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<title>NEWS - Antibiotics in animal feed to be replaced by natural alternatives</title>
<description><![CDATA[A European research project has developed a natural alternative to using antibiotics in animal feed The method uses clay minerals and algae molecules to combat fungal growth]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - UK scientists exploring possibility of growing our own sustainable fuel</title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Teesside University UK have established a new source of sustainable fuel production The new method uses red canary grass a plant native to Britain which can be turned into greatly efficient biomass fuel]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - Root of the Nutrient Mining Machine in Plants is discovered</title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists from the John Innes Centre and the University of Oxford have discovered which genes control the specialized nutrient mining machine that develops on the surface of plant roots Root hairs develop on roots and burrow into the soil releasing acids and other scouring chemicals that crack open rocky minerals releasing valuable nutrients such as iron and phosphate that are necessary for plant growth ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - Scheme launched to train hundreds in food security RD in UK</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC has committed up to fifteen million pounds to develop training for food security research and development in the UK
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - UK university researchers explore potential of non cropbased biofuels</title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Teeside University Middlesbrough UK are exploring the possibilities for generating biofuels  seen by many as an ecofriendly alternative to using fossil fuels  from materials other than organic substances such as crops]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Optimising the European Biorefinery processes</title>
<description><![CDATA[The use of biomass for fuel chemicals materials and a range of products will make it a major contributor to European sustainable development But first Europe has to nurture an infrastructure of cooperation to create effective biorefinery processes explains Franck Dumeignil]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Tracking and tracing cattle movements with GPS collars</title>
<description><![CDATA[The OTAG project is dedicated to extensive beef production It has worked on the design of a system that monitors cattles through their environment via electronic collars in order to manage the spread of diseases and to optimise pasture use says Dominique Didelot]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - A FARA way for African agricultural development</title>
<description><![CDATA[The forum for agricultural research in Africa FARA is working to combine the strengths of all stakeholders in agricultural RD in Africa including European research institutions as agriculture has to be the engine behind Africas economic development writes Ralph von Kaufmann]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - The search for chemicalfree food additives</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical additives occupy a central place in food production and yet with research linking them to a number of health concerns the EU has set limits on their use Pier Luigi Franceschini expands on the NOCHEMFOOD projects work in developing a novel class of more natural additives]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Minimising contamination and food safety concerns</title>
<description><![CDATA[Contaminants can enter the food chain at any stage between production and consumption Work to prioritise contaminants as well as to identify and control vulnerable points where contaminants enter is key to food safety concerns says Professor Francis Butler of the Sigma Chain project]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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