A research team led by the University of Queensland has developed a tool to help the global beef industry simultaneously reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions while meeting demand for meat.
Environment
Jan 12, 2023
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A new paper, published in the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering journal, found that pine needles could be used to produce renewable fuels and value-added chemicals, such as preservatives used in agriculture, using only ...
Materials Science
Dec 29, 2022
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Without phosphorus food cannot be produced, since all plants and animals need it to grow. Put simply: if there is no phosphorus, there is no life. As such, phosphorus-based fertilisers—it is the "P" in "NPK" fertiliser—have ...
Agriculture
Dec 19, 2022
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Phosphorus use in the U.K. needs to be better managed and used in a much more sustainable way to reduce river pollution and increase resilience over rising fertilizer prices, say researchers.
Ecology
Dec 16, 2022
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Wheat—the most widely cultivated crop in the world—is under growing attack from harmful toxins. Across Europe, almost half of wheat crops are impacted by the fungal infection that gives rise to these toxins, according ...
Agriculture
Dec 15, 2022
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At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Routine slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, "only" around 79 billion mammals and bird livestock ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
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Africa's livestock farmers are at the forefront of climate change. Images of parched landscapes littered with the carcasses of starved cattle are becoming all too familiar as droughts increase in frequency and severity. But ...
Ecology
Nov 21, 2022
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Commercial hemp is currently experiencing a revival due to its many applications. Commercial hemp varieties contain only small amounts of psychoactive (intoxicating) cannabinoids, which include Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC). ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2022
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While cattle production has historically focused on increasing the feed efficiency of steers to produce a marketable beef product, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are studying the feed ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 24, 2022
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The world's oceans can no longer sustain the ever-rising demand for fish. Aquaculture offers an alternative approach—if production is sustainable and high quality. INRAE, the Aqualande group and its selective breeding company ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2022
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