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Agriculture, Mining Releases Carbon Trapped in Ancient Soils, Researchers Say
2014-05-26 11:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers said that ancient soils store large amounts of trapped carbon. The carbon from this soil, which is now being released due to erosion, agriculture and mining could contribute to climate change, researchers said. "There is a lot of carbon at depths where nobody is measuring," said Erika Marin-Spiotta, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of geography and the lead author of the new study. "It was assumed that there was little carbon...
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M-COOL Discussed During NAFTA Agriculture Ministers Conference
2014-05-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Canada's minister of agriculture says, despite the negative impacts and growing opposition within the United States, the US government appears prepared to defend Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling to the end.
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House, Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees Mark up Legislation
2014-05-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Yesterday (Tuesday, 20 May), both the US House of Representatives and US Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees marked up legislation for the 2015 fiscal year.
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How Valuable are UN’s Food and Agriculture Business Principles?
2014-05-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - The United Nations six Food and Agriculture Business Principles that were launched this week, designed to help agricultural communities in underdeveloped and developing regions, in particular, produce food sustainably, while receiving general support, may not be the ultimate panacea the global leaders had hoped, writes Chris Harris.
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Food, Agriculture Sustainable Business Principles Launched
2014-05-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The United Nations (UN) has launched the Food and Agriculture Business Principles - the first global voluntary business principles for the whole food and agriculture sector aiming at sustainable development.
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