"U.S. Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds"
After years of heavy application of glyphosate (Roundup) herbicide, farmers are struggling with superweeds that have developed resistance.
Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2010
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Several More States and Provinces Hit by Fatal Bat Disease
Bat losses can have major impacts on ecosystems, as they routinely consume large quantities of insects and themselves provide food and nutrients for other plants and animals. There also are economic impacts as caves close to recreational use, in an effort to combat the spread of the disease.
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"Rural Ozone Can Be Fed by Feed (as in Silage)"
"The alcohol in silage can drive significant ozone formation, exceeding the contribution from tailpipe emissions."
Source: Science News, 04/27/2010
"Rooftop Farming Booming in New York"
"Urban farming is a growth industry in New York city's concrete jungle, and with little open land free agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their passion."
Source: AFP, 04/27/2010
"Biotech Crops Go Before Supreme Court This Week"
"The U.S. Supreme Court is considering genetically engineered crops for the first time, in a case that has divided conventional and organic farmers."
Source: Des Moines Register, 04/26/2010
"Fruit Growers Battle New Invasive Asian Fly"
"A tiny Asian fly that is new to North America is threatening much of the West Coast fruit industry and has been detected in Florida too, warn state and federal agricultural experts."
Source: ENS, 04/20/2010
"Agricultural Runoff Has Harsh Impact on Environment"
"Nutrients in manure and synthetic fertilizers deplete oxygen in streams while fecal bacteria are posing health risks."
Source: Dayton Daily News, 04/19/2010
Supreme Court Case Could Affect Many GE Foods
The case, Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, focuses on genetically engineered alfalfa. One of the concerns is that GE alfalfa can cross-contaminate, rendering organic alfalfa noncompliant with federal standards, and precluding export.
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"Farmers Who Plant Biotech Crops Grow Pesticide-Resistant Weeds"
"Weeds are developing resistance to the herbicide that genetically engineered crops are designed to tolerate, finds the first major assessment of how biotech crops are affecting all U.S. farmers, released today by the National Research Council."
Source: ENS, 04/14/2010
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