Bald Eagles and dairy farmers exist in a mutually beneficial relationship in parts of northwestern Washington State. According to a new study, this "win-win" relationship has been a more recent development, driven by the ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2023
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Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms in the West found that high winds increased the prevalence of Campylobacter in outdoor flocks, a bacterial pathogen in poultry ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2023
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A new interactive "carbon calculator" tool can help dairy farmers see sustainability principles in action and improve farm management decisions related to climate change.
Biotechnology
Mar 13, 2023
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Groundwater sampling across the state suggests that for the 13% of Marylanders who get their water from individual wells, many are getting a dose of bacteria with each sip.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2023
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Agricultural certification can act as an incentive for coffee growers and other farmers to comply with laws designed to protect the environment, promoting their alignment with the current demands of society and the market, ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2023
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Fish farming can make food supplies more stable while itself becoming more sustainable, according to researchers in Hungary and Norway.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 6, 2023
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A large Bronze Age debris deposit in Mycenae, Greece, provides important data for understanding the history of animal resources at the site, according to a study published March 1, 2023, in the open-access journal PLoS ONE ...
Archaeology
Mar 1, 2023
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Addressing the dual challenge of food security and environmental quality highlights the importance of managing nitrogen inputs in rice production in a responsible and efficient manner. An underexplored aspect in previous ...
Ecology
Feb 24, 2023
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An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2023
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Urban agriculture is rapidly growing in cities across the global north, but without data on its environmental impact, it's all but impossible to craft policies for sustainable urban food production.
Agriculture
Feb 20, 2023
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