Researchers from the University of Adelaide, South Australia are using a combination of nanotechnology and algae
fossils to develop a chemical-free way to protect stored grain from
insects.
The non-toxic material, which uses the unique properties of single-cell algae, causes insects to dehydrate. Due to the technology behind the solution, insects are unable to develop resistance.
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US president Barack Obama recently signed into law an agriculture
spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers throughout the country as well as trimming the food stamp program that inspired a
two-year battle over the legislation.
The bill expands federal crop insurance and ends direct government
payments that farmers receive whether they produce anything or not.
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Amlan International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil-Dri Corporation of America recently
announced Dr. Ron Cravens as its new president.
Dr. Cravens has held senior level marketing positions with Pfizer Animal Health, and
product development positions with Smithkline Beecham Animal Health in
New York and Pennsylvania, USA. He has degrees in veterinary medicine, environmental health and animal science from Colorado State
University.
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