Wigan has a well-established industrial history which centres around the cotton mills which helped power the industrial revolution. But since the early 20th century the cotton industry has shifted to cheaper markets in eastern Europe and Asia - including China. Chinamex, a state-owned body which helps Chinese companies expand overseas, has agreed with a property developer and Wigan borough council to develop a brownfield site at Westwood Park on the edge of the town. Lord Smith conceded...

Research funding for specialty crops is among the dozens of proposals that will be considered in the legislation, which was last written in 2002 and gives farmers payments and other help to supplement their incomes, support crop prices and manage supplies. Research funding for specialty crops is among the dozens of proposals that will be considered in the legislation, which was last written in 2002 and gives farmers payments and other help to supplement their incomes, support crop prices...

Corporate Foundations are on a mission to hijack the world's food supply Genetically altered crops will rescue Africa from endemic shortfalls in food production, claim corporate foundations that have announced a $150 million "gift" to spark a "Green Revolution" in agriculture on the continent. Corporate Foundations are on a mission to hijack the world's food supply Genetically altered crops will rescue Africa from endemic shortfalls in food production, claim corporate foundations that have...

There were cotton farmers who didn t plant any cotton planted all corn. Mast, a multigenerational farmer who works 5,000 acres, leans forward in his chair and calculates his water evaporation loss: It comes to 317 gallons a minute. The huge change in production a preponderance of corn over cotton was sparked by a greater demand for corn needed to produce the growing thirst for biofuel. American agriculture, it would seem, could spread out the increased profit so more crops can share in the...

Our increasing dependence on foreign energy supplies and the climatedisrupting greenhouse effect are separate but closely linked issues, and our search for effective ways to deal with these challenges may ultimately focus on two seemingly unlikely suspects: plants and enzymes. Our increasing dependence on foreign energy supplies and the climatedisrupting greenhouse effect are separate but closely linked issues, and our search for effective ways to deal with these challenges may ultimately...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Farm subsidies: The pressures for change By LARRY MITCHELL - Staff Writer Article Launched:06/03/2007 12:15:58 PM PDT (Part 2 of two) One take on the controversy over farm subsidies can be seen in a recent Reader's Digest article titled "You Sow, They Reap: Why are your tax dollars lining the pockets of wealthy farm owners?" usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email Farm subsidies: The pressures for change By LARRY MITCHELL -...