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EU chief urges dialogue to end farming 'polarisation'
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
"We all have the same sense of urgency that things have to improve," von der Leyen said as she opened an EU strategic dialogue to balance farmers' complaints wi...
World's largest database of weeds lets scientists peer into the past, and future, of global agriculture
Jan 24, 2024 (SPX)
The database is the culmination of 30 years of collaborative research from archaeologists and ecologists working at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford. It...
Why European farmers are up in arms
Jan 23, 2024 (AFP)
On the agenda are key issues including farming incomes, sustainable agricultural practices, technological innovations and competitiveness, which will be discuss...
Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows
Jan 23, 2024 (SPX)
However, a few city-grown crops equaled or outperformed conventional agriculture under certain conditions. Tomatoes grown in the soil of open-air urban plots ha...
Norwegian Seaweed Farming: A Case Study in Sustainability and Local Community Involvement
Jan 19, 2024 (SPX)
Associate Professor Moritz Albrecht of the University of Eastern Finland points out a significant gap in the industry's development trajectory and its inclusivi...
Innovative aquaculture technologies lead the way in sustainable seafood production
Jan 18, 2024 (SPX)
Professor Jianguang (Jian) Qin from Flinders University, a renowned expert in the field, sheds light on the current trends in mariculture. "The industry is deve...
Syrian farmers abandon the land for steadier jobs
Jan 14, 2024 (AFP)
"It breaks my heart to see someone else working my land," said Abdel-Fattah, 50, who grew wheat, cotton and vegetables in Jaabar al-Saghir, in Syria's Raqa prov...
UH trains future agri-scientists to outsmart climate change threats to food crops
Jan 09, 2024 (SPX)
Funded by a $995,805 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the team is expanding research knowledge and building a new curriculum for students, many fr...
High-nutritional crops needed in Africa as population increases
Jan 02, 2024 (UPI)
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of different countries and has an estimated population of 1.2 billion people. According to World Bank estimates grow by an ...
Chinese appetite for Australian barley is back
Dec 30, 2023 (AFP)
Barley is not only used to brew beer but to feed pigs, and China was Australia's leading market, taking 50 percent of its barley exports. China has imported 314...
Lula vetos part of Brazil's controversial pesticide bill
Dec 28, 2023 (AFP)
Brazil, an agricultural giant, is the world's biggest consumer of pesticides, many of which are classified as highly hazardous. The Senate approved the law whic...
Electronic soil enhances crop growth
Dec 27, 2023 (SPX)
"The world population is increasing, and we also have climate change. So it's clear that we won't be able to cover the food demands of the planet with only the ...
Jordan's mission to save its ancient olive trees
Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)
"These trees represent the history of Jordan," said the 84-year-old, looking at the 2,000-year-old trees whose enormous gnarled trunks hoist up branches with de...
Beef farming that keeps cattle on lifelong grass diets may have higher carbon footprint
Dec 18, 2023 (SPX)
Cattle on lifelong grass diets are known as "pasture finished," while those that switch from grass to grain before slaughter are "grain finished." Prior researc...
Once the enemy, majestic condor wins hearts of Colombian farmers
Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)
Their meal is a peace offering from local ranchers working to improve their relationship with the world's largest bird of prey, dubbed the King of the Andes. "I...
Deep Sand Technology and GEODNET Foundation Collaborate to Enhance Precision Agriculture in Rural North America
Dec 14, 2023 (SPX)
Deep Sand Technology, known for making precision agriculture accessible, has introduced a new GEODNET-compatible RTK base-station. This innovation enables centi...
Canada maple syrup production plummeted in 2023: data
Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)
Statistics Canada blamed severe storms and big temperature swings in eastern parts of the country for the lower yields. Top producing province Quebec experience...
China lifts bar on Australian red meat exporters
Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)
Many of Australia's most lucrative export commodities were effectively banned from China as the two countries fought a bitter diplomatic dispute between 2020 an...
Building a better indoor herb garden
Dec 11, 2023 (SPX)
But in 2016, halfway through his studies for his master's degree in mechanical engineering, Briggs's father passed away unexpectedly. "It was a big blow to me. ...
Novel meat and dairy alternatives could help curb climate-harming emissions - UN
Dec 11, 2023 (SPX)
What's cooking? An assessment of the potential impact of select novel alternatives to conventional animal products focuses on three types of alternatives: 1) No...
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