Yield trends insufficient to double global crop production by 2050
Study reveals escalating cost of forest conservation
In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage conservation.
Apr 16, 2013
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Battling climate change with tried-and-true methods
For decades, farmers in Montana and the Dakotas have produced impressive yields of barley and wheat. But that bounty has come at a cost. Tilling the soil in the region's crop-fallow production systems has ...
Mar 29, 2013
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A better understanding of the impacts of grazing sheep
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is giving guidance to growers in Montana and the Dakotas on how grazing sheep when fields are left fallow will affect soil quality.
Mar 14, 2013
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Global warming affects crop yields, but it's the water not the heat
(Phys.org) —The effect that global warming will have on plants is now better understood thanks to advanced modelling provided by The University of Queensland's (UQ) Professor Graeme Hammer, one of Australia's leading crop ...
Mar 04, 2013
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Computer modeling breaks new ground in study of root architecture
(Phys.org)—The UN estimates that one in every seven people around the world are hungry. Fortunately, Jonathan Lynch uses Information Technology (IT) to get to the root of this problem.
Feb 08, 2013
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Study finds new way in which plants control flower production
The timing of flowering in plants is critical. It can have profound effects on flower, fruit, and seed production, and consequently agricultural yields. This process is known to depend on daylight and temperature ...
Nov 11, 2012
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Green leaf volatiles increase plant fitness via biocontrol
To solve the acute, global problem of securing food resources for a continuously growing population, we must work constantly to increase the sustainability and effectiveness of modern agricultural techniques. ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Signs for optimism as harvest reaches peak in Iowa
Using fertilizer wisely could help feed 9 billion people
Can the world's existing farmlands provide enough crops to satisfy the hunger of the nine billion people—up from seven billion currently—that demographers predict will be living on the planet by the mid-21st century? ...
Aug 31, 2012
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No-till could help maintain crop yields despite climate change
Reducing tillage for some Central Great Plains crops could help conserve water and reduce losses caused by climate change, according to studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Aug 23, 2012
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Climate change to cost LatAm $100 bn by 2050: study
Global warming could exact a devastating toll on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, with costs possibly exceeding $100 billion by 2050, the Inter-American Development Bank warned Tuesday.
Jun 06, 2012
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Global prices of pollination-dependent products such as coffee could rise in the long term: study
Shedding light on debate over organic vs. conventional agriculture: Study calls for combining best of both approaches
Reducing insecticide use by identifying disease-carrying aphids
