China cuts 2019/20 corn use forecast by 2 million tonnes due to African swine fever
Corn kernels are seen at a corn harvester on a farm in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer…
Farm equipment maker Deere’s dealers reel from trade war, bad weather
CHICAGO (Reuters) – When China announced this week that it had stopped buying U.S. agricultural products and might impose additional…
In extreme heat, electric fans inadvisable unless it’s humid
In extreme heat, electric fans may offer some relief when it’s very humid, but when temps are dangerously high and…
France will end healthcare refunds for homeopathic drugs
PARIS (Reuters) – France will end social security reimbursements for homeopathic drugs and the new policy – which has drawn…
France will end healthcare refunds for homeopathic drugs – minister
FILE PHOTO: Agnes Buzyn, French Minister for Solidarity and Health arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris,…
Southwest shares drop as mechanics dispute escalates
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co’s shares fell more than 5 percent on Wednesday after the low-cost U.S. carrier said it…
Easy on the Nordic oysters: Bacteria flourishing in warmer fjord waters
OSLO (Reuters) – The southern Nordic fjords are heating up as Europe boils, and bacteria there are flourishing, infecting swimmers…
Cyclone shuts Sembcorp Salalah water production plant
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sembcorp Salalah Water and Power Co SSPW.OM, which operates an electricity generation and seawater desalination plant in…
Seven years after tsunami, Japanese live uneasily with seawalls
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) – When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual…