Michael Andreas, 49, on leave as executive vice president of ADM; Terrance Wilson, 60, retired head of ADM's corn-processing unit; and former ADM biochemist Mark Whitacre, 41 have been convicted by a ...

"Historic evidence shows that Basmati is a distinctive cultivar developed by the farmers of India and Pakistan at least 250 years ago, and grown in many parts in these two countries ever since," says ...

HANOVER, N.H. -- The Lyme Timber Co. discovered the profit potential in land conservation almost by accident. For nearly a decade after its founding in 1976, it operated like any other timber ...

Fresh fears over the safety of genetically modified foods surfaced faced yesterday after new research revealed that food allergies relating to soya increased by 50 percent last year. A study by Europe ...

An 11th-hour effort has sprouted to stop a controversial peat-mining operation that was about to be developed near Big Falls. Access roads already are being built to the site, in the Pine Island State ...

David Frenk, Better Markets, Inc. Frenk et al review both the methodology and the data of a Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development preliminary study by Irwin and Sanders that purports ...

The Sustainable Woods Cooperative (Spring Green, Wisconsin) has many activities already planned for this year - including a workshop about controlling invasive plants, a spring wildflower hike, a ...

Saskatchewan farmer battles agro-chemical giant: Percy Schmeiser is being sued for having patented canola seeds growing on his land. He says he's done nothing wrong, and is fighting back Regina -- ...

Intended to clarify the content of the Right to Adequate Food and the responsibilities of all actors involved. A guide for conduct of international community, states, others to focus policy and ...

Forestland ownership patterns can have a significant impact on the long-term continuance of large tracts of forestland as diverse natural forests. In recent years, there has been something of a ...

A landmark trial in Canada will set a precedent for Monsanto's ability to protect its patents on genetically modified crops, says Scott Morrison. Monsanto, the US life sciences group, has been having ...

From Tuscany to the tip of Sicily, Italy is suffering its worst drought in decades. It has wiped out crops, killed livestock and changed the lives of thousands. Rainfall on Sicily is at its lowest ...