Agriculture (Livestock, Farming)
Feds to spend $13M to fight Asian carp invasion
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp.
Crab populations in Thailand replenished with crab condominium
On Thailand's Eastern seaboard, crab populations are being replenished with the help of a novel idea.
Thai rice region under climate threat: Greenpeace
Part of Thailand's main rice growing region is under severe economic and environmental threat from climate change which must be addressed by world leaders at a UN summit, Greenpeace said Monday.
Sustainable Agriculture - What Ants Knew 50 Million Years Before We Did
One of the most important developments in human civilization was the practice of sustainable agriculture, but we were not the first - ants have been doing it for over 50 million years.
Food guru Margaret Fulton likens genetically-modified food push to Adolf Hitler
FOOD guru Margaret Fulton has joined a host of celebrity foodies to condemn genetically-modified (GM) food, likening the big chemical companies pushing its merits to Adolf Hitler.
Fish stock at risk in climate change
CLIMATE change is likely to hit supplies of many of Australia's favourite eating fish, including barramundi, salmon, rock lobster and prawns, the most extensive study on the subject yet undertaken by the Federal Government has warned.
HK tree guide published
The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department has published a new field guide featuring 196 species of trees in Hong Kong's countryside.
Thai researchers adopt RFID to track fish breeding
Fishery researchers in Thailand plan to adopt an RFID-enabled system to track the broodstock – the fish kept isolated for breeding purposes – of several fish species key to the country’s export business. With the system, researchers can track the ...
The old man who farms with the sea
Carl Hodges is growing salicornia, a crop nourished by ocean water that holds the potential to provide food and fuel to millions.
Summit that's hard to swallow - world leaders enjoy 18-course banquet as they discuss how to solve global food crisis
Just two days ago, Gordon Brown was urging us all to stop wasting food and combat rising prices and a global shortage of provisions.
Indian scientists use cow urine for better rearing of honeybees
Pantnagar, July 9 (ANI): Scientists in Uttarakhand are making use of cow urine to save bees from contacting microbial diseases during the rearing process. Researchers at the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar...
G8 summit: Gordon Brown urges families to stop wasting food
Gordon Brown has urged families to make saving food as important as saving energy as he arrived for a crunch G8 meeting with world leaders.
Climate change may cut South Africa corn crop sharply
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Climate change could cut South Africa's maize crop by 20 percent within 15 to 20 years as the west of the country dries out while the east is afflicted with increasingly severe storms, its environment minister said on Su...
Hong Kong vegetable prices may rise because of floods
Vegetable prices in Hong Kong may rise as much as 20 per cent in the next two weeks should continued rain in China spoil harvests, an industry group said.
Agriculture relief applications extended
The registration period for farmers suffering agricultural losses caused by the June 7 rainstorm to apply for a grant from the Emergency Relief Fund has been extended to June 27.
Local farms confirmed avian flu-free
The three local farms which supply chickens to Po On Road Market and Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market have been confirmed avian flu-free, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Dr Thomas Sit says.
From Spam sales to rice riots – the food crisis bites
Spam flies off the shelves of American supermarkets; looted shops burn in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and the food crisis elbows climate change off the UN's agenda at a summit that draws more heads of state and media than any in recent memory – yet rea...
ROME (AFP) — World leaders meeting in Rome were to focus Wednesday on the roles of biofuels, trade practices and global warming in the food price crisis that is threatening more hunger, poverty and conflict worldwide.
UN chief calls for 50% rise in food production
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has called for a 50 percent increase in world food production by 2030.
Challenges for the food summit
Politicians struggling to solve the current world food crisis need to find long-term solutions that feed the poorest without reproducing the ills of the recent "cheap food era".