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Grant aimed at helping improve cattle resiliency

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:04:36 -0400

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State University scientists are part of a multistate partnership receiving a $9.6 million, five-year grant to find ways for cattle producers to adapt to climate extremes in their grazing operations.

WSU hops researchers take turn at Calif. brewery

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:02:25 -0400

YAKIMA, Washington - Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in the state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer.

UK retailers relax rules on GM poultry feed

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:40:13 -0400

LONDON - Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens.

Agriculture chief visiting Tuskegee University

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:58:37 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is visiting Alabama's Tuskegee University to open a new agricultural sciences and research facility.

Scientist: Cassava disease spread at alarming rate

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:58 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west into Nigeria, the world's biggest producer of the potato-like root that helps feed 500 million Africans.

Bruning school boosts ag education in farm country

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:55:15 -0400

BRUNING, Nebraska - The hallway leading into Siera Meyer's classroom at the high school here is covered with posters depicting different aspects of agronomy and animal anatomy.

In Vt. GMO labeling won't pass this year

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:47:59 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - With time ticking down in this year's Vermont Legislative session, it's becoming clear that lawmakers won't pass a bill requiring labels on genetically modified food before wrapping up their work for 2013.

Feds: Use genetically modified crops on refuges?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:50:58 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold five public meetings around the South in June to hear what people think about using genetically modified crops on refuges to provide food for ducks, geese and other migrating waterfowl.

ISU symposium focuses on seed science, technology

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:05:43 -0400

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State University Seed Science Center is launching a symposium to examine the changes in plant seed science and technology over the past 30 years.

Oregon gun, pot bills clear key legislative hurdle

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:18:18 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Oregon lawmakers don't appear to be interested in asking voters to create a sales tax or require labels on genetically modified foods. But plenty of other ideas are still very much alive after a key deadline came and went last week.