Agriculture and Food News
September 5, 2024
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Aug. 29, 2024 — Salmonella enterica causes disease in 1.2 million people in the U.S. every year. A new study found that Salmonella contamination is enhanced by high humidity and plant ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Entomology professor Esther Ngumbi studies how flooding affects crop plants and the insects that feed on them. She argues in a new review that flooding is a largely overlooked factor in studies meant to climate-proof ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these two vital resources into direct competition, a new study has ...
Aug. 27, 2024 — New research shows a strong correlation between pesticide use and declining sightings of wild bees, with pesticide use causing appearances of some species to drop as much as 56%. The loss of wild bees could disrupt ecosystems, affecting plant ...
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Aug. 26, 2024 — Scientists have analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents, and found that production worldwide of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and ...
Aug. 21, 2024 — Researchers warn the animals we eat could be the gateway for a pandemic in the form of antimicrobial resistance, unleashing a wave of deadly superbugs. The World Health Organization estimates that ...
Aug. 21, 2024 — Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in ...
Aug. 21, 2024 — When giant ragweed takes hold in a crop field, the towering weed reduces yield and sends plumes of its famously allergy-inducing pollen into the air. There are few tools available to thwart the ...
Aug. 20, 2024 — Australia's environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and ...
Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have identified the genetic changes linked to why plants go through a developmental change similar to 'puberty' at different rates, a discovery which could lead to better crop ...
Aug. 21, 2024 — A groundbreaking study conducted across 30 field sites in the southwest UK has revealed the importance of incorporating varied habitats into the landscape at ...
Aug. 21, 2024 — Tortilla chips and fresh salsa are tasty, but they could be even more appealing if you grow the ingredients yourself. Now, researchers report that some salsa ingredients -- cilantro, bell pepper and ...
Aug. 19, 2024 — If you've visited a trendy cafe in the past few years, you might have noticed 'golden' turmeric milk on the menu. This fancy drink is caffeine-free, coffee-free and can even be vegan. And now, ...
Aug. 19, 2024 — As the world faces the challenges of mitigating climate change and providing resources for a growing population, there is increasing focus on developing circular economies for sustainable production. ...
Earlier Headlines
Aug. 27, 2024 — Millions of women who work in the fisheries industry are being left behind as technologies develop to counter the effects of climate change and economic pressures. A new study examines this global ...
Aug. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed new ways to detect sugar syrup adulteration in honey, paving the way for fast and accurate tests to discover fake ...
Aug. 16, 2024 — An international research team combined multidisciplinary methods to evaluate how nitrogen interventions could improve air quality and reduce nitrogen deposition. Their study found that ...
Aug. 16, 2024 — The bananas in your supermarket and that you eat for breakfast are facing functional extinction due to the disease Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) caused by a fungal pathogen called Fusarium oxysporum ...
Aug. 15, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a promising sterilization technique that uses X-ray irradiation to reduce Aspergillus flavus viability in contaminated corn. This method achieves sterilization without ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — A major international study has explained how bread wheat helped to transform the ancient world on its path to becoming the iconic crop that today helps sustain a global population of eight ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — Research suggests that, in some cases, boosting urban soil health with compost and treated manure may reduce the amount of pathogenic and anti-biotic resistant ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — An international research team has discovered that comammox bacteria, first identified by them in 2015, can grow using guanidine, a nitrogen-rich organic compound, as their sole energy and nitrogen ...
Aug. 13, 2024 — Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions associated with the global food supply chains induced by diets could fall by 17% if people change their food choices towards more plant-based ...
Aug. 13, 2024 — Food, feed, fiber, and bioenergy: The demand for agricultural raw materials is rising. How can additional cultivation areas be reconciled with nature conservation? Researchers have developed a ...
Aug. 13, 2024 — Black soldier flies are now commercially used to consume organic waste -- but genetic modifications proposed by bioscientists could see the insects digesting a wider variety of refuse, while also ...
Aug. 8, 2024 — As our climate changes and soil salinity increases in many agricultural areas, finding crops that can thrive in these challenging conditions is crucial. Cultivated tomatoes, while delicious, often ...
Aug. 7, 2024 — Pesticides and herbicides are critical to ensuring food security worldwide, but these substances can present a safety risk to people who unwittingly ingest them. Protecting human health, therefore, ...
Aug. 6, 2024 — To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around the diversity of indigenous and rural ...
Combined Effects of Plastic Pollution and Seawater Flooding Amplify Threats to Coastal Plant Species
Aug. 2, 2024 — A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...
Aug. 1, 2024 — Scientists uncover a pivotal enzyme, XccOpgD, and its critical role in synthesizing C G16, a key compound used by Xanthomonas pathogens to enhance their virulence against plants. This breakthrough ...
Aug. 1, 2024 — Companies and institutes are currently working on biotechnological processes for the production of 'dairy products' without the use of cows: In so-called precision fermentation, egg and ...
July 30, 2024 — Nanozymes are tiny, engineered substances that mimic the catalytic properties of natural enzymes, and they serve a variety of purposes in biomedicine, chemical engineering, and environmental ...
July 29, 2024 — Cotton is woven into the very fabric of our lives, from soft T-shirts to comfortable jeans and cozy bedsheets. It's the world's leading renewable textile fiber and the backbone of a global ...
July 29, 2024 — Emphasizing local food production over imported substitutes can lead to significant cost and carbon savings, according to data from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Canadian Arctic. The ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Nitrogen Interventions as a Key to Better Health and Robust Ecosystems
- The Banana Apocalypse Is Near, but Biologists Might Have Found a Key to Their Survival
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- How Bread Dough Gave Rise to Civilization
- Could Manure and Compost Act Like Probiotics, Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Urban Soils?
- Newly Discovered Ability of Comammox Bacteria Could Help Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Agriculture
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Changing Food Consumers' Choices May Help Cut Greenhouse Gases
- Expansion of Agricultural Land Threatens Climate and Biodiversity
- Reduce, Reuse, 're-Fly-Cle'
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
- Combined Effects of Plastic Pollution and Seawater Flooding Amplify Threats to Coastal Plant Species
Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Breakthrough in Plant Disease: New Enzyme Could Lead to Anti-Bacterial Pesticides
- Cheese of the Future: Consumers Open to Animal-Free Alternatives
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
- From Genes to Jeans: New Genetic Insights May Lead to Drought Resilient Cotton
- Local Food Production Saves Costs and Carbon
- Bold Moves Needed for California Agriculture to Adapt to Climate Change
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Butterflies Accumulate Enough Static Electricity to Attract Pollen Without Contact
- Biosensor Reveals Gibberellin's Critical Role in Legume Nitrogen-Fixation -- Paving the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereals
- Best Bioenergy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuels by U.S. Region, Policy Goals
Monday, July 22, 2024
- Researchers Identify Key Factors in the Spread of Insect Pests and Find Public Surveillance Is Critical to Early Detection
- Agriculture: Less Productive Yet More Stable Pastures
- Understanding How a Red Seaweed Reduces Methane Emissions from Cows
Friday, July 19, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Minerals Play Newly Discovered Role in Earth's Phosphorus Cycle
- Groundcherry Gets Genetic Upgrades: Turning a Garden Curiosity Into an Agricultural Powerhouse
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Researchers Predict Fewer, Pricier Strawberries as Temperatures Warm
- Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Could Intensive Farming Raise Risk of New Pandemics?
- Researchers Find That Frogs Can Quickly Increase Their Tolerance to Pesticides
Monday, July 15, 2024
- History Shows That Humans Are Good for Biodiversity... Sometimes
- Receptors Make Dairy Cows a Prime Target for Influenza
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Air Pollution Harms Pollinators More Than Pests, Study Finds
- Wild Plants and Crops Don't Make Great Neighbors, Research Finds
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Pumpkin Disease Not Evolving, Could Make a Difference for Management
- Not So Simple: Mosses and Ferns Offer New Hope for Crop Protection
- Tackling the Challenge of Coca Plant ID: Wild Vs Cultivated for Cocaine
- Archaeologists Report Earliest Evidence for Plant Farming in East Africa
Monday, July 8, 2024
Friday, July 5, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Wastewater Is a Viable Medium for Growing Lettuce in Hydroponic Systems
- Pasteurization Inactivates Highly Infectious Avian Flu in Milk, Study Suggests
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Genetic Patterns of World's Farmed, Domesticated Foxes Revealed Via Historical Deep-Dive
- Unraveling the Origin and Global Spread of the Potato Blight Pathogen
- Choose Where to Plant Energy Crops Wisely to Minimise Loss of Biodiversity
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Groundbreaking Discovery: Zinc Can Make Crop Yields More Climate-Resilient
- Bird Flu Stays Stable on Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Scientists Discover Genetic 'off Switch' In Legume Plants That Limits Biological Ability to Source Nutrients
- New Tool Enables Faster, More Cost-Effective Genome Editing of Traits to Improve Agriculture Sustainability
- Biting Flies on Dairy Farms Can Spread Bovine Mastitis
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Removal of Excess Chloride Ions by Plants When Subjected to Salt Stress
- New Tomato, Potato Family Tree Shows That Fruit Color and Size Evolved Together
- Mashed Up Purple Marine Bacteria Makes an Excellent Eco-Friendly Fertilizer
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Blessing in Disguise: Mycoviruses Enhance Fungicide Effectiveness Against Plant Pathogens
- Interaction With Insects Accelerates Plant Evolution
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
- Direct Evidence Found for Dairy Consumption in the Pyrenees in the Earliest Stages of the Neolithic
- Finding Hidden Genetic Treasure: Study Uncovers Untapped Diversity in Historic Wheat Collection
- AI Shows How Field Crops Develop
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Western Agricultural Communities Need Water Conservation Strategies to Adapt to Future Shortages
- Ancient Syrian Diets Resembled the Modern 'Mediterranean Diet'
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Fine-Tuning Leaf Angle With CRISPR Improves Sugarcane Yield
- Planetary Health Diet Associated With Lower Risk of Premature Death, Lower Environmental Impact
Friday, June 7, 2024
- Changes Upstream: RIPE Team Uses CRISPR/Cas9 to Alter Photosynthesis for the First Time
- Mushroom Stump Waste Could Be Inexpensive, Healthy Chicken Feed Supplement
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Better Farming Through Nanotechnology
- Tiny Roundworms Carve out Unique Parasitic Niche Inside Pseudoscorpion's Protective Covering
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Blood Sausages and Yak Milk: Bronze Age Cuisine of Mongolian Nomads Unveiled
- Uptake of Tire Wear Additives by Vegetables Grown for Human Consumption
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Frequent Mowing Puts Poisonous Weed Into Survival Mode
- Key Nutrients Help Plants Beat the Heat
- Greenhouses Cover More and More of Earth's Surface
Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Researchers Expose New Symbiosis Origin Theories, Identify Experimental Systems for Plant Life
- Abandoned Farmlands Could Play a Role in Fighting Climate Change: A New Study Shows Exactly Where They Are
- Fatal Attraction: When Endangered Species Try to Mate With Domestic Relatives, Both Wildlife and People Lose
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Scientists Identify Gene That Could Lead to Resilient 'pixie' Corn
- Improved Refrigeration Could Save Nearly Half of the 1.3 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year Globally
- Transgenic Expression of Rubisco Factors Increases Photosynthesis and Chilling Tolerance in Maize
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Key Role of Plant-Bacteria Communication for the Assembly of a Healthy Plant Microbiome Supporting Sustainable Plant Nutrition
- Charting a Pathway to Next-Gen Biofuels