Future Pandemic? Consider Radically Altering Animal Agriculture Practices
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Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
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Beer byproduct mixed with manure proves an excellent pesticide
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UM research suggests social factors important for human-wildlife coexistence
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UTA investigates crowd logistics program to move crops, livestock from farm to market
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Plant flowering in low-nitrogen soils: A mechanism revealed
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Scientists call for international investment to tackle major wheat losses
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Scientists discover a protein that naturally enhances wheat resistance to head scab
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Immune function of small chloroplasts in the epidermal cells of plants
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Food scraps get a bold new life
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Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet
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New mechanism to control tomato ripening discovered
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Biodiversity devastation: Human-driven decline requires millions of years of recovery
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Invasive alien species cost Africa’s agricultural sector estimated $3.6 trillion a year
CABI scientists have conducted the first comprehensive study on the economic impact of a range of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) ...
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