Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Insects,
'A loud month, for sure': U.S. awaits huge, 17-year cicada hatch
For millions of Americans, this May will be an extra noisy month. A once-every-17 year hatch of periodic cicadas is set to occur across parts of the eastern United States - and it is expected to be big.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Beef cows thrive grazing on winter cover crops
SBeef farmers says livestock thrives by grazing the cornfield while he saves money on hay.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Genes /Genetics,
Plant DNA found for the first time in animals, bizarre study reveals
New research reveals the whitefly Bemisia tabaci uses a plant gene to defend itself against plant toxins — the first scientific finding in an insect.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Trade (Commodities),
Animals stranded on board 20 livestock ships waiting to pass through the jammed Suez Canal could starve and die if the situation lasts much longer, charity warns
There is a risk of "starvation, dehydration," and death for the animals stranded on the livestock ships stuck in the Suez Canal jam.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Urban Farming, World Population,
The Future of Urban Agriculture …
foresight.arup.com/perspectives: “It is predicted that food production across the world will need to increase by around 25% by 2050. Coupled with growing urbanisation, restrictions in available agricultural land and climate change impacts, this leaves a large challenge to address.“It is estimated that 80% of all food will be consumed in cities by 2050, so future […]
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States with the most farmland, ranked
From corn grown in Delaware to soybeans in Missouri, find out where the ingredients for your family's next meal may have been grown or raised.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Survey to track impacts of coronavirus on Agribusinesses in Ghana begins - Ghanamma.com
Business News of Friday, 26 March 2021 Source: business24.com.gh 2021-03-26 The survey will also assess measures put in place by agribusinesses to mitigate the impacts of COVID The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), is conducting an Agribusiness Tracker Survey […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Fertilizer,
Microbial consumption of mineral nitrogen promotes HONO emissions in agricultural soils
A new study indicates that microbial nitrate reduction is an important nitrous acid (HONO) production pathway in aerobic soils. This suggests that the terrestrial ecosystems favoring it could be hotspots ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research,
Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks
Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks, finds new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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