In the battle against disease transmission, pork farmers have to look out for more than just sick pigs. Researchers from North Carolina State University have modeled nine different potential transmission routes for porcine ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2022
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In 2006, the Abuja declaration brought together states of the African Union to collectively recommend an increase in fertilizer nitrogen (N) use from 8 kg ha−1 to 50 kg ha−1 by 2015 to help enable sub-Saharan Africa ...
Agriculture
Feb 25, 2022
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Most commercial fertilizer travels a long way before it reaches rural farmers in Kenya. Transportation costs force many farmers to rely on cheap, synthetic fertilizers, which can lead to the acidification and degradation ...
Agriculture
Feb 17, 2022
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A new University of Maine Cooperative Extension publication, "Tarping in the Northeast: A Guide for Small Farms," provides the most up-to-date information on an emerging practice of tarping—applying reusable tarps to the ...
Agriculture
Feb 14, 2022
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A new CABI-led review has highlighted mass rearing techniques, estimated costs of mass production and release strategies for the natural enemy Telenomus remus that suggests it could be effective in the fight against the devastating ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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A bill changing state policy toward Everglades restoration, and pitting the Senate president's priorities against the governor's, advanced through its single committee stop Wednesday morning despite hours of passionate protest ...
Environment
Feb 10, 2022
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In October 2021 I was a guest on a popular podcast to discuss my recently published book, "Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future," which examines the agribusiness giant's influence on the global food system. After ...
Agriculture
Jan 26, 2022
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New research offers an alternative perspective on adaptation to climate threats in Southeast Asia.
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2022
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A new wave of cow-less dairy is hitting the market. In the United States, Perfect Day is using genetically modified fungi to produce milk protein for ice cream at a commercial scale. And pre-commercial companies, like TurtleTree ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2022
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Farmers and economists are wringing their hands on how to get a handle on record-high fertilizer prices heading into the 2022 crop year, and a new report compiled by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University ...
Agriculture
Jan 13, 2022
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