With its striking long beaks and elegant white plumage, the spoonbill seems to belong to a far more exotic place than the windswept salt marshes of the UK. But the greater wading bird is booming in numbers as landowners across the country improve wetland habitats and tree cover. Once common in England and Wales, the …
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We are writing to express our concern over the recent recommendation for approval for the environmental release of genetically modified mustard (“DMH-11 hybrid”) in India. The recommendation was made by the Genetic Engineering Assessment Committee (GEAC). Our concern is based on several aspects of the release proposal. First, the potentially adverse long-term ecological and economic …
Farmers have always faced the whims of Mother Nature. But now climate change is changing what they can grow and where they can grow it. The most unusual thing about Joe Franklin’s 78-acre citrus farm is that it really shouldn’t be where it is. “When I started with this, people couldn’t believe me when I …
China is set to increase its pork imports in coming months, industry participants have said, after losses suffered by farmers last year in the world’s top pork producer caused a reduction in pig production which seems more important than the official data suggest. Pork is by far China’s favorite meat and soaring prices have driven …
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