Does Kenya need GM crops as it battles famine in the Horn of Africa?
In the midst of a dire need to feed millions of people facing hunger because of drought, Kenya’s newly passed …
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Harvest roundup: Storms damage remaining crops
Wind and rain continues to hamper harvest across the UK, with many crops starting to suffer in the stormy weather. …
Evening markets: crops, bar coffee, resist liquidation wave
There was one good reason for investors in farm commodities not to bail out on Monday, and that was that …
Quinn samples the show Progress; Illinois farmers know how to grow crops
DECATUR – Gov. Pat Quinn received a warm welcome Tuesday as he made his way through the Farm Progress Show. …
Rain gods bless Australia, Argentina prays for their wheat
SYDNEY (Commodity Online): In the past few days, rain gods have blessed Australia Wheat crops with some much needed showers …
Dry weather stresses Iowa’s crops
Iowa’s corn crop deteriorated under dry weather last week, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowering its good to excellent …
North Carolina crops, livestock battered by Irene
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene caused serious losses to North Carolina tobacco and food crops and could …
Wet spring, dry summer affects crops
PRINCETON — Wet spring planting conditions followed by a dry summer growing season will affect some Gibson County crop production …
Speculators snap up crops, as inflation fears rise
Agricultural commodities have returned to investors’ good books, amid growing fears for US crops, and concerns for world inflation which …
New genome sequence could improve important agricultural crops
An international team of scientists, funded in the UK by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has sequenced …