Agriculture and Food News
February 8, 2025
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Jan. 23, 2025 In addition to being hypoallergenic, camel milk could potentially protect the gut from harmful enzymes and create healthier ...
Feb. 6, 2025 A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed large differences in their ability to branch toward water. The ...
Feb. 6, 2025 There's a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don't mix. But agroforestry can provide a multitude of benefits to farmers and landscapes. A new study provides ...
Feb. 6, 2025 InsectNet -- which is backed by a dataset of 12 million insect images, including many collected by citizen-scientists -- provides identification and predictions for more than 2,500 insect species at ...
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Feb. 5, 2025 Food scientists are working to make pancakes healthier by boosting the popular morning favorite's nutritional value while enhancing its taste and ...
Jan. 30, 2025 The microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica holds potential as a valuable source of sustainably produced nutrients such as protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin K2. A new study shows that cultivation ...
Feb. 4, 2025 New research shows grain yields critical to India's food security are dragged down 10% or more in many parts of the country by nitrogen dioxide pollution from power stations that run on coal. ...
Feb. 4, 2025 New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in ...
Feb. 3, 2025 Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues to grow. Now, ...
Jan. 30, 2025 A new grass variety, 'Matchless,' offers seed growers higher yields without the harmful impacts of burning. It also provides consumers with the ...
Jan. 30, 2025 High-quality milk remains in high demand, but managing the health of dairy cows is becoming increasingly challenging. To tackle this, researchers have developed an innovative location ...
Jan. 30, 2025 The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plantations ...
Jan. 30, 2025 A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting environmental ...
Jan. 29, 2025 Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also ...
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Jan. 29, 2025 A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce maize throughout the year, according to a recent discovery. This finding ...
Jan. 28, 2025 Research with smallholder farmers in Kenya shows that tree-planting schemes must account for complex local issues and ...
Jan. 28, 2025 A team of researchers examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland. In this region, geese feeding on agricultural fields cause large economic damage to farms. The ...
Jan. 23, 2025 While climate change is likely to present significant challenges to agriculture in coming decades, it could also mean that crops such as chickpeas, soyabeans and oranges are widely grown across the ...
Jan. 23, 2025 Several hundred bees in rural Pennsylvania and rural New York are sporting tiny QR codes on their backs to track when they go in and out of their hives. The work, a collaboration among entomologists ...
Jan. 21, 2025 Smaller poops from smaller birds carry very low risk of foodborne pathogens on farms, finds a new ...
Jan. 21, 2025 Researchers present paper-based temperature and humidity sensors that are accurate, reliable, and eco-friendly. The team created the sensors by printing silver lines on commercially available paper ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Scientists find a 'measure and remeasure' approach is a feasible method of verifying soil carbon storage in croplands for climate ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Researchers, citizen scientists and their 'truffle dogs' -- have discovered two new species of truffle. Tuber canirevelatum, meaning the 'dog-found' truffle, was named in honor of ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...
Jan. 16, 2025 If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited ...
Jan. 16, 2025 DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...
Jan. 16, 2025 Detailed livestock models are important for land-use planning, disaster relief and food ...
Jan. 15, 2025 A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...
Jan. 15, 2025 A research team has discovered how the 'Shethna protein II' protects the nitrogen-fixing enzyme nitrogenase from damage. The oxygen sensor protein could help to make nitrogenase usable in ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon sequestration isn't one of them, according to a new ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...
Jan. 15, 2025 Researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial soil ...
Jan. 14, 2025 Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Complexity of Tree-Planting Schemes
- Damage Caused to Crops by Barnacle Geese Can Be Mitigated With Designated Set-Aside and Repelling Fields
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Scientists Predict What Will Be Top of the Crops in UK by 2080 Due to Climate Change
- 'Buzz Me In:' Bees Wearing Itty Bitty QR Codes Reveal Hive Secrets
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Little Birds, Little Poops, Little Food Safety Risk
- The Importance of Eco-Friendly Sensors in Global Food Supply
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Direct Measurements Can Reduce Uncertainty in Soil Carbon Credit Markets
- Researchers (Plus Dogs) Discover New Truffle Species
- Reading the Genome and Understanding Evolution: Symbioses and Gene Transfer in Leaf Beetles
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production
- Biochar Reduces the Risks of DDT-Contaminated Soil
- Dung Data: Manure Can Help to Improve Global Maps of Herbivore Distribution
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Pesticide Impacts on Bees More Complex Than Expected
- Protein Protects Biological Nitrogen Fixation from Oxidative Stress
- Diversified Cropping Systems Boost Nitrogen Supply but Not Soil Carbon
- Bird Flu Is Mutating, but Antivirals Still Work
- Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods
- Could This Fundamental Discovery Revolutionize Fertilizer Use in Farming?
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- What Makes Some Plant Species 'ripe' For Domestication
- Study on Hemp May Lead to More Sustainable Farming Methods
- Just as Gouda: Improving the Quality of Cheese Alternatives
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Scientists Leverage Artificial Intelligence to Fast-Track Methane Mitigation Strategies in Animal Agriculture
- Explorations of Wheat Stem Sawfly Management
- Blueberries Beware: Powdery Mildew Spreading Across the Globe
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
- U.S. Corn Belt: Intensive Farming and Shallow Groundwater Affect Precipitation Patterns
- Tiny Plants Reveal Big Potential for Boosting Crop Efficiency
Friday, January 3, 2025
- Growing Divide: Agricultural Climate Policies Affect Food Prices Differently in Poor and Wealthy Countries
- Pollinators, Pollen and Varieties Determine Fruit Quality
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Africa: Better Roads Promote Greater Dietary Diversity
- Quantity Over Quality? Different Bees Are Attracted to Different Floral Traits
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
- Water and Gruel -- Not Bread: Discovering the Diet of Early Neolithic Farmers in Scandinavia
- Growing Safer Spuds: Removing Toxins from Potatoes
- Pollinators Most Vulnerable to Rising Global Temperatures Are Flies, Study Shows
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Evolutionary Study Reveals the Toxic Reach of Disease-Causing Bacteria Across the Plant Kingdom
- Sugar Solution Fights Infection in Dairy Cows Just as Well as Antibiotics
- Early Warning Tool Will Help Control Huge Locust Swarms
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply: Scientists Call for Urgent Action
- Durian Helps Rice Plants Thrive in Salty Soil
- DNA of 1,000 Year-Old Maize Sheds Light on Origins of Globally Important Food Crop
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Low Meat Intake Fuels Concerns Over Child Nutrition
- Lifesaver for Wild Bees: The Importance of Quarries
- Climate-Ready Crop
- Insects Wearing Two Hats Solve Botanical Mystery
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Streams Near Farms Emit High Levels of Greenhouse Gas
- Overlooked Emissions in California's Salton Sea Air Basin
- Backyard Chickens Are Here to Stay
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40%
- Animal Products Improve Child Nutrition in Africa
- Higher Ratio of Plant Protein to Animal Protein May Improve Heart Health
- Sustainable Land Management Practice Successfully 'uproots' Invasive Prosopis Juliflora in East Africa
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Global Food Yields Have Grown Steadily During Last Six Decades, Study Finds
- How Fungi Colonize Plant Roots
- Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Future of Tick Control
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Smart Agriculture Technology for Monitoring Plants
- Can We Avert the Looming Food Crisis of Climate Change?
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- From Food Crops to Cancer Clinics: Lessons in Extermination Resistance
- How Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Linked to Food Waste
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Shed Light on Adaptation of Early Europeans
- Will Agricultural Weeds Finally Claim the Upper Hand in a Changing Climate?
- Bioengineered Yeast Mass Produces Herbal Medicine
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Revealing the Hidden Costs of What We Eat
- American Soil Losing More Nutrients for Crops Due to Heavier Rainstorms
- Bee Alert: Pesticides Pose a Real Threat to Over 70% of Wild Bees
Friday, November 15, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Linking Data on Genetics, Traits and Environment Gives Crop Breeders a Wider Lens
- Robot Identifies Plants by 'touching' Their Leaves
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Scientists Tackle Farm Nutrient Pollution With Sustainable, Affordable Designer Biochar Pellets
- Small Reductions to Meat Production in Wealthier Countries May Help Fight Climate Change, New Analysis Concludes
- Not the Usual Suspects: Novel Genetic Basis of Pest Resistance to Biotech Crops
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Bee Gene Specifies Collective Behavior
- Water Fern Gains More Evidence as Safe Potential Global Food Insecurity Solution
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- New Illinois Study Explores Adoption of Robotic Weeding to Fight Superweeds
- Droughts' Impact on Pasturelands Is Measured in Order to Guide Extensive Livestock Management on Spain's Dehesas
- Improving Deer Health One Test at a Time
- New Pathway for Sensing Cold Temperatures Identified in Rice
- Algae Research Provides Insight on Immune Health