System developed for optimising juvenile fish production
Cultivation of salt-tolerant crops a goal of 'Silt Farming Project'
The 'Silt Farming Project' was started on Texel, one of the Dutch Wadden islands, in 2010. A project for investigating the chances of cropping on silt soils. Objective of this project is to find salt-resistant ...
Sep 14, 2012
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Farming out dairy chores to robots
The boss cow saunters to the head of the line and, with a flick of her hip, cuts off two other ladies. She's itching to get at the tasty brown morsels waiting in the feed trough.
Sep 13, 2012
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Sustainable fishing in light of Omega-3 demand
Finding a more eco-friendly way to boost the amount of healthy fats in fish bred for human consumption is the main aim of a new Flinders University PhD project.
Sep 12, 2012
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Silicon carbide solutions to solar challenges revealed
STMicroelectronics is revealing innovations in silicon carbide devices at Solar Power International (SPI) 2012 that enable systems producers to build ultra-efficient electronics for converting raw solar energy ...
Sep 11, 2012
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Sustainable farming part of larger ecological picture
'Trojan horse' effect may explain jellyfish blooms
Survey finds adaptation to climate change on smallholder farms taking root
Smallholder farmers across East Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to new research recently published by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture ...
Sep 07, 2012
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More accurate wind energy forecasts
Wind power is one of the most important forms of renewable energy. In order to exploit inland wind as effectively as possible, turbines must be optimally positioned and dimensioned. A 200-meter high wind ...
Sep 06, 2012
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Raising Kuroiler chickens: Moving Ugandans beyond cyclical poverty
According to the USDA, Americans consume some 8 billion chickens and 75 billion chicken eggs annually. Despite the importance of chicken in the US diet however, few in this country rely on the birds for their ...
Sep 05, 2012
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Turbulence ahead
Although the wind may blow smoothly onto a wind turbine, it comes out the other end shredded into a complex collage of whorls, large and small. In a wind farm, the turbulent wake generated by the first row ...
Sep 03, 2012
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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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New promise in sea lice-eating lumpfish
Diners willing to pay more for 'happy meals'
With increasing public awareness of animal welfare, how much more are people willing to pay for the happiness of the animals they eat?
Aug 27, 2012
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Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows
A survey exploring public opinion about the UK's agricultural sector has revealed that farming has a special place in most people's hearts, even though they know surprisingly little about it.
Aug 24, 2012
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