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De-mystifying the study of volatile organic plant compounds
Jan 14, 2016 (SPX)
Similar to human pheromones, all plants emit signaling chemicals. The chemicals, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are ubiquitous. The smell of freshly ...
Plant growth tech may alleviate climate change and food shortage
Jan 14, 2016 (SPX)
A research team led by Dr. Lim Boon-leong with his former PhD student Dr. Law Yee-song from the School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the Universit...
Satellite Data Help Australian Ranchers
Jan 14, 2016 (SPX)
When Russell Lethbridge walks his property in northern Australia - kicking-up clouds of dust that catch the sunlight as he assesses the grasses, shrubs and brus...
Grazing towards sustainability
Jan 13, 2016 (SPX)
The first international Global Farm Platform conference hosted by the University of Bristol this week [12 to 15 January] will highlight the benefits of utilisin...
Researchers work on lowering greenhouse gas emissions from poultry houses
Jan 13, 2016 (SPX)
The University of Delaware's Hong Li is part of a research team looking at how adding alum as an amendment to poultry litter reduces ammonia and greenhouse gas ...
Consumer perception of organic foods complicated
Jan 12, 2016 (SPX)
The organic food industry has grown from fresh produce and grains to snack foods and condiments - from farmers markets to supercenters. Has this new variety in ...
Future Grains
Jan 12, 2016 (SPX)
When global food prices spiked dramatically in late 2007 and into 2008, the costs of many basic dietary staples doubled or even tripled around the world, sparki...
Backyard chickens harbor many parasites
Jan 12, 2016 (SPX)
Backyard chickens may not live as good of a life as most people think. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found backyard chickens are m...
Drought, heat take toll on global crops
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
Drought and extreme heat slashed global cereal harvests between 1964 and 2007 - and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in North America, Europe ...
Measuring Africa's unsustainable hunting on land - by sea
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists hoping to help stem the rate of unsustainable hunting in West and Central Africa have developed two monitoring indicators based in part on methods us...
Droughts hit cereal crops harder since 1980s
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries - and the impact of these weather disast...
One crop, two ways, multiple benefits
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
Nitrogen fixation is one of the best examples of cooperation in nature. Soil microbes - naturally occurring bacteria in the soil - work with plants to pull nitr...
Over 160 killed in Madagascar cattle theft clashes: army
Jan 06, 2016 (AFP)
At least 161 people, including nearly a dozen soldiers, were killed in cattle-rustling violence in Madagascar last year, authorities announced on Wednesday. The...
What a 'CERN' for agricultural science could look like
Jan 06, 2016 (SPX)
The Large Hadron Collider, a.k.a. CERN, found success in a simple idea: Invest in a laboratory that no one institution could sustain on their own and then make ...
Irradiation preserves blueberry, grape quality
Jan 06, 2016 (SPX)
It is often necessary to treat produce for insects in order to transport crops out of quarantine areas. Fumigation with methyl bromide, one of the most common t...
Let's go wild: How ancient communities resisted new farming practices
Jan 06, 2016 (SPX)
A box of seemingly unremarkable stones sits in the corner of Dr Giulio Lucarini's office at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research where it competes...
Restoring natural habitats across farms will boost CO2 sinks
Jan 05, 2016 (SPX)
New research into the potential for sparing land from food production to balance greenhouse gas emissions has shown that emissions from the UK farming industry ...
Oregon standoff reflects decades-long fight on land rights
Jan 05, 2016 (AFP)
The occupation of a wildlife refuge by armed protesters in Oregon reflects a decades-old dispute over land rights in the United States, where local communities ...
Manure applications elevate nitrogen accumulation and loss
Jan 05, 2016 (SPX)
Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient for plant growth, and nitrogen fertilization - including the application of manures - is a major management strategy in ag...
The billion dollar game of strategy: The effect of farmers' decisions on pest control
Jan 04, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers say that the actions of individual farmers should be considered when studying and modelling strategies of pest control. Research published in PLOS C...
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