Implementing a new residential wood ash program to restore calcium levels in Muskoka's forest soils and lakes could help replenish the area's dwindling supply of crayfish and maple sap, according to new research co-led by ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2019
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Harvester ants that eat weed seeds on the soil's surface can help farmers manage weeds on their farms, according to an international team of researchers, who found that tilling less to preserve the ants could save farmers ...
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Dec 18, 2018
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserts that limiting global warming to 1.5˚C could avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change. In its recent report, it laid out four means of achieving this ...
Environment
Nov 27, 2018
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In a newly published study, researchers dug into how fertilizing with manure affects soil quality, compared with inorganic fertilizer.
Environment
Oct 31, 2018
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Smartphone users can now collect important data from their gardens to help the battle against climate change and solve the planet's hunger crisis.
Environment
Jul 30, 2018
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Each year almost one thousand hectares of cultivated land continue to be lost, thereby wiping out numerous services delivered by the soil, such as filtering water and storing carbon, which are central for our society's wellbeing. ...
Environment
May 9, 2018
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Current food production methods are harming the planet while failing to provide millions of the world's poor with enough to eat, the UN food agency warned Tuesday.
Environment
Apr 3, 2018
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Sharing best practice farming techniques with farmers from different cultures and traditions could help increase the quality of our soils – a vital step in ensuring that we can grow enough food for people in the coming ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2018
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Researchers from the United States and China have proposed an idea that could improve China's air quality, but they're not atmospheric scientists. They're agronomists.
Environment
Sep 5, 2017
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The phrase "a double-edged sword" describes something that is beneficial in some ways but problematic in others. One example is removing maize stover (the husks, stems and leaves of corn plants) from fields. Maize stover ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2017
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