Archive

Keyword - Agriculture

- Environment: The disappearing nutrient - Premium content
  
  Phosphate-based fertilizers have helped spur agricultural gains in the past century, but the world may soon run out of them. Natasha Gilbert investigates the potential phosphate crisis.
  
  7 October 2009
- Global warming may worsen locust swarms - Premium content
  
  Ancient records link a hotter climate to more damaging infestations.
  
  7 October 2009
- US agriculture research gets priority plan - Premium content
  
  Federal restructuring aims to lessen the influence of pork-barrel politics.
  
  29 September 2009
- Potato blight's gene weaponry revealed - Premium content
  
  Jumping genes may hold key to defeating mould that caused Irish famine.
  
  9 September 2009
- China cuts methane emissions from rice fields - Premium content
  
  But global warming could raise greenhouse gases produced by paddies elsewhere.
  
  18 August 2009
- Insuring against climate
  
  Negotiators push for policies to help weather natural disasters.
  
  22 July 2009
- Q&A: Research for development - Premium content
  
  The UK Department for International Development's research chief discusses priorities.
  
  28 April 2009
- Bovine basics - Premium content
  
  Cow genome sequence opens the door to a new era of breeding.
  
  23 April 2009
- New Zealand to consolidate agricultural research - Premium content
  
  Proposed merger aims to create world-class research institute.
  
  18 March 2009
- Q+A: Wheat fungus threatens global crops - Premium content
  
  Mexico meeting works to halt stem rust's spread.
  
  17 March 2009