California’s Switch to Solar, Wind Energy Preserves Groundwater for Drought, Agriculture
California’s switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gas. Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon…
Agriculture News
Helpful Insects and Their Response to Agricultural Landscape Changes
We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady…
Lessons in Environmental Land Management From Indigenous People
Lessons from first nations governance in environmental management. As large-scale agriculture, drought, bushfire and introduced species reduce entire countries’ biodiversity and long-term prosperity, Indigenous academics…
Improving Watermelons by Harvesting Genes From Wild Species
An international team of researchers has taken a comprehensive look at the genomes of all seven species of watermelon, creating a resource that could help…
Game Changer: New Chemical Could Protect Crops From Drought
UC Riverside-led team’s discovery keeps plants plump and offers hope for crops despite drought. A University of California Riverside-led team has created a chemical to…
Scientists Improve the Texture and Color of Lab Grown Meat
Cultured meat could reduce resources required in meat production, with a smaller environmental footprint relative to animal farming. A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring…
Farm Wages & Tech Must Be Improved to Prevent Millions in India From Malnutrition
Former army officer Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay says his 2019 study shows a greater use of technology is needed to tackle food security issues. A…
New Medicines & ‘Green’ Insecticides Possible With Efficient Synthesis of Ginkgo Compound
New method offers an easy route for making bilobalide and related compounds so scientists can explore their potential uses as drugs and pesticides. Chemists at…
Complicated Tradeoffs With Alfalfa and Potassium – Yield, Quality & Nutrition
Has anyone ever told you to eat a banana when you have a muscle cramp or eye twitch? That’s because bananas have potassium. Potassium is…
Deadliest Crop Killing Viruses Revealed at High Resolution for the First Time
For the first time, we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world’s deadliest crop killers. The Luteoviridae are pathogenic plant viruses responsible…
Cost-Effective Technology Can Enrich Poor Fields, Increase Yields Close to 50%
Smallholder poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is often linked to sandy soils, which hold little water and are low in nutrients. New technology may be able…
Researchers Discover Simple Way Sweet Corn Growers Could Dramatically Increase Yield
In an industry struggling to maintain profitability, it’s curious that U.S. processing sweet corn – the corn that ends up in cans and freezer bags…
Scientists Discover a Hidden Threat to Corn
Like atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone is on the rise. But ozone, a noxious chemical byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, has received relatively…
Fire – A Solution to Weed Control Without Pesticides
Weeds are thieves. They steal nutrients, sunlight, and water from our food crops. In the case of sugarcane, yield refers to the amount of biomass…
Vision for Managing UK Land and Seas After Brexit Developed by Scientists
Researchers have outlined how fishing and farming policies could be created to protect employment opportunities and the environment after Brexit. The team of researchers, led…
Sesame Crop Yields Stable in Drought Conditions
Texas has a long history of growing cotton. It’s a resilient crop, able to withstand big swings in temperature fairly well. However, growing cotton in…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Future of Phosphorus in Agriculture
When Hennig Brandt discovered the element phosphorus in 1669, it was a mistake. He was really looking for gold. But his mistake was a very…
Climate Change Could Significantly Impact Global Banana Yields [Video]
According to new research, climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the world’s most important producing and exporting countries. Bananas are recognized…