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World Food Day – CSIRO rising to the challenges
'There needs to be another ‘agricultural revolution’ where we see an increase in productivity, but with more efficient water, energy and nutrient use and without sending more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere,' says the Director of CSIRO’s Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Dr Brian Keating. Taking into account population growth, economic development and food consumption growth in developing ...
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Obama Administration Selects Tuskegee, Alabama to Develop Local Food Projects, Encourage Economic Expansion
Today, on behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined to announce 26 communities including Tuskegee, Alabama, have been selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing technical support to integrate local food systems into community economic action plans. Under this effort, a team of agricultural, transportation, environmental, public ...
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EPA region 10 strategic agricultural initiative
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Obama Administration Selects Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Develop Local Food Projects, Encourage Economic Expansion
On behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined to announce 26 communities including Rocky Mount, North Carolina, has been selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing technical support to integrate local food systems into community economic action plans. Under this effort, a team of agricultural, transportation, environmental, ...
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Obama Administration Selects 26 Communities to Develop Local Food Projects, Encourage Economic Expansion
Today, on behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined to announce 26 communities, including those of Hazard and Barbourville, Kentucky, have been selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing technical support to integrate local food systems into community economic action plans. Under this effort, a team of agricultural, ...
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Announcing IFA’s New Scientific Panel on Responsible Plant Nutrition
A new scientific panel will provide crucial data and research to facilitate continued progress towards sustainable plant nutrition required for feeding the world’s growing population in the face of climate change and other challenges to agricultural systems. Following an inaugural organizational meeting among seven scientists held in Versailles, France on November 17, the International ...
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Obama Administration Selects Itta Bena and Clarksdale, Mississippi to Develop Local Food Projects, Encourage Economic Expansion
On behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined to announce 26 communities including Itta Bena and Clarksdale, Mississippi have been selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing technical support to integrate local food systems into community economic action plans. Under this effort, a team of agricultural, transportation, ...
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Peru wavers on ten-year halt to GM imports
A ten-year moratorium on the entry of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), approved by Peru's Congress last month, has been thrown into question by a decision by the country's Executive to return the bill for further debate. The outgoing president, Alan García, and his ministers, who make up the Executive, say that the moratorium would jeopardise research and shift responsibility for ...
By SciDev.Net
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Bayer welcomes the U.S. National Pollinator Strategy as a concerted approach to improve pollinator health
Bayer welcomes the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators published by the U.S. President’s Pollinator Task Force on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. “Bees are important pollinators in modern and sustainable agriculture. The U.S. strategy to improve pollinator health is a reasoned and multi-faceted approach,” said Annette Schuermann, Head of the Bayer ...
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Emissions cuts also offer quick health and crop benefits
Reducing methane and black carbon emissions could quickly tackle climate change while improving food security and people's health, especially in developing countries, a study reports. Scientists identified 14 emission control measures that, when applied together, could reduce global warming by around 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, avoid up to 4.7 million premature deaths, and boost crop yields by ...
By SciDev.Net
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Containing animal disease outbreaks: agriculture MEPs endorse deal with Council
Measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever, informally agreed by MEPs and the Council in June 2015, were backed by the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday. The draft EU law, on diseases that are transmissible among animals and potentially to humans too, will put more emphasis on prevention and help keep pace with scientific progress. "The ...
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Making agriculture sustainable
Agriculture is possibly the most important sector of global activity. It is a source of foods, fibers and, increasingly, fuel. It provides livelihoods and subsistence for the largest number of people worldwide. It is vital to rural development and therefore critical to poverty alleviation. Up to 40% of the land’s surface is used for agriculture, along with 70% of the world’s fresh water supply. ...
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Bayer CropScience Hosts Third Sustainability in Agriculture: A Bayer Executive Course
With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, agricultural sustainability has become a pressing issue for researchers at Bayer CropScience. In order to promote collaboration on responsible agricultural processes, for a third year, the crop science company teamed with NC State University’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Poole College of Management for ...
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Agricultural Biotechnology Company | Trishul BioTech
We are the leading Agricultural Biotechnology Company Specialized In Manufacturing of Bio Products to Improve the Soil Health & Productivity. With our expertise in biotechnology, we have revolutionized the agriculture fertilizer industry, offering innovative and sustainable products that promote healthy plant growth, increase crop yields, and enhance soil Health. As a dedicated ...
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USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health. The report states that there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure. "There is an important link between the health of American ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations Announces Opening of New Greenhouse to Facilitate and Expand Research and Product Development Capacity
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), (Nasdaq:MBII), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, today announced the opening of its new greenhouse to facilitate and expand its research and product development capacity. The new greenhouse, located adjacent to MBI's corporate headquarters at 1540 ...
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EPA Announces Annual Pesticide Maintenance Fee Forms Available to Download from EPA Website - Deadline for Paying is January 15, 2021
The January 15, 2021, deadline for payment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual maintenance fee for pesticide registrations is approaching. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Section 4(i)(1)(A) requires that everyone who holds an active or suspended pesticide registration granted under FIFRA Sections 3 and 24(c) (special local needs) to ...
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Finalists Announced for the World Agri-Tech Demo Day
Rethink Events, hosts of San Francisco’s upcoming World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, together with Royse AgTech Innovation Network, are delighted to announce the twelve companies selected to pitch their ag and food-tech solutions to local VCs at the newly launched “World Agri-Tech Demo Day”. The Demo Day, taking place on March 27, offers an opportunity to very early-stage, ...
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European Commission approved Terpenoid Blend QRD 460
Bayer CropScience has reached an important milestone towards the market introduction of its biological insecticide Requiem in Europe. Its active ingredient Terpenoid Blend QRD 460 has been recently approved by the European Commission. For growers and the entire food value chain, Requiem provides control of sucking pests and extends quality of harvested produce. First registrations of Requiem are ...
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WOTUS Rule Reset Would Promote Environmental Protection Laws for New Decade
The American Gas Association (AGA) is eagerly anticipating the release of the Trump Administration’s revised Clean Water Rule. Once implemented, this rule should provide the necessary guidance to both federal agencies and the regulated community to help reduce delays in the construction of vital energy infrastructure projects throughout the United States. “This new rule will provide ...
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