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Natural pest control on conventional and organic farms
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of natural pest control on conventional and organic farms in the southwest has found no difference between the two systems.
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Field of germs: Food safety is in farm worker's hands
Feb 20, 2009 |
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The recent salmonella outbreak linked to 575 illnesses and eight deaths across 43 states was shown to come from a dirty peanut processing plant in Georgia. And while it is essential for food processing plants to be clean ...
Web-based program designs more efficient farm terrace layouts
May 21, 2009 |
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From the time of the Babylonians to the Incas, terracing has been used to prevent water from eroding steep and hilly croplands. Designing terrace layouts can be time consuming and labor intensive. Now, University of Missouri ...
Farm moms may help children beat allergies
May 20, 2008 |
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Mothers exposed to farms, particularly to barns and farm milk, while pregnant confer protection from allergies on their newborns, according to a group of German researchers, who will present their findings at the American ...
Ocean Fish Farming Harms Wild Fish, Study Says
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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Farming of fish in ocean cages is fundamentally harmful to wild fish, according to an essay in this week's Conservation Biology.
Farm kids have lower risk of asthma, study shows
Oct 16, 2007 |
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Farm children appear to have a lower risk of asthma than their urban counterparts or even those living in a non-agricultural rural environment, according to a University of Alberta study.
Agricultural engineer suggests low-energy alternative to high-temperature grain drying
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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A little-used grain-drying technique can help farmers control energy costs, according to an Ohio State University agricultural engineer.
MIT duo see people-powered 'Crowd Farm'
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Two graduate students at MIT's School of Architecture and Planning want to harvest the energy of human movement in urban settings, like commuters in a train station or fans at a concert.
Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses.
Chips could speed up detection of livestock viruses
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Mar 31, 2008 |
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Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease and other emerging viruses could soon be quickly identified by using a simple screening chip developed by scientists from ...
U.S. confirms another mad cow case
Mar 14, 2006 |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the nation's third case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- mad cow disease.
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