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Hemp, Inc. International Expansion Solidified by Contract with Yasheng Group to Cultivate and Process Hemp Crop in China

NEW YORK, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP) is pleased to announce a contract has been signed with the Yasheng Group, one of China's largest agricultural producers, to cultivate and process 108 acres of  industrial hemp in Gansu Province, China. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121107/LA08133LOGO) Hemp, Inc.'s President, David Tobias, stated "The Yasheng Gr...

Forum lays out facts on biotech crops and food

A strong lineup of biotech advocates took on the task of dispelling the myths and proclaiming the facts of genetically modified crops and foods at a forum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday (June 4, 2013). All that was missing were the biotech detractors....

Wild turkey damage to crops and wildlife mostly exaggerated

(Entomological Society of America) As populations of wild turkeys have increased, the number of complaints about crop damage has also increased. However, a literature review which will be published in the June 2013 issue of Journal of Integrated Pest...

Going wild could improve winged workforce

(Michigan State University) Every spring in the United States, bees pollinate crops valued at about $14 billion. A Michigan State University professor and a team of scientists are using a five-year, $8.6 million grant from the United States Departmen...

NYBA is Now NewYorkBIO, Reflecting Expanded Scope and Mission of New York’s Life Science Trade Association

In the 23 years since its inception, the New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) has grown from a network of 6 local companies and universities to become the largest bioscience trade group in New York, representing over 250 member organizations in every sector of the life science industry, from therapeutics and diagnostics to medical devices and biotech...

Repeal of Florida’s Renewable Fuel Standard Will Stifle Innovation, Investment and Jobs, BIO Says

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed its disappointment that the Florida legislature passed and Gov. Rick Scott (D-Fla.) signed HB 4001, repealing the state’s Renewable Fuel Standard. The law had required that on-road transportation fuel sold in the state contain between 9 and 10 percent renewable fuel from biomass. “F...

Plant Impact now debt free after loan repayment

Plant Impact (LON:PIM), the crop nutrition specialist, has repaid the loan it borrowed from Arysta LifeScience, leaving it debt free. The company has paid back the £652,000 Arysta lent it in 2009 to develop BugOil, an oil-based insecticide that...

Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges Victims Of Mesothelioma To Call Them For Instant Access To The Nation's Top Mesothelioma Lawyers And Treatment Options-Better Results

The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We have heard a cable TV ad suggesting victims of mesothelioma should get treated first, and then seek legal help second, and while we are not attorneys, and this is not an attempt to practice law, that is the stupidest advice a victim of mesothelioma could ever get, because the victim needs the most skilled, and experienced lawyers fighting for their co...

Using science to address farm pollution

(Michigan State University) Half of the nitrogen-based fertilizer used on US crops seeps into the environment, prompting an interdisciplinary team of Michigan State University scientists to investigate ways to curb pollution.

Harvard development expert: Agricultural innovation offers only path to feed Africa and the world

(Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs) The world can only meet its future food needs through innovation, including agricultural biotechnology, says a Harvard development specialist.Since their commercial debut...

The lycopene enriched transgenic pineapple from Del Monte

At the PackerGenetically modified pineapple grown in Costa Rico by Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. Inc. gained the approval of the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this year.However, according to a statement from Del Monte officials April 26, the new pineapple variety — dubbed Rosé — is “in a testing phase.”“The USDA’s decision does not mean that Rosé is in commercial distribution;...

Applied Mythology: Should the World Keep Feeding Europe?

Steve Savage gathers together the big picture on Europe's overseas land and water footprint:Should the World Keep Feeding Europe?

BDSM practitioners aren't mentally ill: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some good news for people who enjoy restraints, riding crops and floggers in the bedroom: A new study says you probably don't have a mental disorder.

Grandevo® Bioinsecticide Removes Bee Warning from Label

Gives growers a tool to protect crops while not harming key pollinators. Davis, CA (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), has received U.S. EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its Grandevo® Bioinsecticide label following a review. The removal of the toxicity statement is supported by third-party field evaluations that show Grandevo has no increas...

Will Hepatitis C Become A New Battleground Between Pharma And Poor Nations?

Will the new crop of hepatitis C treatments form the next battleground between the pharmaceutical industry, poor nations and patient advocates? A new report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy, which includes former Federal Reserve Chairman Pau...

Will Hepatitis C Become The Next Battleground Over Compulsory Licenses?

Will the new crop of hepatitis C treatments form the next battleground between the pharmaceutical industry, poor nations and patient advocates? A new report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy, which includes former Federal Res...

Natural GMOs Part 167. Three Infectious Viral Species Lying in Wait in the Banana Genome

Genetic engineers insert foreign viral DNA into chromosomes, and so does nature. The common banana hides several of these fellow travellers  in its chromosomesGenetic engineers exploit a section of a virus genome called cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) to enable foreign genes to be expressed in transgenic crops made in the laboratory.The CaMV  virus that they use is a plant virus, co...

Genomics: Irish-famine pathogen decoded

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the microorganism that devastated the Irish potato crop in the 1840s — the first time the genome of a historical plant pathogen has been decoded.Kentaro Yoshida at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK, an...

Bayer CropScience Breaks Ground on North American Bee Care Center

State-of-the-art facility will address honey bee health through collaboration, education and research. Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 As part of its continued commitment to honey bee health, today Bayer CropScience broke ground on its North American Bee Care Center, a recognition of the importance of these pollinators to agriculture. Senior company managers, bee health experts an...

FuturaGene enters agreement with Danforth Center to provide plant yield-enhancing technology to developing countries

       Sao Paulo, Brazil – Wednesday, May 29, 2013 – FuturaGene, a world leader in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for plantation forestry, biopower and biofuel markets, has entered into an agreement with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, world’s largest independent nonprofit research institute focused on plant science, w...

FuturaGene enters agreement with Danforth Center

(Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) FuturaGene, a world leader in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for plantation forestry, biopower and biofuel markets, has entered into an agreement with the Donald Danforth Plant Scienc...

Researchers help threatened wheat crops in Asia, Africa

(Oregon State University) Researchers at Oregon State University have helped develop new environmental monitoring technology that will allow farmers thousands of miles away, in west and central Asia, to save millions of dollars while more effectively...

Improving 'crop per drop' could boost global food security and water sustainability

(University of Minnesota) Improvements in crop water productivity -- the amount of food produced per unit of water consumed -- have the potential to improve both food security and water sustainability in many parts of the world, according to a study...

Ashoka to Host "Nutrients for All" Event to Bring Together Leading Innovations

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ashoka, the world's largest organization of social entrepreneurs, is hosting an invitation-only Globalizer Summit on June 3 & 4, 2013, in Frankfurt in partnership with KfW Development Bank, the Lemelson Foundation, CSCP, GIZ, and Forum. The Globalizer Summit will share the vision of Nutrients for All: Vitality for People and th...

"Organic farming problems were all but ignored as speaker after speaker attacked the rest of agriculture."

At TheSpec.comTo learn more, I attended the recent Guelph Organic Conference, Canada's largest organic event. In reality, I attended two very different conferences.In one room were organic farmers and marketers hearing valuable information about controlling weeds, diseases, insects, soil fertility and marketing...No criticism of non-organic agriculture or farmers was voiced by speakers in this ses...