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Univ. of Nottingham technology enables crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than from fertilizers
2013-07-26 14:30:07| Green Car Congress
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GM crops: Public fears over 'Frankenstein food' may be easing, Independent poll reveals
2013-07-23 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: More people support rather than oppose the growing of genetically modified crops and more of them are prepared to buy and eat GM foods than not, according to a survey for The Independent. As the Government launches a drive to persuade people to eat more GM foods, the ComRes poll suggests that public fears about so-called "Frankenstein food" may be easing. Asked if they would support the growing of GM crops in the UK, 47 per cent agreed, while 42 per cent disagreed and 11 per cent replied don't...
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New Studies Examine Link Between Food Crops and Global Warming
2013-07-23 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: In light of growing concern over the potential impact of climate change on the global agricultural industry, researchers are searching for new ways to help ensure global access to some of the most important food crops. In one such study, Toshichika Iizumi of the National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences in Tsukuba, Japan and an international team of colleagues report that they have discovered a way to use climate data to help predict some crop failures several months prior to harvest....
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Climate change seedbank stores crops' wild ancestors
2013-07-23 07:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: An international operation has been launched to save seeds from wild plants which scientists believe could be crucial in protecting crops from the potentially devastating impact of climate change. The seeds are from the wild ancestors of important crops - and it is hoped their DNA can be used by plant breeders to give farmers new more robust varieties to grow. The BBC's rural affairs correspondent Jeremy Cooke has visited Italy - one if dozens of countries taking part in the project - to find out...
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United Kingdom: Farmers warn of fire risk to crops as heat goes on
2013-07-20 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Crops and heathland across Britain now face the threat of devastating fires as Britain continues to swelter in record-breaking heat. Farmers have urged travellers to take considerable care not to trigger blazes through carelessness over the next few days. The Met Office said yesterday its forecast indicated the hot, sunny weather would continue for much of next week, further drying out woodlands and fields and maintaining conditions that have already triggered mountain blazes in the Welsh valleys...
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