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Sunflower seeds an Australian success story
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsFarmer Alan Lemon was instrumental in introducing high oil, semi-dwarf, sunflower germplasm to Australia and the innovative international marketing of the new oilseed crops. At the time the only oil... -
How do plants grow?
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsAt first, the back room of plant physiologist Edgar Spalding’s lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison might be mistaken for an alien space ship set straight out of a Hollywood... -
Manures fight fungus – alternative to chemical control
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers at the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, have confirmed that the use of semi-composted manure in combination with the plastic sealing of the soil is an... -
Stop abusing insecticides in rice
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsTo prevent devastating insect pest outbreaks in rice that cause millions of dollars of damage, the International Rice Research Institute has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice... -
Insecticides an increasing problem in future for streams in Europe
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsPollution growing particularly in the Baltic Sea region according to study Europe’s streams will in future be more heavily polluted with insecticides than before. This is the conclusion of a... -
Consumers willing to pay premium for healthier genetically modified foods
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsA study by Iowa State University researcher Wallace Huffman shows that when consumers are presented with produce enhanced with consumer traits through intragenic means, they will pay significantly more than... -
Glyphosate poisoning – fact or BS?
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsFirst view the video: What were your initial thoughts? I thought I wish they were speaking English and then I wondered who the cross-eyed guy was in the field of... -
Asian Honey Bee – Senate Committee orders reconvening of CCEPP to continue eradication program for Asian honey bee
Posted on April 8, 2011 | 3 CommentsBureaucratic bungling and arguments about funding could possibly put us behind the eight ball in the eradication program for the Asian honey bee. An interim report from the Senate Rural... -
Compost the new ethanol?
Posted on March 10, 2011 | No CommentsEnzymes from garden compost could favour bioethanol production The researcher in question is Nadia Skorupa Parachin and the secret of her technique is enzymes that she extracted from garden soil.... -
Talking Dirty
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsComposting — an activity guaranteed to scare both the newbie and the seasoned gardener. I’ve tried both methods, anaerobic (without air) and aerobic (with air) and most of the latest...
