Everything in moderation
Strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have economic, ecological and environmental benefitsCredit: George Furey/UMN In efforts to curb our ...
Tag: Agricultural Production/Economics
How plants cope with iron deficiency
Researchers have discovered a new switch that plants use to control their responses to iron deficiencyCredit: HHU / Tzvetina Brumbarova ...
Bitter rapeseed
How rapeseed could be used as a protein source for human nutritionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Rapeseed doesn't just contain ...
Miscanthus with improved winter-hardiness could benefit northern growers
Credit: Erik Sacks, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - For farmers, Miscanthus represents a big up-front investment. The large perennial ...
A 'greener' way to take the bitterness out of olives
Olives are staples of the Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease ...
Prairie strips transform farmland conservation
Converting low-profit land brings big returnsCredit: Lynn Betts Modern agriculture's large monoculture fields grow a lot of corn and soybeans, ...
Weather at key growth stages predicts Midwest corn yield and grain quality, study says
Credit: Carrie Butts-Wilmsmeyer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn is planted on approximately 90 million acres across the United ...
Abandoned fields turn into forests five times faster than thought
Russian scientists studied abandoned arable land in the European part of Russia where temperate forests grow. The study showed that ...
Researchers create algorithm to predict PEDV outbreaks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an algorithm that could give pig farms advance notice of porcine epidemic ...
Common policy premise on link between soil and crop yield is valid — to a point
Yale research quantifies impacts of soil organic matter In recent years, policymakers across the world have launched initiatives to increase ...
TechAccel and Danforth Center launch new company to control insects
New technology aims to dramatically reduce crop losses ST. LOUIS, MO. -- January 24, 2019 -- The Donald Danforth Plant ...
Conservation efforts help some rare birds more than others, study finds
Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Land conservation programs that have converted tens of thousands ...
Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes
Hotter temperatures may offset the negative effects of higher carbon dioxide levels on seed quality, according to a two-year soybean ...
Ecological benefits of part-night lighting revealed
Night-time pollinators benefit from street lights being switched off in the middle of the night Switching off street lights to ...
Unraveling of 58-year-old corn gene mystery may have plant-breeding implications
Credit: Surinder Chopra Research Group/Penn State In discovering a mutant gene that "turns on" another gene responsible for the red ...
Orchards in natural habitats draw bee diversity, improve apple production
ITHACA, N.Y. - Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than ...
Molecules of GM food can accumulate in human digestive tract and enter cells of body
In the review, scientists examine the ways and mechanisms by which foreign DNA can survive during digestion and penetrate into ...
Right green for crop, environment, wallet
Light sensor tools help growers make sense of nitrogenCredit: Guohui Feng Too much of a good thing can be a ...
New conservation practice could reduce nitrogen pollution in agricultural drainage water
Credit: Transforming Drainage URBANA, Ill. - Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing ...
Feds, states can help biochar live up to its soil-saving potential
Study shows how government promotes agricultural, environmental benefits -- and could do moreCredit: Rice University Even though every dollar spent ...