The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto Monday over an Indiana farmer accused of having pirated the genetically-modified crops developed by the agribusiness giant.

Biology - Biotechnology

May 13, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. Published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, it shows that d ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 09, 2013 4.4 / 5 (7) 2 |

Fires in eastern Russia are commonplace at this time of year. Both wildfires and those deliberately set for agricultural purposes are often seen in the Amur region of Russia. This image from the Aqua satellite ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 25, 2013 2.9 / 5 (26) 0

The often damaging impacts of intensive agriculture on nearby streams, rivers, and their wildlife has been well documented in temperate zones, such as North America and Europe. Yet a new study in an important ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 24, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

New research finds that double cropping—planting two crops in a field in the same year—is associated with positive signs of economic development for rural Brazilians. The research focused the state of Mato Grosso, the ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 15, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

The most serious ongoing water pollution problem in the Gulf of Mexico originates not from oil rigs, as many people believe, but rainstorms and fields of corn and soybeans a thousand miles away in the Midwest. An expert on ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 09, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new study published online April 4th in the journal Environmental Research Letters finds that trade and global consumption of Brazilian beef and soybeans is increasingly driving Brazilian deforestation. Consequently, curren ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 05, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

(AP)—Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets.

Technology - Business

Apr 03, 2013 not rated yet 3

Agribusiness giants DuPont and Monsanto ended a legal fight Tuesday over rights to genetically modified seeds, with DuPont agreeing to pay Monsanto licensing fees for its seed technology.

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 27, 2013 not rated yet 0

As escalating corn prices have encouraged many farmers to switch to growing corn continuously, they wonder why they have been seeing unusually high yield reductions over the past several years. The University of Illinois ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

An Iowa State University grain markets expert said this week that a combination of long-term trends and recent weather patterns are responsible for putting Brazil in a position this year to overtake U.S. soybean production ...

Biology - Other

Mar 12, 2013 not rated yet 1

It was late at night at the Preto Velho ranch when the unsuspecting jaguar approached the trap, took the bait—and was downed by a tranquilizer dart.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 05, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

Canola, cottonseed, and sunflower products can replace soybean meal in diets fed to pigs, but they contain less protein and energy. To determine if it makes economic sense to use them, producers need to know the concentrations ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 28, 2013 not rated yet 0