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New research has found that caffeine-laced nectar enhances the learning process for bees, so that they are more likely to return to those flowers. Via Sakis Koukouvis 
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March 15, 1:03 PM
Very interesting article, it makes alot of sense. I've watched bees and other insects go to the same plants everyday. Now I know why. Delete the scoop?
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Agricultural enterprise budgets, business management plans, fresh produce safety and market info to help farmers be more successful and profitable. 
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April 9, 1:39 PM
A new NCSU study at the Plants for Human Health Institute at the NC Research Campus focuses on enhanced levels of lutein in broccoli. Lutein, an antioxidant also found in leafy greens such as kale & spinach, is associated with lowered risk for cataracts & age-related macular degeneration. Dr. Allan Brown, Asst. Prof., Horticultural Science & the Plants for Human Health Institute, received a $155,525 grant from the NC Biotechnology Ctr. for broccoli research with matching funding from Monsanto. Delete the scoop?
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The best of food safety education: Food safety expert, Dr. Ben Chapman; food scientist, Dr. LeeAnn Jaykus, who is currently researching noroviruses; food safety advocate, Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk; and food safety authority, Dr. Richard Linton, Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at NC State, were named among best by the industry journal, Food Safety News. Delete the scoop?
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Dr. Slavko Komarnytsky, Asst. Prof. of Pharmacogenomics at the Plants for Human Health Institute searches for plant-derived compounds from Thunder God Vine, blueberries and blueberries to address these diseases, along with PHHI collaborators, such as Dr. Mary Ann Lila and Dr. Allan Brown. Read more: http://www.ncresearchcampus.net/partners-and-research/latest-research/tracking-parallel-pathways-of-obesity-diabetes-and-inflammation