With unpredictable annual rainfall and drought once every five years, climate change presents challenges to feeding Ethiopia. Adapting to a warming world, the potato is becoming a more important crop there ...

Biology - Other

May 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Samuel Bowles of the Santa Fe Institute and Jung-Kyoo Choib of Kyungpook National University have published a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences theorizing that farmin ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

May 14, 2013 3.8 / 5 (8) 0 |

Less oxygen = shorter time between molts = shorter life-span = fewer hungry grasshoppers. And for farmers, that's very good news. A recent study conducted by Scott Kirkton, associate professor of biology ...

Biology - Ecology

May 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto Monday over an Indiana farmer accused of having pirated the genetically-modified crops developed by the agribusiness giant.

Biology - Biotechnology

May 13, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

The number of bears roaming the Pyrenees remained stable at a minimum of 22 last year, thanks largely to the continued virility of Pyros, the undisputed daddy of the colony.

Biology - Ecology

May 12, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Biogas-based energy could solve both the environmental concern of agricultural waste and reduce dependency of fossil fuels, particularly in Eastern Europe, albeit at a steep production cost.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The European Commission received the go-ahead Monday to slap a two-year ban across the European Union on the use of pesticides blamed for a sharp decline in bee populations, an EU diplomat said.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops (GMOs). That's the conclusion of scientists who write in Trends in Plant Science, a Cell Press ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 25, 2013 2.9 / 5 (26) 0

Most Vietnamese coffee farmers have never heard of a double tall skinny latte, but they could tell you the price of the beans that go into one in their sleep.

Technology - Other

Apr 17, 2013 not rated yet 0

Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based institute said Tuesday.

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

On April 11, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Mexico and Central America, and acquired this true-color image of dozens of fires burning ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 12, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

It seems the ads were right. A milk mustache is a good thing to have. Animal and dairy scientists have discovered that drinking milk at an early age can help mammals throughout their lives.

Biology - Other

Apr 05, 2013 not rated yet 0

Stark new figures show that a common pig virus, present on 99 per cent of pig farms has major economic implications for individual farmers and the pig industry as a whole, costing British farmers as much as £84 per pig (if ...

Biology - Other

Mar 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

Emerging from the worst drought in 50 years, US farmers are bracing for long-term challenges from climate change including blasting heat and more capricious rainfall.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Farmers can make a profit selling their produce directly to local businesses, but they must not let possible new costs weaken their commitment to the new venture, according to an international team of researchers.

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Mar 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0