Agriculture

For centuries, farmers have looked attentively at the sky and the earth to interpret the signs nature provides when they are working their fields. This ancestral knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation […]

Anthracnose is considered one of the most significant diseases affecting olive trees. Popularly known as “soapy olive” due to the appearance of fruit affected by it, this disease, caused by various fungal species of the […]

A high-tech, no-fence solution is teaching cattle to stay home on the range, University of Alberta research has found.This article was originally published here

A research project within Resource Recovery at the University of Borås in Sweden explored how valuable substances can be extracted from organic waste—such as animal manure—and how this loop can be closed by producing animal […]

Researchers are one step closer to understanding how some plants survive without nitrogen. Their work could eventually reduce the need for artificial fertilizer in crops such as wheat, maize, or rice.This article was originally published […]

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. […]