The current strain of avian flu, H5N1, is responsible for the culling of millions of domestic birds and has sickened more than a dozen farmworkers in 2024, most recently in Colorado.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2024
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Making the benefits of different types of farming plain for the public could provide better protection for the British countryside, according to a new study. Led by a team at the University of Reading, the research says greater ...
Agriculture
Aug 28, 2024
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When we think of a farmer, we still often imagine a man. But in reality, women contribute 49% to real farm income.
Agriculture
Aug 27, 2024
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Northeastern University professor Gabriela Garcia studies the relationship between people and plants.
Plants & Animals
Aug 26, 2024
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Unusually warm waters off the coast of Sicily helped spawn a "waterspout" that sank a superyacht earlier this week, leaving several people dead or missing.
Environment
Aug 22, 2024
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Organic farming and flower strips promote the health of honey bees. In their vicinity, colonies grow stronger and are generally healthier. This is most likely because the insects have a diverse and continuous food supply ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2024
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Researchers warn the animals we eat could be the gateway to a pandemic in the form of antimicrobial resistance, unleashing a wave of deadly superbugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2024
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More than 75% of the food consumed in the world today comes from just 12 plant and five animal species. The over-dependence on this small selection, which includes rice, maize and wheat, damages the environment and human ...
Agriculture
Aug 20, 2024
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New research from Smithsonian's Bird Friendly Coffee program highlights a type of biodiversity that often gets overlooked: soil bacteria and fungal communities. For over twenty years, Smithsonian research has shown that coffee ...
Ecology
Aug 16, 2024
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An international team of environmental scientists has found evidence that climate efficiency involving farming has been leveling off in recent years. For their study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food (produce, grains, or livestock), fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single individual, family, community, corporation or a company. A farm can be a holding of any size from a fraction of a hectare to several thousand hectares.
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