Agriculture

A rural legal aid group is suing the California Department of Food and Agriculture for refusing to disclose the locations of dairies infected with H5N1 bird flu.This article was originally published here

Developing high-yielding, nutritious and climate-resilient crops is vital to safeguard the future of global food production. To meet the challenges ahead, Iowa State University scientists are working with crop breeders to look for approaches that […]

Hops are an essential ingredient in beer brewing and an important economic crop. The female flowers of hops are covered in tiny glandular trichomes that synthesize and store a variety of specialized metabolites, collectively defining […]

Barley is a widely grown cereal crop that is used chiefly for livestock feed, food, and malting to produce alcoholic beverages such as beer and whiskey. Unfortunately, both the yield and quality of the crop […]

A new study introduces an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven remote sensing framework designed to map the potential for forage cultivation across northern China’s drylands, with a particular focus on the middle reaches of the Yellow River. […]

Rot development during fruit storage is a problem. Now, metabarcoding may become a tool for detecting fungi that can cause diseases in apples.This article was originally published here

As the world’s climate warms and droughts and water shortages are becoming more common, farmers are struggling to produce enough food. Farmers continue to adapt, but there are ways for you to help, too.This article […]

Beyond the disruption to Ukraine’s food exports, the war is jeopardizing the country’s long-term ability to remain the “breadbasket of Europe,” because its soils are gradually losing vital crop nutrients.This article was originally published here

A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao.This article was originally published here

Cover crops, plants grown to protect and enrich the soil, are known to boost soil health and help store carbon. However, the exact mechanisms behind these benefits, especially under Nordic climate conditions, have been unclear—until […]