New frontiers in plant biology

(Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- --U.S. wheat futures fall, staying in their range for the week as traders await news on crops --Rainfall benefiting Plains crops this week, but southwestern Plains still seen relatively dry --Traders ...

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Diesel prices are surging in the U.S. Midwest as farmers prepare to plant a record amount of crops this season, eating into below-average fuel supplies. Farmers may sow 174.4 million acres of corn and soybeans this year, ...

A combination of an abundance of bamboo and eager foreign investment is making Ethiopia a frontier for the bamboo industrial revolution in Africa, according to this country's government. "Ethiopia has the resources, the investment, a ...

Back in the day when Santa Fe was a frontier outpost, sustainability was a necessity of life. That's because settlers had to grow their own food, weave their cloth and build their own homes -- goods from the outside came infrequently, and what did ...

Friends of Pioneer Village is looking for volunteers to plant, tend and harvest crops at The Homestead Garden Project at Yellow Creek Park this year. Sean Dysinger, executive director of the organization, said planting is scheduled for 9 a.m. April ...

(IRIN) Food has become expensive and seems set to stay that way, so growing more of it has become both a necessity and an attractive investment. But the trend has also put contentious issues like agricultural subsidies and genetically modified (GM) ...

Soybeans advance as domestic cash market lifts nearbys Chicago | Reuters Crops, Markets, Weather U.S. corn futures fell 1.4 per cent on Thursday on optimism over seeding progress and prospects for the new crop, while soybeans rose on tight U.S.

Arabian Travel Market, the leading travel and tourism exhibition in the Middle East, has announced the names of the three global destinations nominated for this year's New Frontiers Award, the results of which will be revealed at a special ...

Apr. 24, 2013 By Brian Wallheimer, Purdue University Comments 0 • Less land is being used for feed crops these days, but increased efficiency makes each acre more productive. • More feed from those acres should help livestock producers manage ...