UMD researcher highlights trends in consolidation of US agriculture with 35 years of data
Data show a steady shift to fewer and larger farming operations across crops, dairy, and livestockCredit: Edwin Remsberg, University of ...
Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
Meet Cosmo, a bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring
Scientists use CRISPR technology to insert sex-determining geneCredit: Alison Van Eenennaam/UC Davis Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have ...
Big wheel ruts, big economic losses
Credit: Jodi DeJong-Hughes Excessively wet field conditions at harvest throughout the North Central and upper Midwest regions resulted in many ...
Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle through genetic selection
Study targets reducing methane production by 20 percent in 10 years according to research in the Journal of Dairy Science®Credit: ...
Science sweetens native honey health claims
Credit: (c) Tobias Smith UQ Science has validated Indigenous wisdom by identifying a rare, healthy sugar in native stingless bee ...
Weather-based decisions may reduce fungicide sprays on table beets
Credit: Sarah J. Pethybridge, Sandeep Sharma, Zachariah Hansen, Julie R. Kikkert, Daniel L. Olmstead, and Linda E. Hanson A plant ...
Keeping pinto beans away from the dark side
Credit: Juan Osorno Pinto beans are good for us. They are nutritious, packed with protein and fiber. They also contain ...
Changes in farming urgent to rescue biodiversity
Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for ...
Native bushland’s fertility secret
Soil microbes could promote better farm outputsCredit: CSIRO In hotter, dryer conditions with climate change, a secret agent for more ...
Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens
Credit: Mary Ortiz-Castro, Terra Hartman, Teresa Coutinho, Jillian M. Lang, Kevin Korus, Jan E. Leach, Tamra Jackson-Ziems, and Kirk Broders ...
Research push will examine how plants and microbes interact and adapt during drought
Credit: Gabriel Castrillo LAWRENCE -- Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes ...
Breeding new rice varieties will help farmers in Asia
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Phyo L.P. Won After interviewing smallholder farmers throughout South and Southeast Asia, one of the top ...
Slow growth the key to long term cold sensing
Credit: JohnInnesCentre Plants have to interpret temperature fluctuations over timescales ranging from hours to months to align their growth and ...
Danforth Center scientist receives $1.4M grant to develop smart farm technology
FieldDock system will autonomously deploy UAV's to accelerate crop improvement and reduce energy, water and fertilizer inputs with zero-carbon footprintCredit: ...
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