Agriculture and Food News
May 10, 2024
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May 7, 2024 How well bees tolerate temperature extremes could determine their ability to persist in a changing climate. But heat tolerance varies between and within populations, so entomologists examined bee physical traits to understand how these traits ...
May 6, 2024 Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like science fiction but is actually happening already, at least on some experimental farms. Researchers are working on driving forward the smart ...
May 3, 2024 Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could inform future crop breeding programs aimed at achieving better broadscale pest ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Evapotranspiration (ET) includes evaporation from soil and open water pools such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, as well as transpiration from plant leaves. The difference between precipitation and ET ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Scientists have applied a data-driven approach to understanding firefly population dynamics on a continental scale. Key findings from this new study indicate that fireflies, part of the beetle order, ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Researcher discovered that two species in the genus Angelica are pollinated primarily by hornets. This overturns the conventional belief that Angelica species are 'generalists,' meaning that there is ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Different types of barley recruit distinct communities of soil microbes to grow around their roots by releasing a custom mix of sugars and other ...
Apr. 29, 2024 It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery could help reduce ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from ...
Apr. 25, 2024 A recent study utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that reflect plant health and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat. Researchers have ...
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Apr. 23, 2024 A new study has revealed breeding less-flatulent cows and restoring agricultural land could significantly reduce rising methane emission levels, which play a considerable role in climate ...
Apr. 22, 2024 New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard ...
Apr. 17, 2024 It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The growing need for antibiotic-free products has challenged producers to decrease or completely stop using antimicrobials as feed supplements in the diet of broiler chickens to improve feed ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses such as heat, light, or attack from insects or bacteria. Farmers could use ...
Apr. 17, 2024 To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Scientists have summarized microbial food production ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Vitamin B1 is an essential micronutrient for human beings. Its deficiency is the cause of numerous diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Researchers have achieved a significant advance ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Are we missing the forest for the trees? More than timber grows in forests -- including products worth many tens of billions of dollars. Because these goods go unrecorded in official trade ...
Apr. 11, 2024 A study has found that market forces have provided good food price stability over the past half century, despite extreme weather ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers have created a method that extracts over 80 percent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers' spent ...
Apr. 10, 2024 A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light the impact of deforestation on the scent-collecting pollinators, which some view as bellwethers of ...
Apr. 8, 2024 A new dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released. The project aims to inform research regarding how natural systems ...
Apr. 4, 2024 The rusty-patched bumblebee, once common in the United States, has declined from about 90% of its former range. Researchers conducted the first range-wide genetic study of the endangered species to ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and ...
Apr. 4, 2024 It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is what a new study indicates. The researchers investigated the effect of ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes ...
Apr. 1, 2024 For many, spring heralds fresh air and exercise on the golf course. But do players risk exposure to unsafe levels of pesticides used to beautify and maintain a golf course's green grass? To find ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Vaccination not only reduces the severity of TB in infected cattle, but reduces its spread in dairy herds by 89%, research ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Barley is one of the most important cereal crops on a global scale. Many barley cultivars produce a toxic alkaloid called gramine that affects the suitability of barley as fodder, but also helps to ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Honey Bees Experience Multiple Health Stressors out-in-the-Field
- Probiotic Feed Additive Boosts Growth, Health in Poultry in Place of Antibiotics
- Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Biofortified Rice to Combat Deficiencies
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Food Security in Developed Countries Shows Resilience to Climate Change
- Method to Extract Useful Proteins from Beer-Brewing Leftovers
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- 'Diverse' Agriculture Benefits People and the Environment at the Same Time
- Nudging in a Virtual Supermarket for More Animal Welfare
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- TB Vaccine May Enable Elimination of the Disease in Cattle by Reducing Its Spread
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands
- Sweet Success: Sugarcane's Complex Genetic Code Cracked
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Bees Use Antennae to Decode Hive Mates' Dances in the Dark
- Honey Bees at Risk for Colony Collapse from Longer, Warmer Fall Seasons
- Small Changes Can Yield Big Savings in Agricultural Water Use
- Humans Pass More Viruses to Other Animals Than We Catch from Them
- Better Phosphorus Use Can Ensure Its Stocks Last More Than 500 Years and Boost Global Food Production
- Maize Genes Control Little Helpers in the Soil
- New Route to Recyclable Polymers from Plants
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Product That Kills Agricultural Pests Also Deadly to Native Pacific Northwest Snail
- Rose Essential Oil: A Safe Pesticide for Organic Agriculture
- Sheep: Excess Temperatures Cause Low Flocking Concerns
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genomic Method of Monitoring for Pesticide Resistance
- Cacao Plants' Defense Against Toxic Cadmium Unveiled
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- The World's Most Prolific CO2-Fixing Enzyme Is Slowly Getting Better
- Marine Algae Implants Could Boost Crop Yields
- Bee-2-Bee Influencing: Bees Master Complex Tasks Through Social Interaction
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Refrigerate Lettuce to Reduce Risk of E. Coli Contamination
- Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%
- Birds and Bee Lessons as Pacific Field Trips Also Solve 'Michener's Mystery'
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Scientists Use Blue-Green Algae as a Surrogate Mother for 'meat-Like' Proteins
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Monday, February 26, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Weedy Rice Gets Competitive Boost from Its Wild Neighbors
- New Evidence Shows UK Solar Parks Can Provide for Bees and Butterflies
- An Environmentally Friendly Way to Turn Seafood Waste Into Value-Added Products
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Monday, February 19, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Asexual Propagation of Crop Plants Gets Closer
- Root Microbes May Be the Secret to a Better Tasting Cup of Tea
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Red Nets Signal 'stop' To Insect Pests, Reduce Need for Insecticides
- By Growing Animal Cells in Rice Grains, Scientists Dish Up Hybrid Food
- Biomanufacturing Using Chemically Synthesized Sugars Enables Sustainable Supply of Sugar Without Competing With Food
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Researchers Learn How Nectar-Laden Honey Bees Avoid Overheating
- Researchers Uncover a Key Link in Legume Plant-Bacteria Symbiosis
- CRISPR-Copies: New Tool Accelerates and Optimizes Genome Editing
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Africa Could Grow More Rice -- New Study Shows How
- Replacing Animal-Based Foods With Alternative Proteins Would Unlock Land for Carbon Removal
- Inexpensive, Carbon-Neutral Biofuels Are Finally Possible
- Spent Hemp Biomass: A Feed Use That Supports Milk Production in Dairy Cows
Monday, February 5, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- A Green Alternative for Treating Streptococcus Iniae Bacteria in Hybrid Striped Bass
- Asparagus and Orchids Are More Similar Than You Think
- Using CRISPR Technology, Researchers Succeed in Growing Tomatoes That Consume Less Water Without Compromising Yield
Monday, January 29, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Foodborne-Pathogen Listeria May Hide from Sanitizers in Biofilms
- 'Talking' Tomatoes: How Their Communication Is Influenced by Enemies and Friends
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- World's Largest Database of Weeds Lets Scientists Peer Into the Past, and Future, of Global Agriculture
- Innovative Tech Shows Promise to Boost Rubber Production in US
Monday, January 22, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Monday, January 8, 2024
Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Scientists Engineer Plant Microbiome to Protect Crops Against Disease
- Why Are Bees Making Less Honey? Study Reveals Clues in Five Decades of Data
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- How Technology and Economics Can Help Save Endangered Species
- Insects Already Had a Variety of Defense Strategies in the Cretaceous
- Discovery: Plants Use 'Trojan Horse' To Fight Mold Invasions