Agriculture and Farming
Plus, a solar storm crashes farmers’ GPS systems.
The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant their crops.
After a production shortfall in West Africa, cocoa prices rose to $4,000 a metric ton from $2,500. Then they went nuts.
Los trabajadores agrícolas han estado expuestos a leche contaminada con el virus de la gripe aviar. Pero casi no se han realizado pruebas en las granjas y las autoridades de salud saben poco sobre quién podría estar infectado.
The payment system amounted to one of the most forceful actions taken so far by agriculture officials who have raced to keep up with the spread of the virus among dairy cows.
Millions of birds have died because of bird flu. Human activity has helped make the virus more deadly.