Grain growers were missing out on $157 million a year in canola and wheat crops because of the states' moratoriums on genetic engineering in the industry, report co-author Rick Roush said. National Farmers Federation chief executive Ben Fargher said such potential benefits were one reason farmers should be given the choice of growing genetically modified crops. FARMERS should be allowed to choose whether to grow genetically engineered grain crops, the National Farmers Federation says,...

The former radio station owner inspired research into the potential of targeted radio waves which has resulted in a machine that sends out radio waves into the body and kills cancer cells. Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University ran with the idea and found that cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by non-invasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes while sparing untreated tissue. Kanzius was diagnosed with leukemia 5 years ago, and experienced first hand the...

Prices are increasing across the board for items and commodities essential for a modern lifestyle. So, for the couple, it is all about juggling expenses and keeping strictly to a budget which remains at RM300 per month for groceries despite higher prices. While this may be a worrying situation for Malaysia, it is hardly a localised phenomenon but one that is happening globally. Hence, the call by MTUC for a cost of living allowance (Cola) for private sector workers; and Cuepacs' nationwide...

In fact, as the bill was reported from the Agriculture Committee, it did enjoy strong support from committee members of both parties. The House leadership decided it needed to increase the funding for nutrition programs to gain the support of more liberal members to fend off an amendment by Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) that would have seriously cut farmers' income support payments. However, after the committee reported the bill to the House floor, controversy...

The global conflict over high-yield farming became even uglier last week when armed activists for the landless invaded a Brazilian biotech research farm. African countries refused to allow the import of biotech corn seeds that could have helped overcome the parasitic witchweed, which infests 40 million hectares of African farmland. During the severe southern African drought of 2002, eco-activists told local governments that American food aid was poison because it contained genetically...