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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The USA Rice Federation, which represents U.S. rice growers and all segments of the U.S. rice industry, today issued the following statement in response to a Consumer Reports article on arsenic in rice: To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57522-usa-rice-federation-the-facts-about-arsenic-in-rice (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120919/MM74213) "We understand...
Concerning levels of known human carcinogen found in tests of more than 200 samples YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In Consumer Reports' tests of more than 60 rice and rice products, inorganic arsenic, a known human carcinogen, was found in most of the name brand and other rice product samples. Levels varied, but were significant in some samples. While there are federal limits for arsenic in drinking water, there aren't many standards for arsenic in food....
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FBSciences, Inc., a global life science leader in natural plant health technologies, is pleased to announce the findings of a two-year agricultural research and trial program in Malawi as part of the Clinton Foundation and Salida Capital Foundation Partnership for Sustainable Development in Africa. Over the two-year average, the soybean seed treatment trials saw a 30% average yield increase (+US$418 per hectare), the maize seed treatment...
System of 3 genes prevents hybrid rice from reproducing, new study shows Researchers have identified a set of three genes that are responsible for hybrid sterility in rice, or the inability of many hybrid rice species to pass their genes on to the next generation. These findings inform a model that suggests how such hybrid sterility is maintained across rice species, and they may lead to the genetic improvement of rice as a food stock. The research is published in the 14 September issue...
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaballi, LLC, a Florida based company, just initiated the sale of the largest greenhouse farm in Florida. In order to control rising cost of food, Gaballi is planning to plant an assortment of healthy fruits and vegetables on the greenhouse property in Groveland, Florida which was recently purchased by OrganicaWorld, LLC. The two sister companies will work together to streamline the farming process and cost of food from farm to table....
NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank has published a new Q3 report looking at the global sugar industry, looking at pricing, stocks, consumption and an outlook for the coming year. In the report, Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory team says that New York raw sugar futures rallied in mid-June, with prices driven close to USc 24/lb in the last week of July supported by concerns regarding Brazilian and Indian production. Since then, perceptions...
Researchers at Rice, Tel Aviv and Johns Hopkins universities aim to break cancer's codes for social networking In the face of mounting evidence that cancer cells communicate, cooperate and even engage in collective decision-making, biophysicists and cancer researchers at Rice University, Tel Aviv University and Johns Hopkins University are suggesting a new strategy for outsmarting cancer through its own social intelligence. "We need to get beyond the notion that cancer is a random...
Disaster relief contributions still needed to prevent starvation in Niger, Mali, Senegal and Chad, says Lauren Fisher of World Vision International on the Sharon Kleyne Hour Radio Talk Show. Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) August 27, 2012 The biggest impact in the United States of the ongoing East African drought is a sharp spike in the price of chocolate (due to poor harvests in Ghana and Ivory Coast). The impact on the people of West Africa is far more profound – mass starvation, thousands of...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers and ranchers are feeling the heat as a result of this summer's dry and hot weather, considered the worst American drought in nearly 50 years as detailed in an article in the August issue of Food Nutrition & Science. Corn has been hit particularly hard, as the drought hit the region when corn was passing through its critical pollination state. Farmers are hopeful about soybeans, which mature later in the season. As a...
BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. Corn Belt continues to experience extremely hot temperatures and drought, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the expansion of emergency grazing on 3.8 million acres of conservation land. The expansion is intended to provide greater relief to U.S. livestock producers dealing with shortages of hay and pastureland. More than half (50.3 percent) of all counties in the United States have been declared...
Latest Rice Reference Libraries
Cold Compression Therapy is used to reduce pain and edema (swelling) for instances such as soft tissue injuries, strains, sprains, or post-surgical therapy. As the name suggests, the therapy includes the application of cold (cryotherapy) but also includes the principles of R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Cryotherapy, application of cold or ice to the painful area, lowers the metabolic rate of the tissue and prevents further injury to the site from the inflammatory...
The four species of wild rice comprise the genus Zizania, a group of grasses that grow in shallow water in small lakes and slow-flowing streams. Often, only the flowering head rises above the water. Three of the four species are native to North America: Northern wild rice (Zizania palustris) is an annual plant native to the Great Lakes region of North America. Wild rice (Z. aquatica), also an annual, grows in the Saint Lawrence River and on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United...
