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Pistachios: Italian Researchers ID New Fungus That Causes Cankers, Declines Sep 19, 2018
Starting in the spring of 2010, farmers from Sicily – the major pistachio production area of Italy – have been reporting a previously unknown disease on the trees. Characterized by […]
Ag Trade: U.S. Competitors Spending More on Promotional Programs Feb 22, 2018
The latest analysis of foreign export promotion program investment shows that several competing countries and the European Union spent close to $1 billion in public funds on agricultural export promotion […]
Monsanto Research Center Bombed in Italy May 5, 2017
Science Magazine reports that a Monsanto facility in Olmeneta, Italy was attacked on April 16. The research center, which specializes in the “improvement of traditional corn varieties”, was struck by unidentified assailants using Molotov […]
UGA, Italy Develop Dual Ag Graduate Degree Program Nov 4, 2015
The world will have many more mouths to feed in the next few decades – projected to be more than 9 billion by 2050 – but the amount of arable […]
Iowa and Italy: Scientists Study Fusarium Resistance in Wheat Feb 2, 2015
Scientists are a step closer to protecting durum wheat from Fusarium head blight (FHB). FHB is a common and destructive disease of wheat and barley that results in yield and […]
