Food and Agriculture News
May 12, 2024
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May 6, 2024 Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like science fiction but is actually happening already, at least on some experimental farms. Researchers are working on driving forward the smart ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to 'boring' vegetables. A gastrophysicist puts ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Researchers have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk ...
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Apr. 26, 2024 Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery could help reduce ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat. Researchers have ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A new study has revealed breeding less-flatulent cows and restoring agricultural land could significantly reduce rising methane emission levels, which play a considerable role in climate ...
Apr. 17, 2024 To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Scientists have summarized microbial food production ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Vitamin B1 is an essential micronutrient for human beings. Its deficiency is the cause of numerous diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Researchers have achieved a significant advance ...
Apr. 11, 2024 A study has found that market forces have provided good food price stability over the past half century, despite extreme weather ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane's ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 12, 2024 Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new ...
Mar. 25, 2024 While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too. Agricultural products sold in the Golden State totaled $59 billion in 2022. But rising ...
Mar. 25, 2024 More efficient use of phosphorus could see limited stocks of the important fertilizer last more than 500 years and boost global food production to feed growing populations. But these benefits will ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Plant species which are recommended as 'pollinator friendly' in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late for bees, resulting in low colony survival and low production of queens. This ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Following injury, plants release terpenoids to enhance their defenses. Researchers studying terpenoid-enriched essential oils (EOs) have found that rose EO (REO) can stimulate defense genes in tomato ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Scientists found that farmed salmon production leads to an overall loss of essential dietary nutrients. They say that eating more wild 'feed' species directly could benefit our health while ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Researchers have uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one of the oldest domesticated crops. Their work unveils the genetic diversification and population ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Researchers have developed a strategy for using genomics to monitor for and identify emerging resistance to pesticides, helping farmers prolong the effectiveness of pest management ...
Mar. 4, 2024 Plant biologists have uncovered an evolutionary mystery over 100 million years in the making. It turns out that sometime during the last 125 million years, tomatoes and Arabidopsis thaliana plants ...
Feb. 29, 2024 Leafy green vegetables are important sources of dietary fiber and nutrients, but they can harbor harmful pathogens. In particular, lettuce has often been involved in outbreaks of foodborne illness ...
Feb. 29, 2024 New research provides compelling evidence that partially substituting animal with plant protein foods can increase life expectancy and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Importantly, it also suggests ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Bugs including hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds play an important role in keeping Britain's apples healthy, a new study has ...
Feb. 26, 2024 Smarter crop farming that combats weeds, insect pests and plant diseases by integrating modern technologies like AI-based monitoring, robotics, and next-generation biotechnology with healthy and ...
Feb. 23, 2024 An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air -- making it a valuable green fertilizer -- and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as ...
Feb. 21, 2024 Weedy rice is an agricultural pest with a global economic impact. It is an aggressive weed that outcompetes cultivated rice and causes billions of dollars in yield losses worldwide. A study offers ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Texas A&M researchers combine food-grade wax with essential oils to defend produce from ...
Feb. 19, 2024 Potassium deficiency in agricultural soils is a largely unrecognized but potentially significant threat to global food security if left unaddressed, finds new ...
Feb. 15, 2024 When the female gametes in plants become fertilized, a signal from the sperm activates cell division, leading to the formation of new plant seeds. This activation can also be deliberately triggered ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Red nets are better at keeping away a common agricultural insect pest than typical black or white nets, according to a new study. Researchers experimented with the effect of red, white, black and ...
Feb. 14, 2024 From lab-grown chicken to cricket-derived protein, these innovative alternatives offer hope for a planet struggling with the environmental and ethical impacts of industrial agriculture. Now, ...
Friday, April 12, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Small Changes Can Yield Big Savings in Agricultural Water Use
- Better Phosphorus Use Can Ensure Its Stocks Last More Than 500 Years and Boost Global Food Production
Friday, March 22, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
- Across Oceans and Millennia: Decoding the Origin and History of the Bottle Gourd
Monday, March 18, 2024
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Refrigerate Lettuce to Reduce Risk of E. Coli Contamination
- Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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- Red Nets Signal 'stop' To Insect Pests, Reduce Need for Insecticides
- By Growing Animal Cells in Rice Grains, Scientists Dish Up Hybrid Food
- Biomanufacturing Using Chemically Synthesized Sugars Enables Sustainable Supply of Sugar Without Competing With Food
Monday, February 12, 2024
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- A Green Alternative for Treating Streptococcus Iniae Bacteria in Hybrid Striped Bass
- Using CRISPR Technology, Researchers Succeed in Growing Tomatoes That Consume Less Water Without Compromising Yield
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Scientists Provide Recipe to Halve Pollution from Food Production
- Research Offers a Reason Why Diversity in Plant Species Causes Higher Farming Yield, Solving 'a Bit of a Mystery'
Friday, December 15, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Heavy Metals in Our Food Are Most Dangerous for Kids
- A New Brew: Evaluating the Flavor of Roasted, Lab-Grown Coffee Cells
Monday, December 11, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- A Mixed Origin Made Maize Successful
- Vertically Farmed Greens Taste as Good as Organic Ones
- Inoculation Against Diseased Fields
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Monday, October 30, 2023
- Australasia's Hidden Pollination Crisis Could Threaten Biodiversity and Food Security
- Low-Income Countries Could Lose 30% of Nutrients Like Protein and Omega-3 from Seafood Due to Climate Change
Thursday, October 26, 2023
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Monday, October 16, 2023
- More Sustainable Agriculture by Global Redistribution of Nitrogen Fertilizer
- Management Zone Maps of Little Use to Corn Growers
Thursday, October 12, 2023
- Coffee and Cocoa Plants at Risk from Pollinator Loss
- Experts Warn of Risk of Civil Unrest in UK Due to Food Shortages
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Honeybees Are More Selective in Their Choices for Nutrition Than Previously Thought
- AI Drones to Help Farmers Optimize Vegetable Yields
Monday, September 25, 2023
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023
- You Say Tomato, These Scientists Say Evolutionary Mystery
- Floating Sea Farms: A Solution to Feed the World and Ensure Fresh Water by 2050
- 'A Crab Is Never Just a Crab'
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Ag Tech Can Cut Billions of Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Agriculture Study Delivers Unexpected Results: Cover Crops and Roots
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
- Using Artificial Methods for Growing Crops Could Help Solve Global Food Security
- The Search for the Super Potato
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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Friday, August 25, 2023
Thursday, August 24, 2023
- The Right Combo: Getting the Most Health Benefits from Fruit Smoothies
- Cattle Farming Expansion and Unchecked Climate Change Would Expose More Than 1 Billion Cows to Heat Stress
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
- Could Microplastics in Soil Introduce Drug-Resistant Superbugs to the Food Supply?
- Solar Powered Irrigation: A Game-Changer for Small-Scale Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Friday, August 18, 2023
- Using Big Data on Livestock Farms Could Improve Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
- Increasing Legumes and Reducing Red Meat Is Safe for Bone Health and Protein Intake
Monday, August 14, 2023
Friday, August 11, 2023
- Behind the Rind: New Genomic Insights Into Watermelon Evolution, Quality, and Resilience
- High-Precision Genome Sequencing of Buckwheat Breeds Hope for Future Harvests
- Chemicals from Maize Roots Influence Wheat Yield