News tagged with farming practices
Researchers find African farmers need better climate change data to improve farming practices
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have found that many African farmers inaccurately perceive changes in climate and rainfall when compared with scientific data, highlighting the need for better ...
Mar 14, 2012 |
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How far is far enough?
people welcome developments in principle, so long as they are "not in my backyard." But just how big is a backyard? The answer depends on a number of factors and Guenther Schauberger of the University of Veterinary Medicine, ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn
(AP) -- One of the nation's most widely planted crops - a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide - may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance ...
Dec 29, 2011 |
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EU moves to 'green' its farms in reform effort
The EU called for a greener, fairer farm policy on Wednesday as it moved to radically overhaul its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by capping subsidies and tying them to environmental concerns.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Mississippi mud: More water behind river's sediment rise
(PhysOrg.com) -- During the past several decades, upper Midwest state and local agencies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on extraordinary conservation efforts to prevent the Upper Mississippi River ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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E. coli can survive in streambed sediments for months
Studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have confirmed that the presence of Escherichia coli pathogens in surface waters could result from the pathogen's ability to survive for months in underwater sedime ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Scientists learn how horseweed shrugs off herbicide
As everyone knows, the pharmaceutical industry is struggling to deal with bacteria that have become resistant to common antibiotics. Less well known is the similar struggle in agribusiness to deal with weeds ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Neolithic Britain revealed
A new dating technique has given the first detailed picture of life in Stone Age Britain, more than 5000 years ago.
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Jun 07, 2011 |
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Researchers propose 'whole-system redesign' of US agriculture
Transformative changes in markets, policy and science, rather than just incremental changes in farming practices and technology, will be critical if the United States is to achieve long-term sustainability in agriculture, ...
May 05, 2011 |
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Biofuels without competing claims in Mozambique
It might not seem the most obvious option to generate energy using biomass in Mozambique, where agriculture barely manages to feed the population. But Wageningen UR researchers concluded the contrary: Small bioreactors can ...
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Natural sequence farming: Turning back the climatic clock in Australia
Improving land management and farming practices in Australia could have an effect on global climate change, according to a study published in the International Journal of Water.
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Farm reform, biotech are key to feeding world by 2050: study
Massive changes in farming practices, eating habits and consumption will be needed to feed Earth's population sustainably when it hits nine billion in 2050, French scientists warned on Wednesday.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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New insect birth control strategy zaps cotton pests
Using pests as part of an insect birth control program helps to get rid of them, UA researchers find. A new approach that combines the planting of pest-resistant cotton and releasing large numbers of sterile ...
Nov 07, 2010 |
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Large-scale fish farm production offsets environmental gains
Industrial-scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture (e.g. salmon, cod, turbot and grouper) released today. This ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits
Greenhouse gas markets, where invisible gases are traded, must seem like black boxes to most people. Farmers can make money on these markets, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange, by installing methane capture ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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