Agriculture and Food News

Posted December 2, 2008:

• Boll Weevil Feeding Habits Now Better Understood
• Replacing Corn With Perennial Grasses Improves Carbon Footprint Of Biofuels

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Agriculture: Gray Mold's Killer Gene Discovered
• Tool Helps Identify Gene Function In Soybeans

Posted November 30, 2008:

• Farming And Chemical Warfare: A Day In The Life Of An Ant
• Model To Measure Soil Health In Bioenergy Era

Posted November 29, 2008:

• Toward Healthier Bread And Other Whole Grain Foods
• Insecticides Or Genetically Modified Crops? Non-Target Insects Affected More By Insecticides Than By Crops Engineered To Make Insect-specific Toxins
• Humans Prompted New Paths For Parasites

Posted November 28, 2008:

• Recycling Manure Safely To Avoid Polluting Rivers and Streams

Posted November 27, 2008:

• Increased Irrigation In Wetland Linked To Reduction Of Tenebrionid Beetles

Posted November 25, 2008:

• Solar-powered Sea-slugs Live Like Plants

Posted November 24, 2008:

• Plants Grow Bigger And More Vigorously Through Changes In Their Internal Clocks
• Nutrients In Water May Be A Bonus For Agriculture

Posted November 23, 2008:

• From Genes To Farmers' Fields: New 'Waterproof' Rice Developed

Posted November 22, 2008:

• Methanization On The Farm: Integrating Nitrogen Treatment

Posted November 21, 2008:

• Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-stricken Areas
• Healthful Plant Nutrients Also Found In Meat And Milk
• Tillage, Rotation Impacts Peanut Crops

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Step Toward Disease-resistant Crops, Sustainability
• Pollinator Decline Not Reducing Crop Yields Just Yet

Posted November 18, 2008:

• Ethanol Will Curb Farm Income Until Economy Rebounds, Economist Says

Posted November 17, 2008:

• The Bonsai Effect: Wounded Plants Make Jasmonates, Inhibiting Cell Division, Stunting Growth
• Watching The Wine With New Technology
• Parasite-resistant Peppers Green Alternatives To Chemical Pesticides
• Shifts In Soil Bacterial Populations Linked To Wetland Restoration Success

Posted November 14, 2008:

• 'Arid Aquaculture' Among Livelihoods Promoted To Relieve Worsening Pressure On World's Drylands

Posted November 12, 2008:

• Regulation Of Tobacco Products Favors Big Tobacco, Makes US Farms Less Stable, Study Finds

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Bacteria In Mouth Help Make Certain Foods Tasty

Posted November 10, 2008:

• Plant Virus Spreads By Making Life Easy For Crop Pests
• New Hybrid Plants Could Prompt More Prodigious Pepper Production In Southwest

Posted November 7, 2008:

• Protecting Soils And Producing Biofuel With Corn Stover

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Being Unique Has Advantages: 'Rareness' Key To Some Insects Being Favored By Evolution
• New Progress In Soil Ecology

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Cattle Fed Distiller's Grains Maintain Flavor And Tenderness Of Beef

Posted November 3, 2008:

• Parasites And Global Change: Past Patterns, Future Projections

Posted November 2, 2008:

• Researcher Grows Roots On Upper Part Of Plant

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Over-use Of Organic Fertilizers In Agriculture Could Poison Soils, Study Finds
• A Fairer Rate For The Food On Your Plate

Posted October 30, 2008:

• Powered By Olive Stones? Turning Waste Stones Into Fuel

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Nitrous Oxide Emissions Respond Differently To No-till Depending On The Soil Type

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Models Help Assess Biofuels' Sustainability
• Role Of Slave Trade In Evolution Of American Wild Rice Species

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Bumblebees Learn The Sweet Smell Of Foraging Success
• Wireless Soil Sensors Designed To Improve Farming
• Soil Conservation And River Management Tied Together
• Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability

Posted October 25, 2008:

• Origin Of Root Offshoots Revealed; Possible Basis For New Ecological Agricultural Applications

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