Africa will benefit greatly from advances in livestock science that will benefit the animals and the people they provide with high quality protein, said scientists here Sunday.
Environment
Feb 19, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Warmer weather across northern New York could present an opportunity for farmers: soybeans.
Ecology
Feb 16, 2012
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Ninety-four farms in northern France have been hit by a novel virus, first uncovered in Germany last year, that strikes cattle, sheep and goats, a French research agency reported on Tuesday.
Other
Feb 14, 2012
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Brazil is on course to dislodge the United States as the world's top producer of biotech crops in the coming years, a leading promoter of farm biotechnology said Tuesday.
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2012
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Greenhouse bedding plant growers can save themselves time, money or possibly both by giving cuttings in propagation more light, according to a Purdue University study.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2012
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University of Warwick scientists have discovered a "nourishing gene" which controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed - a significant step which could help increase global food production.
Biotechnology
Jan 13, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Traditional product advertising -- full-page magazine ads and 30-second television commercials -- may be going the way of the rotary phone. Emerging concepts such as crowdsourcing, viral Internet campaigns, ...
Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2011
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Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology in the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences, and colleagues, including Jason Hill, assistant ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2011
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The biotech industry boosted farming across the globe to the tune of almost $65 billion during the period 1996 to 2009, according to the latest analysis published in the International Journal of Biotechnology. $65 billion ...
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2011
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Economists recognize that companies that export are more productive. However, a more complex relationship between exporting and investing in research and development may better explain the high productivity of companies in ...
Economics & Business
Jun 20, 2011
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