Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry
Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer's field.
Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer's field.
Environment
Feb 1, 2024
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Many Australians who work outdoors—especially farmers and graziers—attempt to kill every snake they encounter, especially those thought to be venomous. In fact, research in one part of rural Australia found 38% of respondents ...
Ecology
Jan 30, 2024
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The Neolithic age—when agriculture and animal farming were adopted—has become one of the most widely studied periods of social and economic transition in recent years. It was a period that drove great change in the evolution ...
Archaeology
Jan 30, 2024
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Cellular agriculture—the production of meat from cells grown in bioreactors rather than harvested from farm animals—is taking leaps in technology that are making it a more viable option for the food industry. One such ...
Biotechnology
Jan 26, 2024
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Agriculture secures our food supply and is an important economic factor. However, it also leaves its mark on the environment, such as in soils, groundwater, and biodiversity. An international research team led by the University ...
Ecology
Jan 25, 2024
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A "fitness check" of regulations in five countries, meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals during transport. Findings from this interdisciplinary work ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2024
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A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.
Agriculture
Jan 22, 2024
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An Israeli company has received a preliminary green light from health officials to sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal, officials said. The move follows approval of lab-grown ...
Agriculture
Jan 19, 2024
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"Tropical forests are a critical resource," says Xavier Warnes, Ph.D. '21, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford Graduate School of Business. "They store huge amounts of carbon, they affect weather patterns and water systems, ...
Environment
Jan 17, 2024
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A study published in Nature Food, the result of a collaboration between Politecnico di Milano and the University of Milan, highlights how the increased use of by-products in the feed sector in a circular perspective can lead ...
Ecology
Jan 16, 2024
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