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Pesticide ban hammers French sugar beet harvest
Dec 01, 2020 (AFP)
Parliament has approved letting beet farmers again use neonicotinoid pesticides in a bid to save the industry and its 45,000 jobs -- France is the world's secon...
Cyprus olive farmer vows change to face climate challenge
Nov 29, 2020 (AFP)
The first of several heatwaves in 2020 descended in May, the flowering season for her 2,500 olive and citrus trees in Akaki, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) outs...
Australia to 'vigorously defend' wine industry from China tariffs: minister
Nov 27, 2020 (AFP)
"The Australian government will vigorously defend the industry," David Littleproud said, vowing to appeal a ruling announced by Beijing on Friday. Within hours ...
China imposes anti-dumping measures on Australian wine
Nov 27, 2020 (AFP)
Beijing has on several occasions used the threat of diminished access to its vast domestic market as a stick to beat Australia and has suspended imports of some...
Algae pasta, saltwater crops share million-dollar UAE prize
Nov 18, 2020 (AFP)
A water-scarce nation with a desert climate and very little arable land, the oil-rich UAE imports 90 percent of its food. But it is intent on reducing this exte...
Unilever targets 1-bn-euro sales for plant-based foods
Nov 18, 2020 (AFP)
Known for brands like Ben & Jerry's and Magnum ice cream and Hellmann's mayonnaise, Unilever said it was boosting its range of such vegan-friendly product to me...
'English nouveau': a young red to rival Beaujolais
Nov 17, 2020 (AFP)
"It's not a wine to be taken too seriously, it's a fun drink, taking on the spirit of Beaujolais Nouveau," winemaker Simon Day explained at his vineyard in Ledb...
CAST releases paper on Ground and Aerial Robots for Agricultural Production: Opportunities and Challenges
Nov 17, 2020 (SPX)
This paper discusses ground and aerial robots; robotic manipulators; robots used for row crops, orchards, and specialty crops; automated systems in animal agric...
People in developing countries eat less bushmeat as they migrate from rural to urban areas
Nov 17, 2020 (SPX)
New Princeton University research finds that when people in developing countries move from rural areas to cities, they consume less bushmeat over time, perhaps ...
US agricultural water use declining for most crops and livestock production
Nov 17, 2020 (SPX)
Agricultural production and food manufacturing account for a third of water usage in the U.S. Water use fluctuates with weather patterns but is also affected by...
New fish-free aquaculture feed to raise fish farming standards
Nov 12, 2020 (UPI)
The new feed, which doesn't use any fish meal or fish oil ingredients, helped fish gain weight faster and resulted in a more nutritional fish filet. Researchers...
Cassava yields could benefit from rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere
Nov 11, 2020 (UPI)
In a new study, published recently in the Journal of Experimental Botany, scientists artificially boosted the CO2 supply of cassava plants planted at SoyFACE, S...
Ecologically friendly agriculture doesn't compromise crop yields
Nov 09, 2020 (SPX)
Diversification includes practices such as growing multiple crops in rotation, planting flower strips, reducing tillage, adding organic amendments that enrich s...
'Plantdemic' hits Philippines as demand for greenery grows
Nov 09, 2020 (AFP)
Photos of delicate flowers and broad-leafed foliage cultivated in backyards and on balconies have flooded social media as housebound Filipinos turn to nature to...
Food emissions could push Earth past global warming limits
Nov 06, 2020 (AFP)
The system to feed Earth's 7.7 billion people accounts for nearly a third of global total greenhouse gas emissions, including from land clearing and deforestati...
Parasitoid that targets Asian fruit fly is actually two distinct species
Nov 05, 2020 (UPI)
Through a combination of interbreeding experiments and molecular analysis, researchers determined that the parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis is in fact two disti...
Satellite remote sensing integration with Jain Logic makes growers more productive
Nov 03, 2020 (SPX)
Identifying and reacting to potential irrigation system issues, pest pressure, disease, and nutrient deficiencies are now quicker and easier for growers. With m...
What digital revolution? Hundreds of millions of farmers still cannot get online
Nov 03, 2020 (SPX)
While digital technologies are steadily reaching more farmers, for each one plugged into the latest weather forecast or selling produce at the tap of a screen, ...
Self-watering soil could transform farming
Nov 03, 2020 (SPX)
As published in ACS Materials Letters, the team's atmospheric water irrigation system uses super-moisture-absorbent gels to capture water from the air. When the...
See-through soil substitutes help scientists study soil ecology
Nov 03, 2020 (UPI)
Understanding soil ecology is vital to the study of forests, carbon cycles, climate change, sustainable agriculture and more. Unfortunately, it's quite difficul...
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