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Smart Irrigation Model Predicts Rainfall to Conserve Water

July 22, 2019

A predictive model combining information about plant physiology, real-time soil conditions, and weather forecasts can help ma...

Scientists Hope Genetic Research Will Lead to New Breakthroughs in Weed Control

July 19, 2019

An article featured in the journal Weed Science sheds important new light on the genetics and potential control of Palmer ama...

'Intensive' Beekeeping Not to Blame for Common Bee Diseases

July 18, 2019

Intensive agriculture—where animals or plants are kept crowded together in very high densities—is thought to resu...

Researchers Publish New Study on Citrus Greening Disease

July 17, 2019

As citrus greening becomes an increasing threat to growers worldwide, the future of the industry may depend on identifying lo...

University Releases Comprehensive Review of the Future of CRISPR Technology in Crops

July 16, 2019

Nature plants review explores the current state and future of CRISPR technology in crops, suggesting applications beyond gene...

Yield-Boosting Stay-Green Gene Identified from 118-Year-Old Experiment in Corn

July 12, 2019

When the gene is turned off, field-grown elite hybrids yield 4.6 bushels more per acre on average than standard plants

Study: Global Farming Trends Threaten Food Security

July 11, 2019

Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than ever

Robot Uses Machine Learning to Harvest Lettuce

July 10, 2019

Although the prototype is nowhere near as fast or efficient as a human worker, it demonstrates how the use of robotics in agr...

Study Shows Potential for Reduced Methane from Cows

July 9, 2019

Research reveals that the level and type of methane-producing microbes in a cow is largely controlled by the cow’s...

New Dairy Cattle Breeding Method Increases Genetic Selection Efficiency

July 8, 2019

Inclusion of a parameter that measures an animal's capacity to transmit its genetic traits resulted in gains of up to 16 perc...

How to Sell Labriculture: Less Lab, More Culture

July 4, 2019

'High-tech' framing may be driving negative attitudes toward cultured meat

New Biotage® VacMaster™ Disk - Vacuum Extraction with Rugged Versatility

July 2, 2019

Unit provides a versatile and flexible system for vacuum extraction in a busy laboratory

USDA Awards $1.8 Million to Cornell for Packaging, Beverage Concentrate Research

July 2, 2019

Ever-increasing food waste represents an emerging threat to the economic and environmental sustainability of the US food syst...

The World Needs a Global System to Detect and Halt the Spread of Emerging Crop Diseases

July 1, 2019

In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop disease...

Managing the Ups and Downs of Coffee Production

June 28, 2019

The biennial effect makes it challenging for coffee breeders to compare yields from different varieties of coffee

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