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Growing soybeans has a surprisingly significant emissions footprint, but it's ripe for reduction

Over the typical two-year rotation of corn and soybeans most Iowa farmers use, 40% of nitrous oxide emissions are in... Read more

Cas9-PE system achieves precise editing and site-specific random mutation in rice

Achieving the aggregation of different mutation types at multiple genomic loci and generating transgene-free plants in the T0 generation is... Read more

Automated 3D computer vision model offers a new tool to measure and understand dairy cow behavior and welfare

Dairy cows typically rest for 10 or more hours a day, so a dry, clean, and comfortable place—such as a... Read more

Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops

More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In... Read more

Garden produce grown near Fayetteville works fluorochemical plant contains GenX, other PFAS

Residential garden produce grown near the Fayetteville Works fluorochemical plant can expose those who consume it to per- and polyfluoroalkyl... Read more

Advancements in genomic research reveal alternative transcription initiation sites in thousands of soybean genes

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA—that molecular blueprint for life—over 70 years ago. Today,... Read more

Will agricultural weeds finally claim the upper hand in a changing climate?

A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in... Read more

Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses

A three-year pilot project led by The University of Queensland has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could... Read more

Researchers propose European-style food certification to boost Indiana's rural economies

A recent study by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington and the School of... Read more

New insights into flowering regulation: Impact of carbon and nitrogen signaling on floral repressors in Arabidopsis

An international research team, including Dr. Justyna Olas who is co-first author on the study, has uncovered fundamental mechanisms regulating... Read more

American soil losing more nutrients for crops due to heavier rainstorms, study shows

Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is... Read more

Bee alert: Pesticides pose a real threat to more than 70% of wild bees

A new study reveals alarming risks that pesticides pose to ground-nesting bees, which are crucial for pollination and food production.... Read more

Producing high-quality seeds of an heirloom cabbage in different crop management systems

A new study, conducted by the University of Florida, on heirloom cabbage production sheds light on how different crop management... Read more

Better education can mitigate post-harvest food losses, increase global food security

Better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses—which amount to one-third of global food production,... Read more

Decline in West African coastal fish stocks threatens food security and livelihoods

Small-scale fisheries play a vital role in providing food and livelihoods for millions of people around the world, particularly in... Read more