Order Allows Planting of Modified Soy
77931
Brazil's president approved a controversial executive order allowing farmers to plant genetically modified soybeans, just as the planting season in the world's second-largest soy producer goes into high gear.
204039
Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Toyo Engineering Corp.  said Monday that it has received a German order for technologies and design work to construct a chemical fertilizer plant in Trinidad and Tobago.
274149
Northeast Iowa farmers have said for years it was only a matter of time before soybean rust was found in the United States. Time&#39;s up.
516970
By WARREN, Amanda  Firefighters and environmental advisers dealt with a chemical spill at a Hornby seed factory yesterday.   PGG Wrightson grain and seed general manager John McKenzie said the agricultural chemical was used in the company's seed-treatment process.
298811
Researchers at Iowa State University are pecking away at ways of making environmentally friendly plastic. From golf tees to a biodegradable flower pot that can be planted directly in the ground, scientists are studying ways of making plastics from things such as chicken feathers and soy protein.
39425
Soybean rust has spread to   Arkansas, the first major U.S. soybean-producing state infected  with the contagious fungus that slashes crop production,  Arkansas officials said on Monday.
103190
An innovative technology that allows for the addition of both plant sterols and minerals to foods has won the backing of leading US food manufacturer General Mills, which has licensed the product for use in a ...
346359
The Agriculture Department has given a preliminary green light for the first commercial production of a food crop engineered to contain human genes, reigniting fears that biomedically potent substances in high-tech plants could escape and turn up in other foods.
551915
GUELPH -- The fate of Ontario&#39;s soybean crop is quite literally at the whim of the wind. The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed last week that Asian soybean rust is present in soybean crops
243406
BATON ROUGE, La. Nov 10, 2004 - The first US cases of the fungus soybean rust, which hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.
163037
The yield-cutting soybean rust fungus was found in the "remnants" of a harvested soybean field in southern Texas about 15 miles from its border with Mexico, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.
698956
By Thomas Korosec, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 6--DALLAS -- A federal judge extended an order Tuesday preventing the suburb of Farmers Branch from enforcing a voter-approved ordinance barring apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants.
473034
The first case of soybean rust, an  economically devastating disease for farmers, has been found in  the mainland United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department  said on Wednesday.
534426
The Agriculture Department approved for human consumption a type of genetically engineered rice that had contaminated domestic rice supplies last summer.
731134
A genetically engineered cotton plant with lower levels of a harmful chemical in its seeds could create a rich source of protein for people in the developing world.
724679
United States authorities have confirmed they&#39;ve found a new legume disease for the first time. Asian soybean rust has been confirmed in two plots at a research station in Louisiana.
294188
The latest food-contamination case raises the stakes for growers and public officials.