Organic activists and environmental extremist groups would have the public believe that Roundup Ready (glyphosate tolerant) alfalfa is a "threat to organic alfalfa and alfalfa export markets. edu, click on Biotech Alfalfa ), for gene flow to occur from one hay field to another, the following must occur: 1) Fields must flower simultaneously; 2) Pollinators must move between fields; 3) Pollen must fertilize plants; 4) Embryos must turn into seeds: 5) Seed must fall to ground and germinate;...

But federal and state governments already are racing to find alternatives to corn as they look for ways to use ethanol to help break the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Sony Perdue, a Republican, announced in February that a Colorado company would build the nation's first commercial-scale ethanol plant using - not corn - but wood chips to produce 40 million gallons of fuel a year in the Peach State. Department of Energy announced this week that it would spend $375 million in Tennessee,...

Small and medium-sized exporters, who account for more than 45 percent of India's total exports, say the appreciation is hurting business and is likely to cost jobs. Nath told reporters his ministry was setting up a panel of experts to examine the extent of job losses in the export sector, and said he would meet the finance ministry to seek tax rebates to enable exporters to tide over the appreciation. Cotton textile exporters say the appreciation of the rupee against the dollar has led to...

Two Orangeburg County educators are ready to start the school year with a greater appreciation for agriculture and are better equipped to teach their students about the sources of their food, fiber and forestry products. If agriculture is to maintain its status as the second largest industry in South Carolina -- providing more than 450,000 jobs -- we've got to help people understand the link between their food, fiber and shelter and the farm. The teachers also received three hours of...

Much of that price increase will be passed on to growers in West Africa, Oxfam said in the report, increasing the price they receive by up to 12 percent and boosting some families' total income by between 2 percent and 6 percent. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eliminating cotton subsidies in the United States, which accounts for about 40 percent of world cotton exports, would increase poor African families' incomes by up to 6 percent, a new study said. While Oxfam slammed the move this week as a...

Other areas ripe for investment are the agricultural sectors, with price growth predicted in dairy, wheat and cotton markets. Not only did the company's market capitalisation pass the $200 billion mark, but it also reached several consecutive share price records, pushing the market capitalisation of the Deloitte Victorian Index $11. VICTORIA isn't known for its vast deposits of copper or oil, but these commodities pushed the Deloitte Victorian Index to a 1.9 per cent gain this week. Wheat...

While the drought continues to batter peanuts, cotton and other Wiregrass money crops, state and local law enforcement are watching the area s other money crop dry up with the parched earth. And, growers wanting to protect their investment can t afford to plant a plot with no water supply available. Manning said the number of plants discovered by law enforcement over the past two years has reduced drastically, and he credits some of that to the drought. That means growers are starting to...

He said contracting his crop is the only way to sell the product, which doesn t sell on spot markets like corn, cotton, sugar or other Valley cash crops. Hundreds of acres of organic aloe grown in the Valley and four processing centers in the Valley produce millions of gallons of aloe products a year, in addition to shipping the aloe juice to skin care and health food producers throughout the world. The plant is also a key ingredient in thousands of skin care products and some healthy food...

Coordinated by the African Growth and Opportunity Act Office in Kampala, the initiative follows the discovery of Uganda's huge potential in organic cotton and is aimed at promoting the textile industry and significant market opportunity offered by organic cotton. Organic cotton could be the catalyst for private sector growth in Uganda. Coordinated by the African Growth and Opportunity Act Office in Kampala, the initiative follows the discovery of Uganda's huge potential in organic cotton...