John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Pesticides, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Sustainability, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Tech,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Ag Australia/NZ,
Genetic discovery to improve breeding for disease resistance in wheat
Australian and European researchers have discovered a genetic element in a common wheat pathogen wit
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Peanuts, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Genes /Genetics, Education,
Peanut studies reveal surprising truths about RNA and open door to better understanding epigenetic mechanisms
Plants encounter microbes all the time, in the air, water, and soil. Some cause disease, others are neutral, but a few microbes promote plant health
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Coronavirus/COVID,
BYU researchers sequenced the quinoa genome. Now they’re introducing hybrids of the crop to developing nations
As soils across the world become less fertile and more desert-like due to climate change, it’s getting harder for farmers, especially those in developing nations, to grow basic life-preserving crops such as corn, wheat and rice.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Pest Control, Insects, Research, Ag North America,
“Murder Hornet” The world’s largest Asian wasps invading North America
In the fall of 2019, a nest of Asian giant hornets, native to Eastern Asia, was found and eradicated on Vancouver Island, Canada. Individual hornets were also found and dispatched on the U.S. side of the border in Washington state. Media headlines that referred to these insects as “murder hornets” recently went viral, causing mass […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Economics, Research, Weather,
Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll
From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Research, Food Security/Shortage,
Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others
According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Research, Animal Health,
Body condition in transition cows
Excellent nutrition during lactation results in proper body condition in dry cows, which is a determining factor for a successful next lactation.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Research, Ag Europe, Education, Weather,
Drought makes heatwaves hotter, but less deadly
During heatwaves, there is no rain and the soil dries out. This further enhances the rising of heatwave temperatures. But remarkably, desiccated soils also have an advantage: they reduce air humidity and make a heatwave less deadly to humans.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Beekeeping, Beyond Organic , Research, Pollinators,
Drop in Santa Monica Mountains Monarch Butterfly Numbers ‘Deeply Concerning’
By Dolores Quintana There are 18 critically endangered species of butterflies and moths in the state of California and the...
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