New study reveals Down East wild blueberry fields warming faster than Maine as a whole - UMaine News - University of Maine

Wild blueberry fields in Down East Maine are warming faster than the state as a whole, according to a new University of Maine study on the effects of climate change on the barrens over the past 40 years.  The difference in rising temperature rates suggests the need to develop specific wild blueberry management strategies, such […]

Climate-smart ag strategies may cut nitrous oxide emissions from corn production | Penn State University

Using dairy manure and legume cover crops in crop rotations can reduce the need for inputs of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer for corn, thereby protecting water quality, but these practices also can contribute to emissions of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. That’s the conclusion of Penn State researchers, who measured nitrous oxide emissions from the corn phases of two crop rotations.

USDA Agency Launches New Site for Science-Minded Students : USDA ARS

AgLab, a new science-education website operated by USDA's Agricultural Research Service, is now "open for business" to student and educators alike at https://aglab.ars.usda.gov/.

Could coloring our steaks blue help reduce the world’s insatiable demand for meat?

By Prof Charles Spence, University of Oxford Image: SciePro/Shutterstock Blue has become an increasingly popular color in drinks and confectionary. Now, Prof Charles Spence of the University of Oxf…

Study Finds Plants Would Grow Well in Solar Cell Greenhouses

You can definitely grow plants (and make electricity) in a greenhouse made of see-through solar panels.

UVM scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

There are different ways to test your soil | Detroit Lakes Tribune

The Detroit Lakes Tribune has begun featuring a gardening column, courtesy of the Becker County Master Gardeners. The Master Gardener program is offered by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. If you have an interest in plants and gardening and would enjoy sharing that interest with others, apply at the Becker County Extension Office to become a volunteer Master Gardener.

News: Corn Belt Farmland Has Lost a Third of its Carbon-Rich Soil | College of Natural Sciences | UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst researchers used remote sensing to quantify the previously underestimated erosion

Pulse Diseases Focus Of Multi-State Research Effort, Feb. 9 Webinar

Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has a...