 Farm research network braces for less funds from U.S.
(Reuters: Thu, 13 Mar) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading agricultural research network is bracing itself for a sharp cut in funding from its top donor, the United States, even as bioenergy, population growth, and climate change pose pivotal challenges for global food production.
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 China says no changes to one-child policy for at least a decade
(KRON 4 Bay Area: Mon, 10 Mar) BEIJING (AP) - China's top family planning official says the country won't consider changing its one-child policy for at least another decade. He's quoted in the China Daily Newspaper as saying there would be major fluctuations in population growth if the rule were abandoned now.
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 Fertility in developing countries: words into action
(EurekAlert!: Wed, 12 Mar) For almost 30 years - since the world's first "test-tube" baby was born in July 1978 - the benefits of modern infertility treatments have been largely confined to couples in developed countries.
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 Western bean cutworm moves into Missouri
(Iowa Farmer: Wed, 12 Mar) JOHNSTON --- The Western bean cutworm, which moved across Iowa from 2000 to 2004, has in the past year moved into the eastern Cornbelt and south into Missouri.
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 1-child rule to continue in China
(Deseret Morning News: Tue, 11 Mar) China's top population official said the country's one-child-per-couple family-planning policy would not change for at least another decade. The announcement rebuts speculation that officials were contemplating adjustments to compensate for mounting demographic pressures.
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Artest Promotes Sterilization Of Pit Bulls
