Agricultural and Forestry Science
Research Says Singling Out Sheep Will Save 1.3 Million from Lameness
Around 1.6 million of the UK’s sheep are afflicted with lameness and 80% of that is due to the disease footrot. Footrot is infectious, caused by the bacterium…
Researchers Turning Freshwater Farm Ponds into Crab Farms
Crab lovers shouldn't worry, researchers say, because the pond-raised crabs look and taste just like their ocean-raised brethren.North Carolina's native blue…
Simplifying data management for farmers
Plowing, sowing, spreading fertilizer, harvesting – The days are gone when farmers labored from dawn to dusk in the fields. Today’s modern farmer spends a…
Opening a can of worms: serendipitous discovery reveals earthworms more diverse than first thought
BBSRC-funded scientists at Cardiff University, led by Dr Bill Symondson and performed in the laboratory by postdoctoral scientist Dr Andrew King and…
Pickleweed Tolerates Irrigation with Seawater and High Levels of Boron
Reuse of agricultural drainage water (DW) for irrigation is one of the few on-farm water management options available to growers on the west side of…
Invasive Papaya Pest Discovered in Asia
Thanks to efforts by scientists in a Virginia Tech-led program, the papaya mealybug — an emerging threat from India to Indonesia — is being identified and…