05/03/2024 SOURCE: www.thecooldown.com
An article on phys.org highlights an exciting study demonstrating how conservation and agriculture can be mutually beneficial.
Scientists find incredible potential using shade to boost coffee plant productivity: 'Shade-grown coffee has the ability to challenge our perception of agriculture'
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04/23/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a staple food for many people, but rice production is challenged by climate change, making it critical to improve yield traits such as panicle number per unit area (PNpM2).
An AI-driven approach to enhancing rice yield prediction and selection
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04/22/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Excessive nitrogen input into agriculture systems has caused environmental problems such as atmospheric pollution, loss of biodiversity and degradation of water. Meanwhile, the development of intensive animal farming has further caused the separation between crop and livestock sectors, leading to additional hotspot areas prone to pollutant discharge.
How do crop–livestock systems switch to agricultural green development in the Baiyangdian Basin?
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04/09/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
A study published in CABI Agriculture and Bioscience has revealed "considerable farmer knowledge" on different aspects of antibiotics risks—including antimicrobial resistance—associated with ...
Study reveals 'considerable farmer knowledge' on aspects of antibiotics risk
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and ...
Effective data management plays vital role for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs
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03/26/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Organic farming is often touted as a more sustainable solution for food production, leveraging natural forms of pest control to promote eco-friendly cultivation.
New research shows unintended harms of organic farming
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03/23/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
A CABI-led study has revealed that there is evidence of the benefits of chatgroups to human health, which can also be replicated in plant health.
Study shows benefits of chatgroups to human health can be replicated in plant health
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03/05/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews.
Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets
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02/01/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
Bacteria have adapted to all terrestrial environments. Some have evolved to survive in the gut of animals, where they play an important role for their host; they provide energy by degrading indigestible ...
Study shows western honey bee synthesizes food for its intestinal bacteria
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01/30/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally ...
Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint six times larger than conventional produce, study shows
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