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Threatened by development, Yerba mansa long used as a folk remedy This photo provided by Charles Martin shows a crop of yerba mansa at the demonstration plot at New Mexico State University's Sustainable Agriculture Science...
Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican...
Myanmar's Fishing Families, Vital Industry Struggle to Survive After Cyclone YAY TWIN GONE, Myanmar July 24, 2008 (AP) A fisherman uses a net on two poles to catch fish along an irrigation canal in the rice field... No matter...
When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system are in place. But nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to...
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The tomato industry is seeking compensation for losses incurred after a salmonella outbreak prompted the U.S. government to issue a tomato warning. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., has introduced a bill to...
Precious metals rose Friday as a fresh drop in the dollar and speculation that crude oil's plunge may soon end fed safe-haven buying of gold, silver and copper.Other commodities traded mixed. Crude, despite questions from some...
photo by Chris Austin Biogas plants are nothing new in the world of alternative energy. We recently covered a biogas plant in Germany using corn as feedstock: Yay for greener energy, Nay for not using a food crop when there are...
