The conditional vacation by the Supreme Court last week of the eight month-old stay on conducting field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops prior to their release for commercial cultivation, serves a limited objective but stops short of resolving the contentious issue. The conditional vacation by the Supreme Court last week of the eight month-old stay on conducting field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops prior to their release for commercial cultivation, serves a limited...

Crop insurance and disaster payments from the federal government can help if damage occurs, but even then farmers say they don't totally recoup their losses. By then, a farmer has already invested in most of the growing process. Disaster aid for farmers is usually offered as a short-term program after a tropical storm drowns crops or a drought dries them up, for example, Weigle said. The federal government has tried to get out of the business of disaster payments by encouraging more...

Gaul Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, May 4, 2007; Page A04 Private companies are taking advantage of a poorly designed crop insurance program for farmers to reap "excessive" profits while taxpayers absorb most of the costs and risks, investigators told a House committee yesterday. Gaul Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, May 4, 2007; Page A04 Private companies are taking advantage of a poorly designed crop insurance program for farmers to reap "excessive" profits while taxpayers...

The Nicholas Institute helped develop the first how-to manual for farmers, foresters, traders and investors who want to participate in future carbon markets. Durham, NC -- The first how-to manual for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States through changes in land use and farming practices, and turning those reductions into verifiable credits for trading in carbon markets, is about to hit bookshelves. Durham, NC -- The first how-to manual for reducing greenhouse gas emissions...

Lawmakers will soon consider whether to insure crops that could serve as important sources of alternative fuels, but there are a lot of unanswered questions. It can take farmers years to determine whether a crop is viable. At a congressional hearing earlier this week, lawmakers heard about potential crops like camelina, a weed that's being looked at as an alternative source of energy. Lawmakers will soon consider whether to insure crops that could serve as important sources of alternative...

All state and private schools participate in the programme, which includes an interactive lecture on the importance of agriculture and our environment, and a tour around the farm. The protected tree and plant section includes samples of most of our endangered trees and wild plants, such as the Gharghar tree (the national tree), znuber (aleppo pine), rihan (myrtle), Guda's tree, Widnet il-bahar (Maltese rock-centaury), sempreviva (Maltese everlasting) and many others. Students on farming...