Maintaining proper hoof health
Environmental conditions during the spring and fall seasons often predispose animals to hoof problems
Varroa, more dangerous bees killer, could be forced to self destruct
Researchers from the Government’s National Bee Unit and Aberdeen University have worked out how to "silence" natural functions in the mites genes to make them self destruct
New methodology for evaluating the degradation of pesticides in soil
This revision will consist of a tiered exposure assessment for organisms in soil based on scenarios for analytical and numerical models
Nicotine is a usefull pesticide
After the reduction of the demand of tobacco in some parts of the world, scientists are looking for new uses
Free insect pheromone kits
Russell IPM Ltd is offering free pheromone monitoring kits to Universities and Agricultural research centers working on insects of economic importanc
A new Charter for the European organic wines
The European producers of organic wines propose precise rules to define the wine production process from organic grapes to be applied within the year 2010
Insecticides from GM corn are present in near streams
A new study by University of Notre Dame reveals that streams throughout the Midwest are receiving transgenic materials from corn crop byproducts, even six months after harvest
Indian research center clones a male buffalo
The cloned calf, named Shresth, weighing 41 kg was born through normal delivery with slight assistance carried out by a team of doctors
Cost of registering organic seeds
The amendment will also allow imports of organic produce to have their Certificate of Inspection verified at any point once they are already in the UK
New corn lines resist fungal toxins
Corn germplasm lines developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are scoring high marks in field trials for resistance to aflatoxin
News in glyphosate manufacturing technology
A project of “11th five-year plan” National Science and Technology Support Programs, passed the acceptance inspection
The extra virgin oil acts directly on DNA
The olive oil bio-phenols modify the expression of genes involved in arteriosclerosis
New EU labelling rules including new organic logo
The so-called “Euro-Leaf” will now be obligatory on pre-packaged organic food products that have been produced in any of EU Member States and meet the necessary standards
Alarm for new strains of Ug99
Four new mutations of Ug99, a strain of a deadly wheat pathogen known as stem rust, have overcome existing sources of genetic resistance developed