Fertilizers/Pest Management

Popular new crop needs research-based dataCredit: Photo by G. Rowsey, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Blühen Botanicals and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are pleased to announce an agreement to conduct hemp…
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Bee populations are declining, and neonicotinoid pesticides continue to be investigated -- and in some cases banned -- because of their suspected role as a contributing factor. However, limitations in sampling and analytical techniques…
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BfR Opinion No 015/2019 of April 24, 2019 Carbofuran is a plant protection product which can be used against certain insects, mites, ticks and nematodes. On the basis of the amount of the carbofuran residues and estimated dietary intake of…
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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment proposes new indicator to identify risks in order to improve consumer safety This indicator should give information on total intake of plant protection product residues from food. The three…
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University of Tennessee collaborates with Resource Capture on $40,000 grantCredit: Tennessee Dept. of Tourist Development KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Tennessee has been awarded a…
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Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions by humans of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent polluting gas and the one to blame for the hole in the ozone layer. The root of this issue is in the widespread use…
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Credit: Odiney Alvarez-Campos The "zero waste" trend could have a friend in the form of biosolids. Biosolids are the materials produced after domestic waste is treated in urban wastewater systems. In the past, most of this solid material…
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The Institute for In Vitro Sciences will use the donation to replace animals in respiratory toxicity testing Gaithersburg, Md. -- Animals don't have to suffer for your cosmetics, cleaners, pesticides, or drugs. The PETA International…
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Immediate, science-based community action can mitigate insect declineCredit: Julia Harencar This year, German environmentalists collected 1.75 million signatures for a 'save the bees' law requiring an immediate transition…
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In a new study, UC Santa Barbara Bren School professor Arturo Keller links reforestation to water quality credits The more naturally verdant an area is, the more likely it will contribute to the general health of the habitats and the…
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Credit: Photo: Krysta Rogers Researchers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Wildlife Investigations Laboratory present their results from a toxicological investigation into a mortality event involving songbirds in a new…
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Policies to improve air quality in the UK over the past 40 years have led to significant reductions in pollution and associated mortality rates, a new study has found. Research led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology charted the…
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For the first time scientists demonstrate the molecular events underlying the effects of chloramphenicol on eukaryotic cells A group of scientists from Japan--led by Prof Takashi Kamakura of Tokyo University of Science--has demonstrated,…
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As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever, University of Vermont research shows how farmers' risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases and offers a first-of-its kind model for testing disease control and prevention…
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