even Chefs Can Be Fooled
Oceana, a conservation group, has been beating the drum about seafood mislabeling. An interactive dinner hosted by the group helped prove how easy it is for anyone to become a victim of seafood fraud.
Oceana, a conservation group, has been beating the drum about seafood mislabeling. An interactive dinner hosted by the group helped prove how easy it is for anyone to become a victim of seafood fraud.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013, 8:19am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013, 8:19am
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Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally sourced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name.
French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally sourced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name.
Agriculture
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Farmed fish overtakes farmed beef for first time
For the first time in modern history, the world has been producing more farmed fish than farmed beef. It's not good news for the environment
For the first time in modern history, the world has been producing more farmed fish than farmed beef. It's not good news for the environment
Agriculture
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Agriculture's impact on malaria
Caspar van Vark unpicks the complex link between irrigation systems and mosquitoes in Africa
Caspar van Vark unpicks the complex link between irrigation systems and mosquitoes in Africa
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Disease Outbreak Threatens the Future of Good Coffee
A disease called coffee rust has reached epidemic proportions in Central America, threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of farmers and the morning pick-me-up of millions of coffee drinkers.
A disease called coffee rust has reached epidemic proportions in Central America, threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of farmers and the morning pick-me-up of millions of coffee drinkers.
Agriculture
Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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Kansas wheat farmer sues Monsanto over rogue wheat release
A U.S. wheat farmer has sued Monsanto Co, accusing the biotech seed giant of gross negligence for not containing an experimental genetically modified wheat discovered in an Oregon field that has put U.S. wheat export sales at risk.
A U.S. wheat farmer has sued Monsanto Co, accusing the biotech seed giant of gross negligence for not containing an experimental genetically modified wheat discovered in an Oregon field that has put U.S. wheat export sales at risk.
Agriculture
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 05, 2013, 8:02am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 05, 2013, 8:02am
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Monsanto modified wheat mystery deepens in Oregon
Company ended its wheat programme and destroyed all genetically modified material by 2005, so origin of Oregon wheat remains unknown
Company ended its wheat programme and destroyed all genetically modified material by 2005, so origin of Oregon wheat remains unknown
Agriculture
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013, 7:56am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013, 7:56am
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Nonapproved strain of genetically modified wheat discovered in Oregon
With strong global opposition to genetically modified wheat, USDA announcement could represent threat to U.S. crop exports
With strong global opposition to genetically modified wheat, USDA announcement could represent threat to U.S. crop exports
Agriculture
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:37am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:37am
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The world's favorite fruit only better-tasting and longer-lasting 
Tomatoes, said to be the world's most popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting thanks to UK research with purple GM varieties.
Tomatoes, said to be the world's most popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting thanks to UK research with purple GM varieties.
Agriculture
Source: Norwich BioScience Institutes
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:45am
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Source: Norwich BioScience Institutes
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:45am
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Video: Motion quotient - A brief visual task can predict IQ
A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain's unconscious ability to filter out visual movement. The study shows that individuals whose brains are better at automatically suppressing background motion perform better on standard measures of intelligence.
A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain's unconscious ability to filter out visual movement. The study shows that individuals whose brains are better at automatically suppressing background motion perform better on standard measures of intelligence.
Agriculture
Source: University of Rochester
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: University of Rochester
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:30am
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'Whodunnit' of Irish potato famine solved
It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its plant host from dried herbarium samples. This opens up a new area of research to understand how pathogens evolve and how human activity impacts the spread of plant disease.
It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its plant host from dried herbarium samples. This opens up a new area of research to understand how pathogens evolve and how human activity impacts the spread of plant disease.
Agriculture
Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 1:30pm
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New discovery of ancient diet shatters conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged
Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.
Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.
Anthropology
Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 5:45pm
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Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 5:45pm
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Trumbull: Tech could make movies look better
Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?
Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?
Why Humans Took Up Farming: They Like To Own Stuff
The appeal of owning your own property — and all the private goods that came with it — may have convinced nomadic humans to settle down and take up farming. So says a new study that tried to puzzle out why early farmers bothered with agriculture.
The appeal of owning your own property — and all the private goods that came with it — may have convinced nomadic humans to settle down and take up farming. So says a new study that tried to puzzle out why early farmers bothered with agriculture.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope finds dead stars 'polluted with planet debris'
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the building blocks for Earth-sized planets in an unlikely place-- the atmospheres of a pair of burned-out stars called white dwarfs.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the building blocks for Earth-sized planets in an unlikely place-- the atmospheres of a pair of burned-out stars called white dwarfs.
Agriculture
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 12:30pm
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No-win situation for agricultural expansion in the Amazon
The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study.
The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study.
Environment
Source: Woods Hole Research Center
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: Woods Hole Research Center
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 12:15pm
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One step closer to a blood test for Alzheimer's
Australian scientists are much closer to developing a screening test for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. They identified blood-based biological markers that are associated with the build up of a toxic protein in the brain which occurs years before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred.
Australian scientists are much closer to developing a screening test for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. They identified blood-based biological markers that are associated with the build up of a toxic protein in the brain which occurs years before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred.
Agriculture
Source: CSIRO Australia
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: CSIRO Australia
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 10:00am
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Who Paid For Last Summer's Drought? You Did
Corn and soybean farmers not only survived last year's epic drought — thanks to crop insurance, they made bigger profits than they would have in a normal year, a new analysis finds. And a big chunk of those profits were provided through taxpayer subsidies.
Corn and soybean farmers not only survived last year's epic drought — thanks to crop insurance, they made bigger profits than they would have in a normal year, a new analysis finds. And a big chunk of those profits were provided through taxpayer subsidies.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 9:53am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, May 02, 2013, 9:53am
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Cell response to new coronavirus unveils possible paths to treatments
WHAT: NIH-supported scientists used lab-grown human lung cells to study the cells' response to infection by a novel human coronavirus (called nCoV) and compiled information about which genes are significantly disrupted in early and late stages of infection. The information about host response to nCoV allowed the researchers to predict drugs that might be used to inhibit either the virus
WHAT: NIH-supported scientists used lab-grown human lung cells to study the cells' response to infection by a novel human coronavirus (called nCoV) and compiled information about which genes are significantly disrupted in early and late stages of infection. The information about host response to nCoV allowed the researchers to predict drugs that might be used to inhibit either the virus
Agriculture
Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 2:00pm
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Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 2:00pm
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VLA gives deep, detailed image of distant universe
Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant galaxies. They found that about 63 percent of the background radio emission comes from galaxies with gorging black holes at their cores and the remaining
Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant galaxies. They found that about 63 percent of the background radio emission comes from galaxies with gorging black holes at their cores and the remaining
Agriculture
Source: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 1:15pm
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US a surprisingly large reservoir of crop plant diversity
North America isn't known as a hotspot for crop plant diversity, yet a new inventory has uncovered nearly 4,600 wild relatives of crop plants in the United States, including close relatives of globally important food crops such as sunflower, bean, sweet potato, and strawberry.
North America isn't known as a hotspot for crop plant diversity, yet a new inventory has uncovered nearly 4,600 wild relatives of crop plants in the United States, including close relatives of globally important food crops such as sunflower, bean, sweet potato, and strawberry.
Agriculture
Source: American Society of Agronomy
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 2:15pm
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Source: American Society of Agronomy
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 2:15pm
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European Commission Goes Ahead With Controversial Pesticide Ban
Two-year moratorium on neonicotinoids to protect bee health takes effect on 1 December
Two-year moratorium on neonicotinoids to protect bee health takes effect on 1 December
Agriculture
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 10:18am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013, 10:18am
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