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Drug-resistant bacteria on poultry products differ by brand

...ultry products sold in U.S. supermarkets from food producers who use antibiotics and from those who claim they do not. The study focused on antibiotic resistance, specifically fluoroquinolone-resistance in Campylobacter, a pathogen responsible for 2.4 million cases of food-borne illness per year in the U.S., a...

New winter hulless barley has high protein

...e fibrous covering. This new hulless barley offers producers an alternative grain for both traditional and new ...duction of such high-value specialty grains offers producers an economic alternative to commodity markets. The Small Grains Breeding Program continues to work o...

Sugar beet virus mutation requires Texas touch

...al aspects of the pathogen and disease ?what could producers do to reduce the incidence and severity of the dis...ing regions. When these lines become available to producers and allow them to grow beets at a profit, that's when the research has come full circle, Rush said. ...

Researchers use 3-D imaging system to unveil swimming behavior of microscopic plankton

... marine food web as a crucial link between primary producers and predators. The imaging system, Fish TV, uses multibeam sonar to uniquely measure animal movement. The system allowed the researchers to analyze the swimming behavior of more than 375,000 individual zooplankton swimming against vertical currents....

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades

...often seriously undermined the livelihoods of food producers in many poorer countries." "These practices eventually lead to decreased land productivity and a downward spiral of worsening degradation and poverty," says Prof. Safriel. An Environmental Danger of Unknown Scope Desertification diminishes plant a...

What comes first…the chicken, the egg, or the bad attitude?

...menon of 'reproductive attitude' is a headache for producers who must figure out how to deal with less producti...e performance, to improve our understanding of how producers can better manage the birds' body weight during puberty, and also during the egg-laying period that ...

Crisis in African fish supplies looms, experts warn Africa leaders

...uld improve food and nutritional security for both producers (more income) and consumers (better quality and more quantity). 4. Increase benefits from fish trade Local and regional fish trade is already substantial but has the potential to grow. Regional cooperation and appropriate national policies can pr...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

...uld improve food and nutritional security for both producers (more income) and consumers (better quality and more quantity). 4. Increase benefits from fish trade Local and regional fish trade is already substantial but has the potential to grow. Regional cooperation and appropriate national policies can pr...

Whisky fans can drink to crop research

...ity of barley that will be of interest to growers, producers and drinkers." The research will help to contribute to the Scottish agricultural economy as 50 per cent of the arable land in Scotland is currently used to grow barley. Most of this crop is used to make beer and whisky with the supply chain from far...

Retinal scans eyed for New Mexico show cattle

...ay to October. "We wanted to show the small-scale producers of northern and central New Mexico that this anima...varied production environments. "We need to have producers on board and comfortable with ID technology because it's inevitable that it's coming to New Mexico,"...

Toasty oat aroma influenced by presence of health-linked polyphenols

...lyphenols have not been identified as major flavor producers before or associated with the Maillard reaction." ...lyphenols have not been identified as major flavor producers before or associated with the Maillard reaction." Peterson presented his results today at the natio...

Chemical compound inhibits tumor growth, size in new mouse study

...lyphenols have not been identified as major flavor producers before or associated with the Maillard reaction." ...lyphenols have not been identified as major flavor producers before or associated with the Maillard reaction." Peterson presented his results today at the natio...

A new step towards an AIDS vaccine

... subset of the dendritic cell family and the major producers of type 1 interferon in the body. High numbers of pDCs is related to successful control of HIV. In a paper appearing online on October 13 in advance of print publication of the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nina Bhardwaj ...

Membrane research opens window to benefits for plants, humans

...e water passage eventually could help agricultural producers boost survivability of drought-stricken and flood-ridden crops. It also could lead to new pharmaceuticals that specifically target these proteins. "The kidneys are responsible for maintaining a water balance in the body," said Swedish co-author Per ...

Mining for gems in the fungal genome

... the presence of bacteria. Fungi are also natural producers of antiviral agents, antifungals, other antibacterials, immunosuppressants and the popular cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin. Earlier methods to find secondary metabolites located just one compound at a time, and sometimes required prior knowle...

Faster immune system testing set to improve poultry quality

...munity is a serious problem for commercial poultry producers worldwide. The major cause is viral infection. All viruses can cause immunosuppression to varying degrees but Marek's disease, infectious bursal disease and chicken anaemia are particular concerns. A simple test to identify flocks that have been immu...

Sun protection for plants

...uctivity of bean farmers in South America and rice producers in Asia. Very high levels of sunlight can be hazardous to plants, overwhelming their ability to photosynthesise. This effect is exaggerated when there is a shortage of water or extreme temperatures. The resulting damage to the delicate photosyntheti...

Bt cotton in China fails to reap profit after seven years

...mers in China, are required by contracts with seed producers to plant a refuge, a field of non-Bt crops, to maintain a bollworm population nearby to help prevent the pest from developing resistance to the Bt cotton. The pesticides used in these refuge fields help control secondary pest populations on the nearb...

Agriculture and tropical conservation: rethinking old ideas

...ing in Memphis, Tenn. "When you talk to peasant producers in tropical areas, they're usually surprised when ... creating a new kind of agriculture based on small producers using organic or semi-organic methodologies on farms with trees," Vandermeer said. With these grou...

Beekeepers work hard for the honey, despite changing tupelo forest

...obbyists have abandoned the pastime and commercial producers will only harvest honey as long as it is feasible in terms of economics, time and labor, Watson said. That's a shame, she said, because beekeeping is more than just a vocation in Wewahitchka, where it has been practiced by generations. It's a way of ...

Polynesia explorers created worldwide web of scientific knowledge

...f a new book. These seafaring naturalists were the producers and mediators of a new "global network of scientific knowledge," argues historian Harry Liebersohn, the author of "The Travelers' World: Europe to the Pacific" (Harvard University Press). Liebersohn's book explains how these men of science worked wi...

Federal testing for mad cow disease a failure, law review editor says

...rs. A standard testing regime would enable private producers such as Creekstone to market their beef as 'tested for BSE.'" Berlowitz cited news reports that the cost of such testing would add only6 to 10 cents to a pound of beef. His article further warns of poor oversight of cattle feed. In particular, the...

More than drought affecting wheat yields

Wheat producers have more than the drought cutting into their yiel...w, he said, the only other advice they can give to producers is to plant as late as possible to reduce chances of severe wheat streak problems again. "We're try...

Epstein-Barr virus might kick-start multiple sclerosis

...of memory T cells and that these cells were strong producers of interferon-gamma, an anti-viral protein that shapes immune responses. "Animal research has shown that pro-inflammatory CD4 cells directed against central nervous system antigens can trigger an MS-like disease," said Edwards. "So we knew we were lo...

Biotech cotton provides same yield with fewer pesticides

...o the way we do agriculture. It depends on how the producers react to the technology." He added, "It's a problem that is ecologically complex. We cannot say, 'Because it's good in Arizona that it will necessarily be good somewhere else.' We need to study many systems carefully before we can generalize." ...

Sandia research to focus on early detection of harmful algal blooms

...e are not harmful and actually serve as the energy producers at the depths of the food web. The dense patches (or "blooms") that sometimes accumulate near the surface of the water, however, can produce potent neurotoxins that are then transferred through the food chain, accumulating in zooplankton and shellfis...

From hot springs to rice farms, scientists reveal new insights into the secret lives of archaea

...workers have identified as the predominant methane producers in rice paddies worldwide. Last July, Max-Planck-Institute researchers were the first to map the genome of Rice Cluster I species. This gene sequencing effort may one day help scientists find a way to reduce agricultural-based methane emissions throu...

Williams College biologist explores photosynthetic apparatus

...aratus in one of the most important marine primary producers of the world. Her project is titled "Photosynthetic Response to Abiotic Stress in Prochlorococcus, a Globally Important Marine Cyanobacterium." It addresses the remarkable differences in genomes of several Prochlorococcus strains and the implication...

New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry

...he report's recommendations is that Alaskan salmon producers expand the use of labeling provided by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) which conveys to consumers that wild salmon come from sustainable fisheries. "Labeling helps consumers make informed choices," said Dr. Cathy Roheim, co-author of the stud...