WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is being urged by the American Meat Institute to act on A.M.I.’s request to implement a policy requiring companies to hold product tested by the Food Safety and Inspection Service until the test results are known.

GAINESVILLE -- The cheeseburger and French fries might look tempting, but eating a serving of broccoli or leafy greens first could help people battle metabolic processes that lead to obesity and heart disease, a new University of Florida study shows.

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CHICAGO -- A recent study from the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, determined that smoking salmon at adequately high temperatures is a step in reducing the risk of Listeria monocytogenes in the fish.

As political battles go, it's a fairly interesting dust-up. On one side are "locavores" - advocates of consuming locally produced food - and other proponents of a "back to the basics" ethic for food consumption, arguing that what they choose to drink really isn't much of anyone else's business.

New Zealand's largest marine farm has been given the green light - nearly nine years after it was first proposed. The Bay of Plenty farm was given the final go-ahead by the High Court last week after being delayed by hearings and appeals. The 3800ha space, 8.5km offshore of Opotiki, will be used for mussel farming and spat catching.

HANOI -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said there have been 345 buffaloes and cows infected with the foot-and-mouth disease in six provinces of the country during the two recent weeks, local newspaper the Youth reported Wednesday.

With potential adverse health and environmental effects often in the news about nanotechnology, scientists in Arkansas are reporting that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have beneficial effects in agriculture.

Professor John Beddington said the world will have to produce 50 per cent more food by 2030 in order to feed the growing population. He said the only way to do this is to grow more crops on less land by using the latest scientific innovation, including crops genetically modified to be drought or disease resistant.