Crops were at the yellow bud to early flowering stage and an insecticide would be included with spring fungicide applications to try and counter the threat, he said. That s the message from the experts if you really want to get on top of slug control and want to add some sophistication to your existing slug programme. I have seen masses of plants with vertical splits in the stems about 5-10cm long, which I can only put down to the conditions. With resistance issues and high disease levels,...

According to the report's predictions, global warming would mean Asia would get less rainfall, affecting agricultural production and leading to food and water shortages. Pachauri said the impact in a country like India, where almost 70 percent of the workforce is dependent on agriculture, would be very serious, with mass migration of rural communities to already overburdened towns and cities. Hundreds of millions of people who rely on glacier melt from the Himalayan Hindukush mountains for...

According to Howard crops such as wheat, safflower and barley are hardest hit. Down the road from the wheat field, Medvitz points out hills that should be green with grass to feed his sheep. Farmers and ranchers in Northern California are already predicting losses from dry spring conditions. Medvitz says he knows of ranchers near Bakersfield who have been forced to sell off their flocks. He said this season is one of the worst because of the lack of rain. He expects his profits will be...

Ten years after the first GM crops were planted, evidence is mounting that the technology can increase crop yields with apparently little environmental impact, particularly in developing countries. In India, for example, GM cotton has increased yields by around 150 per cent, trebled small farmers' profits, and reduced pesticide volumes by 80 per cent. Anti-GM groups, however, argue that in many developing countries, GM crops are now grown mainly for export by big farmers, not for local...

Temperatures dangerously low for the developing winter wheat crop hit much of the region, with anecdotal reports of temps as low as 10 degrees in parts of western Nebraska. In an Agriculture Online Marketing discussion group, poster straw man says farmers in his Kentucky area have already found enough freeze damage to justify replanting the ground to corn or soybeans. Even if some of the main tillers are injured or killed, producers should wait to see if enough other tillers survived to...

BEIJING - China said Friday it is investigating allegations a Chinese company exported tainted wheat gluten used in pet food that has been linked to the deaths of more than a dozen cats and dogs in the United States. China: Did tainted wheat gluten exports cause U. Zeng, whose agency monitors the export of food, animals and farm products, refused to give any details of the probe other than to confirm China is looking into the claim that the exported wheat gluten contained melamine, a...

Banfield, The Pet Hospital, said an analysis of its database, compiled from records collected by its more than 615 veterinary hospitals, suggests that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs that ate the pet food contaminated with melamine developed kidney failure. Banfield, The Pet Hospital, said an analysis of its database, compiled from records collected by its more than 615 veterinary hospitals, suggests that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs that ate the pet food contaminated...

Britain, the United States and most other major cattle-producing nations have imposed stringent measures to control the disease, but another outbreak is a very real possibility and potentially devastating to the US Cattle Industry. GeneThera, inc. is a molecular biotechnology company located in Wheat Ridge, co. The Company provides genetic diagnostic solutions for the veterinary and agricultural industries with future plans to include the health-care industry. Public health control...

SouthCoastToday.com: China says it's looking into claim that tainted wheat gluten exports caused U. China says it's looking into claim that tainted wheat gluten exports caused U. By AUDRA ANG Associated Press writer April 07, 2007 6:00 AM BEIJING China said yesterday it is investigating allegations a Chinese company exported tainted wheat gluten used in pet food that has been linked to the deaths of more than a dozen cats and dogs in the United States. By AUDRA ANG Associated Press writer...