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Scientists take step to improve crops’ photosynthesis, yields

Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) are known to photosynthesize more efficiently than most crops, so researchers are working to put elements from cyanobacteria into crop plants. A new study describes a significant step towards achieving that goal. “Absence of Carbonic Anhydrase in Chloroplasts Affects C3 Plant Development but Not Photosynthesis,” published August 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Africa, Weather,

Improving soil carbon measurements to empower African smallholders

The amount of carbon in farm soils is important to farmers. Soils with high carbon contents tend to provide better yields. They also tend to be more resilient to weather-related crop failure. But

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Regenerative Agriculture,

NASA Tests Ways to Reduce Stress in Plants Growing in Space

NASA Tests Ways to Reduce Stress in Plants Growing in Space.

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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Fertilizer,

Strength of new tools in microbiome studies lies in their combined and integrated use

Technology is rapidly evolving across many disciplines. Ground-breaking results are often obtained when new technology enables novel approaches or when...

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Topics: Precision AG , Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Beef Cattle,

Tech Firm Promises 1500x More Cattle Feed Using 5% of The Water

The two-story cylinders at Grōv Technologies' "Olympus Farms" slowly but steadily rotate squares of wheat or barley grass through a rapid growth cycle that takes the crops from seed to feed in seven days.

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New imaging, machine-learning methods speed effort to reduce crops’ need for water

Scientists have developed and deployed a series of new imaging and machine-learning tools to discover attributes that contribute to water-use efficiency in crop plants during photosynthesis and to reveal the genetic basis of variation in those traits.

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Discovery of mobile disease detectors in plants could boost crop resilience - My Droll

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study of how plants identify and react to invading pathogens using mobile disease detectors could help researchers breed disease-resistant crops. Many important crop plants can be devastated by pathogens including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Knowing exactly how some plants respond could give researchers the information to breed crops with the […]

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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Education,

South Dakota producers reap rewards of cover crops

The longer farmers use cover crops, the more likely they are to see the benefits and to use the conservation practice on a higher percentage of their farmland, according to a survey of eastern South Dakota producers. Cover crops, which are planted after harvesting the cash crop, help prevent erosion and runoff and increase soil organic matter, thereby reducing the need for fertilizer and improving water quality. In addition, cover crops can help suppress weeds, thereby reducing herbicide and pesticide usage, according to assistant professor Tong Wang of South Dakota State University’s Ness School of Management and Economics. She is part of a team of SDSU researchers who conducted the spring 2018 survey to evaluate producers’ perceptions about the benefits of conservation practices aimed at improving soil health, reducing the industry’s carbon footprint and increasing the sustainability of agriculture. Furthermore, Wang reported those who use cover crops for grazing are more likely to view them as increasing their profitability, even during the first few years. “Grazing helps offset the cost of using cover crops by reducing forage costs.” More than 70% of South Dakota producers graze their livestock on crop residue and cover crops, according to a 2016 survey in the Northern Great Plains. An article on South Dakota farmers’ perceptions about profitability and their likelihood of continuing to use cover crops was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. The research was funded by the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. Tracking cover crop usage In the contiguous United States, the number of acres on which farmers plant cover crops increased from 218,000 in 2012 to 619,000 in 2017, according to the fifth-annual Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education–Conservation Technology Information Center cover-crop survey. Of the 708 South Dakota producers who responded to the SDSU researchers’ su...

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New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease

Researchers at UC Davis have helped develop three new Pima cotton cultivars that are resistant to Fusarium wilt disease, a soil-borne fungus that can devastate a cotton crop.

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Commentary: Bill Wirtz - US should not look to Europe for future of agriculture

Throughout the country, there is a rising movement that hopes to make regulations on...

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