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Australian scientists develop coconut-tasting pineapple

Australian researchers are working on a new breed of pineapple -- one that is not only sweet and juicy but which has the added tropical taste of coconut. Photo: AFP.

Australian researchers are working on a new breed of pineapple — one that is not only sweet and juicy but which has the added tropical taste of coconut. In what is thought to be a world first, the Department of Agriculture in Queensland state is in the final stages of…

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As drought worsens, Obama calls for new farm bill

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WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama urged members of Congress Saturday to pass a farm bill that would help the agricultural sector cope with the most severe drought that has struck the United States in half a century. “They need to pass a farm bill that not only helps farmers…

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South Korean retailers suspend sales of U.S. beef on ‘mad cow’ news

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The United States scrambled on Wednesday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad cow disease in California as the top beef exporter insisted the outbreak posed no threat to consumers. The US Department of Agriculture on Tuesday reported the country’s fourth-ever case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), but…

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