06/13/2024 SOURCE: boisedev.com

Crop dusting drone co. takes flight over farms in the Treasure Valley

A new company based out of Weiser is helping farmers across the Treasure Valley by using drones. Instead of using airplanes to crop dust, Hubele Agridrone uses drones to spray pesticides and herbicides on crops.  “This allows farmers to quickly fortify their fields against pests and minimize waste and environmental impact,” Zion’s Bank Malcolm Hong said. […]

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06/11/2024 SOURCE: www.inrae.fr

Food security: discovery of a gene for immunity against a disease that ravages rice and wheat crops

The fungus Magnaporthe oryzae ravages rice and wheat crops and poses a formidable threat to human food on a global scale. Researchers from INRAE, CIRAD and the Université de Montpellier, together with the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Centre (HHRRC) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have discovered a gene in rice for resistance to this pathogen, challenging the findings of a study that remained the reference for 25 years. Published in Nature Plants on 4 June, these results pave the way to new solutions to improve disease resistance in crops that are compatible with the development of sustainable agriculture.

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