Many people pay more than a third more for organic food in the belief that it has more nutritional content than food grown with pesticides and chemicals. But…
With this method, multiple resistance genes from different species of potatoes can be isolated and possibly used simultaneously. This offers the prospect of…
The study by Dr Petra Becker et al from Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands, shows that these foodstuffs act as binders for E. coli and…
A new herd health programme aimed at preparing Irish dairy farmers for the biosecurity challenges of herd expansion has started at the Teagasc Dairy Production…
A more caricatural image holds up mixed cropping, whether or not associated with livestock rearing, in a sharp contrast to one of vast prairies of cereal…
TAU research doctoral student Tal Sherman handles sample laboratory specimensA part of the global food crisis is the inefficiency of current irrigation…
Professor Neelima Sinha and colleagues at the UC Davis Section of Plant Biology studied dodder vines growing on tomato plants in the lab. They found that RNA…
The new findings, from researchers at the University of Illinois, appear this month in the journal Global Change Biology.Using corn or switchgrass to produce…
Tropical soils often behave differently than temperate soils when being farmed. In tropical regions, soils lose nutrients quickly when cultivated.With food…
However, the good news is that cutting away the ‘green’ affected area is enough to eliminate most of the GAs to reduce the risk. The paper also suggests that…
“Our vision of the future intersection of energy and agriculture involves a decentralized energy production system,” said Danielle Bellmer, OSU food processing…
Under the agreement, the Quaker Oats business will provide three years of funding to the U of S Crop Development Centre (CDC) and Plant Sciences Department for…
The reality, though, may not be nearly so simple. A model developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison forest ecologists Robert Scheller and David Mladenoff…
Soil! Get the Inside Scoop explores how soil is part of our life — the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the houses we live in, and more. Healthy soil is necessary for healthy plants and food production. Written for children age 9 to 12, Soil! The Inside Scoop shows how soil sustains life and how we must, in turn, sustain and take care of the soil. From learning about different kinds of soil to meeting scientists and professionals who work with soil every day, readers young and old will enjoy this exploration of the ground beneath their feet….
This new view of forests is evolving, scientists say, as both urban and agricultural demands for water continue to increase, and the role of clean water from…
This year, the world and, in particular, developing countries and the poor have been hit by both food and energy crises. As a consequence, prices for many…
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