Goats are smart animals. A new technology takes advantage of their intelligence—so they longer need physical fences. More than 2,400 Norwegian farmers are already using the technology to herd their animals.
Biotechnology
Nov 11, 2021
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Low rainfall, structural damage and extraction by struggling farmers have emptied a key reservoir in northwestern Syria, leaving it completely dry for the first time, farmers and officials told AFP.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Crackling flames and plumes of smoke rise from the earth as farmers set their fields alight in northern India—an annual post-harvest practice that shrouds New Delhi in toxic smog.
Environment
Nov 10, 2021
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A new study examining more than 100 years of agricultural production and weather data in the United States suggests stored water plays an important role in providing resilience to drought. The findings also suggest water ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2021
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Farming communities in the African Sahel have adapted their crops to the high seasonal variability and rising temperatures caused by climate change over this past century. This is the main conclusion of a study carried out ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2021
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Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2021
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Agriculture experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have teamed up with government bodies and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa to improve irrigation schemes and boost crop production. The researchers' work is improving ...
Agriculture
Oct 28, 2021
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Small farmers around the world who grow thirsty crops like corn will face a huge adaptation challenge as the effects of climate change worsen in the coming years, experts warned Wednesday.
Environment
Oct 27, 2021
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As part of the Silk Road and located at the geographical intersection of Eastern and Western cultures, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has long served as a major crossroads for trans-Eurasian exchanges of people, cultures, ...
Archaeology
Oct 27, 2021
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A new app will help small-scale farmers grow trees and earn a living in deforested parts of the Amazon.
Ecology
Oct 21, 2021
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