'Organic' label doesn't guarantee that holiday ham was a happy pig
This holiday season, Americans will buy some 20 million turkeys and 300 million pounds of ham.
Veterinary medicine
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Research suggests fumigants have very low long-term impact on soil health
It started with curiosity. How does a fumigant, commonly used for nematode management in potato cropping systems, influence soil microbial communities?
Environment
Nov 8, 2019
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Organic farming enhances honeybee colony performance
Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops. They exclusively eat nectar and pollen. So in areas where intensive agriculture is practised, they ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2019
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Ireland's first grass-fed biorefinery hits the road to help farmers go green
Along the windy west coast of Ireland a biorefinery on wheels is turning grass into a series of different green products that could give farmers a more diversified source of income.
Environment
May 15, 2019
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Chemists completely change the direction of Diels-Alder reaction
RUDN-based researchers, together with Russian colleagues, have studied the Diels-Alder reaction in the derivatives of furan (a heterocyclic organic substance) and managed to reach 100 percent control over the composition ...
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2018
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Syngenta chief calls for debate on 'sustainable agriculture'
Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta, recently taken over by ChemChina, said there should be a wide-scale debate on what constitutes "sustainable agriculture" in face of a number of current controversies over pesticides.
Environment
Sep 14, 2017
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Sweden slaughters 200,000 hens on bird flu fears
Sweden on Friday said 200,000 chickens were being slaughtered at a farm where bird flu has been detected, following a resurgence in the virus across Europe.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2016
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Workers and farmers find social sustainability gains in organic farming
New research from the University of Bristol has found that embracing organic farming methods can bring gains in social sustainability, and benefits for farmers and workers.
Environment
Oct 28, 2016
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Reseachers developing a technique combining the use of nanoparticles and bioremediation to decontaminate polluted soils
The Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development Neiker-Tecnalia is currently exploring a strategy to remedy soils contaminated by organic compounds containing chlorine (organochlorine compounds). The innovative ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 10, 2016
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Food trade key against world hunger, but keep it safe: FAO
Expanding trade in agricultural products is key to alleviating world hunger, but only if open trade policies do not endanger food security, the UN food agency said in a report released Wednesday.
Environment
Dec 9, 2015
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