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Rising sun viewed from the stone causeway of the solar observatory on Mount Tlaloc, Mexico. The view aligns with the rising sun on February 24,…
A new study of seashore paspalum, the type of grass used for the 2022 World Cup, may soon assist another goal: growing crops that yield…
Longhorned ticks. Credit: University of Missouri The new finding indicates a looming problem for cattle health in the Midwest. Worldwide, the Longhorned tick costs livestock farmers millions…
A Barren Boundary: Despite a largely successful harvest overall, some crops along the front line went unharvested. A satellite-based analysis indicates that nearly 27 million…
A farmer spraying herbicide on crops. Amines can have a damaging effect on human and environmental health. “Dicamba drift,” or the movement of the herbicide…
Soybean vein necrosis disease symptoms on soybean infected with soybean thrips fed on soybean vein necrosis-associated virus-infected material. A and D: Vein clearing in early…
The collection of research and technology transfer programs known as the “Green Revolution,” sometimes known as the “Third Agricultural Revolution,” took place between 1950 and…
Japanese larch tree seedlings were grown without (left) and with (right) the use of a wavelength converting material (WCM) sheet. Credit: Sunao Shoji et al.…
PSY receptor mutant (right) and wild type (left). PSY receptor mutant is less stress tolerant, but its growth is facilitated. Credit: Dr. Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Crops…
Drought and water shortages in 2022 have meant rice growers have only planted half as much of the grain as usual in the Sacramento Valley,…
Using genetics to keep cadmium out of rice. The duplication of a transporter gene reduces toxic cadmium accumulation in rice without harming quality or yield,…
Materials currently fed to livestock and fish could be redirected to increase the amount of food available for people. Livestock and fish could be fed…
Research challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus, finds the…
This map shows the distribution of summer and winter crops in Ukraine as of June 13, 2022. It also shows where farmers were operating freely…
Founded by Julia Somerdin in 2017, the startup Labby has created MilKey, a way to help dairy farmers monitor the health of their cows. Credit:…
A study finds that algal genes provide answers to questions concerning plant growth and health. The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal…
The atmosphere contains an estimated 13,000 km3 of water vapor, some of which can be captured through cloud seeding and the collection of water from…
Dr. Jie Li examines vitamin D-enriched tomatoes. Credit: Phil Robinson Tomatoes that have been gene-edited to produce vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, could…
According to a new study, we need to transform the global food system in order to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Just shrinking the size…