Students lured by job prospects in food science Associated Press University of Illinois senior Tristesse Jones prepares soybean DNA samples in the agricultural lab. There isn’t a farm within miles of where she grew up on...
Maryland farmers encouraged to cut nutrient runoff into bay SUDLERSVILLE — - Schmidt and other Maryland farmers have been in a race with the weather lately - trying to get the last of their fall crops harvested and their fields...
By Tara Lohan, AlterNet. Share and save this post: Upcoming AlterNet stories on Digg These days, you can get soy versions of just about any meat -- from hot dogs to buffalo wings. According to Soyfoods Association of North...
Soybean futures rally on strong export demand * Firm dollar weighs on corn, wheat prices * Soybeans up 6.3 percent for the week * Wheat up 3.8 pct for the week, corn nearly flat (Adds closing prices) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO,...
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as Wall Street equities spent the entire day in negative territory. Corn was off 3 1/4 to off 4, soybeans were up 3 1/2 to up 7, wheat...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c53ab5/china_agribusiness) has announced the addition of the China Agribusiness Report Q1 2010 report to their offering.China Agribusiness service provides...
Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease) Slideshow Study Shows Baked Fish Is Better for Heart Health Than Fried, Salted, or Dried By Charlene Laino WebMD Health News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD Nov. 19, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) --...
UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh could meet 40 per cent of its soybean oil demand by producing Soybean locally, as there is a bright prospect for its farming. "There is a bright prospect for local soybean production and we could meet 40...
A report from the British Royal Society has been released that urges support for genetically-modified foods by the British public in order to address what it deems the world's growing demand for food. The report also reveals...
by Lou Bendrick Given the ire I provoked in last year’s turkey column , it’s high time that this Grist columnist acknowledges that: A. Meat-centric holidays such as Thanksgiving can be challenging for vegetarians and evoke all...