North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computer simulation tool to predict when and where pests and diseases will attack crops or forests, and also test when to apply pesticides or other management strategies ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2021
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Meat that is certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is less likely to be contaminated with bacteria that can sicken people, including dangerous, multidrug-resistant organisms, compared to conventionally produced ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2021
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that an African Swine Fever Virus vaccine candidate has been adapted to grow in a cell line, which means that those involved in vaccine ...
Veterinary medicine
May 7, 2021
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Costing anywhere from 15 to 70 dollars per mushroom depending on the quality, matsutake mushrooms are some of the most valuable edible fungi in the world. Revered for their delicate scent, matsutake mushrooms are cooked in ...
Ecology
Apr 14, 2021
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After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 percent of sorghum crops each year.
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed hardship on millions of vulnerable Americans through unemployment and reduced work hours. And this has increased food insecurity across the nation.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2021
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Growing food in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way—while also producing enough of it—is among the most important challenges facing the U.S. and the world today.
Environment
Mar 9, 2021
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While women can be drawn into farming for many reasons, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have found that female-owned farms in the U.S. are more common in areas that are closer to urban markets, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2021
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Sometimes insects show signs of monster behavior.
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2020
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Companies seeking to commercialize seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish should use the term "cell-based" on product labels, according to a Rutgers study—the first of its kind—in the Journal of Food ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2020
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