Agriculture and Food News
April 28, 2024
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Apr. 25, 2024 A recent study utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that reflect plant health and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat. Researchers have developed a new strategy: using mathematical data ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A new study has revealed breeding less-flatulent cows and restoring agricultural land could significantly reduce rising methane emission levels, which play a considerable role in climate ...
Apr. 22, 2024 New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard ...
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Apr. 26, 2024 Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery could help reduce ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from ...
Apr. 17, 2024 It's not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating crops, ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The growing need for antibiotic-free products has challenged producers to decrease or completely stop using antimicrobials as feed supplements in the ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses such as heat, light, or attack from insects or bacteria. Farmers could use ...
Apr. 17, 2024 To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Scientists have summarized microbial food production ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers have created a method that extracts over 80 percent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, commonly known as brewers' spent ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Vitamin B1 is an essential micronutrient for human beings. Its deficiency is the cause of numerous diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Researchers have achieved a significant advance ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Are we missing the forest for the trees? More than timber grows in forests -- including products worth many tens of billions of dollars. Because ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 11, 2024 A study has found that market forces have provided good food price stability over the past half century, despite extreme weather ...
Apr. 10, 2024 A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light the impact of deforestation on the scent-collecting pollinators, which some view as bellwethers of ...
Apr. 8, 2024 A new dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released. The project aims to inform research regarding how natural systems ...
Apr. 4, 2024 The rusty-patched bumblebee, once common in the United States, has declined from about 90% of its former range. Researchers conducted the first range-wide genetic study of the endangered species to ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and ...
Apr. 4, 2024 It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is what a new study indicates. The researchers investigated the effect of ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes ...
Apr. 1, 2024 For many, spring heralds fresh air and exercise on the golf course. But do players risk exposure to unsafe levels of pesticides used to beautify and maintain a golf course's green grass? To find ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Vaccination not only reduces the severity of TB in infected cattle, but reduces its spread in dairy herds by 89%, research ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Barley is one of the most important cereal crops on a global scale. Many barley cultivars produce a toxic alkaloid called gramine that affects the suitability of barley as fodder, but also helps to ...
Mar. 27, 2024 New research finds that not all cattle are the same when it comes to grazing, and knowing that could lead to better animal health and range ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Scientists have discovered how honeybees can decipher dances by their hive mates that relay directions to ...
Mar. 25, 2024 The famous work ethic of honey bees might spell disaster for these busy crop pollinators as the climate warms, new research indicates. Flying shortens the lives of bees, and worker honey bees will ...
Mar. 25, 2024 While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too. Agricultural products sold in the Golden State totaled $59 billion in 2022. But rising ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral ...
Mar. 25, 2024 More efficient use of phosphorus could see limited stocks of the important fertilizer last more than 500 years and boost global food production to feed growing populations. But these benefits will ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Tiny organisms such as bacteria and fungi help to promote the health and function of plant roots. It is commonly assumed that the composition of these microbes is dependent on the properties of the ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Plant species which are recommended as 'pollinator friendly' in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late for bees, resulting in low colony survival and low production of queens. This ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- 'Diverse' Agriculture Benefits People and the Environment at the Same Time
- Nudging in a Virtual Supermarket for More Animal Welfare
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- TB Vaccine May Enable Elimination of the Disease in Cattle by Reducing Its Spread
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands
- Sweet Success: Sugarcane's Complex Genetic Code Cracked
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Bees Use Antennae to Decode Hive Mates' Dances in the Dark
- Honey Bees at Risk for Colony Collapse from Longer, Warmer Fall Seasons
- Small Changes Can Yield Big Savings in Agricultural Water Use
- Humans Pass More Viruses to Other Animals Than We Catch from Them
- Better Phosphorus Use Can Ensure Its Stocks Last More Than 500 Years and Boost Global Food Production
- Maize Genes Control Little Helpers in the Soil
- New Route to Recyclable Polymers from Plants
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Product That Kills Agricultural Pests Also Deadly to Native Pacific Northwest Snail
- Rose Essential Oil: A Safe Pesticide for Organic Agriculture
- Sheep: Excess Temperatures Cause Low Flocking Concerns
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genomic Method of Monitoring for Pesticide Resistance
- Cacao Plants' Defense Against Toxic Cadmium Unveiled
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- The World's Most Prolific CO2-Fixing Enzyme Is Slowly Getting Better
- Marine Algae Implants Could Boost Crop Yields
- Bee-2-Bee Influencing: Bees Master Complex Tasks Through Social Interaction
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Refrigerate Lettuce to Reduce Risk of E. Coli Contamination
- Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%
- Birds and Bee Lessons as Pacific Field Trips Also Solve 'Michener's Mystery'
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Scientists Use Blue-Green Algae as a Surrogate Mother for 'meat-Like' Proteins
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Monday, February 26, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Weedy Rice Gets Competitive Boost from Its Wild Neighbors
- New Evidence Shows UK Solar Parks Can Provide for Bees and Butterflies
- An Environmentally Friendly Way to Turn Seafood Waste Into Value-Added Products
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Monday, February 19, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Asexual Propagation of Crop Plants Gets Closer
- Root Microbes May Be the Secret to a Better Tasting Cup of Tea
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Red Nets Signal 'stop' To Insect Pests, Reduce Need for Insecticides
- By Growing Animal Cells in Rice Grains, Scientists Dish Up Hybrid Food
- Biomanufacturing Using Chemically Synthesized Sugars Enables Sustainable Supply of Sugar Without Competing With Food
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Researchers Learn How Nectar-Laden Honey Bees Avoid Overheating
- Researchers Uncover a Key Link in Legume Plant-Bacteria Symbiosis
- CRISPR-Copies: New Tool Accelerates and Optimizes Genome Editing
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Africa Could Grow More Rice -- New Study Shows How
- Replacing Animal-Based Foods With Alternative Proteins Would Unlock Land for Carbon Removal
- Inexpensive, Carbon-Neutral Biofuels Are Finally Possible
- Spent Hemp Biomass: A Feed Use That Supports Milk Production in Dairy Cows
Monday, February 5, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- A Green Alternative for Treating Streptococcus Iniae Bacteria in Hybrid Striped Bass
- Asparagus and Orchids Are More Similar Than You Think
- Using CRISPR Technology, Researchers Succeed in Growing Tomatoes That Consume Less Water Without Compromising Yield
Monday, January 29, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Foodborne-Pathogen Listeria May Hide from Sanitizers in Biofilms
- 'Talking' Tomatoes: How Their Communication Is Influenced by Enemies and Friends
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- World's Largest Database of Weeds Lets Scientists Peer Into the Past, and Future, of Global Agriculture
- Innovative Tech Shows Promise to Boost Rubber Production in US
Monday, January 22, 2024
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Scientists Engineer Plant Microbiome to Protect Crops Against Disease
- Why Are Bees Making Less Honey? Study Reveals Clues in Five Decades of Data
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Thursday, December 28, 2023
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- How Technology and Economics Can Help Save Endangered Species
- Insects Already Had a Variety of Defense Strategies in the Cretaceous
- Discovery: Plants Use 'Trojan Horse' To Fight Mold Invasions
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Scientists Provide Recipe to Halve Pollution from Food Production
- Research Offers a Reason Why Diversity in Plant Species Causes Higher Farming Yield, Solving 'a Bit of a Mystery'
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- Genetic Sequencing Uncovers Unexpected Source of Pathogens in Floodwaters
- Genetics of Host Plants Determine What Microorganisms They Attract
Monday, December 18, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- Beef Farming That Keeps Cattle on Lifelong Grass Diets May Have Higher Carbon Footprint
- Earliest Evidence for Domestic Yak Found Using Both Archaeology, Ancient DNA