Agricultural Economics

United States Department of Agriculture

8 Feb 2012

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 ?The U.S. Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), partnering with Bioversity International and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, has launched the Germplasm Resources Information Network-Global (GRIN-Global), a powerful but easy-to-use, Internet-based information management system for the world?s plant genebanks. Genebanks support ...

Walleye Technologies Joins with Purdue University Research Team to Study Microwave Technology in Fruit Inspection

8 Feb 2012

First agricultural application for Walleye Imaging SystemSomerville, MA (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 Walleyeâ„¢ Technologies, Inc., the leading developer of hand-held microwave imaging systems, announced today that it is collaborating with a Purdue University research team that has been awarded a grant from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture to study the use of microwave technology for fruit ...

Minister urges capitalisation on food production

7 Feb 2012

The Agriculture Minister says Western Australia must be ready to capitalise on the rising world demand for food.