Risk management is the name of the game when it comes to growing dryland sorghum and corn, which both offer cropping alternatives "when and if" conditions are right, according to recent Texas A&M AgriLife studies.
Environment
Nov 23, 2017
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Rising levels of carbon dioxide, ozone and other gases can affect crop growth. Microorganisms inside crops, on their roots or within nearby soil also influence crops by contributing nutrients, curbing disease and combating ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2017
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Stuck where they are, plants have to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow.
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2017
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Living mulch functions like mulch on any farm or garden except—it's alive. No, it's not out of the latest horror movie; living mulch is a system farmers can use to benefit both profits and the soil. While the system has ...
Environment
Oct 18, 2017
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In 2016, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 million acres (98 million hectares) of genetically modified corn, cotton and soybeans that produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. ...
Biotechnology
Oct 10, 2017
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The European Union court ruled Wednesday in favor of an Italian activist farmer who has defied his nation's laws by planting genetically modified corn.
Biotechnology
Sep 13, 2017
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"Having the sequence of a genome is like having the blueprint of a house," says Natalia de Leon, a professor of agronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Biotechnology
Jul 25, 2017
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Continuous cropping systems without rotations or cover crops are perceived as unsustainable for long-term yield and soil health.
Environment
May 15, 2017
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To grow crops organically, farmers fight weeds with chemical-free weapons. One of the most common is a disk. Farmers rip out weeds and churn them into the soil with these disks. But it takes heavy tractors to do this efficiently, ...
Environment
Apr 5, 2017
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A UMD-led study provides new evidence of a decline in the effectiveness of genetically engineered traits widely used to protect corn crops from insects. This loss of effectiveness could damage U.S. corn production and spur ...
Biotechnology
Jan 11, 2017
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