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More Canadian farmers going high-techRegina, Saskatchewan (UPI) Dec 20, 2011 More and more Canadian farmers are adopting mobile technology to help them manage and improve their businesses, an industry group survey found. Farmers have been as quick to purchase a smartphone or a tablet computer as other Canadians, a release from Farm Credit Canada said Tuesday. With a strong Internet connection, mobile devices can turn vehicles and farm machinery into a mobile office where producers can place orders, market products, and monitor weather, interest rates and grain ma ... read more |
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  Nitrogen from humans pollutes remote lakes for more than a century Nitrogen derived from human activities has polluted lakes throughout the Northern Hemisphere for more than a century and the fingerprint of these changes is evident even in remote lakes located thou ... more | .. |
 Data-driven tools cast geographical patterns of rainfall extremes in new light Using statistical analysis methods to examine rainfall extremes in India, a team of researchers has made a discovery that resolves an ongoing debate in published findings and offers new insights. Th ... more | .. |
 New insight into why locusts swarm New research has found that a protein associated with learning and memory plays an integral role in changing the behaviour of locusts from that of harmless grasshoppers into swarming pests. De ... more | .. |
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 A major step forward towards drought tolerance in crops When a plant encounters drought, it does its best to cope with this stress by activating a set of protein molecules called receptors. These receptors, once activated, turn on processes that help the ... more | .. |
 Genome tree of life is largest yet for seed plants Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, The New York Botanical Garden, and New York University have created the largest genome-based tree of life for see ... more | .. |
 IDFC: India's water supply at risk India's rising population and economic growth are straining the country's supply of water, a report from India's Infrastructure Development Finance Co. warns. ... more | .. |
 Growstones ideal alternative to perlite, parboiled rice hulls In the greenhouse business, organic and inorganic growing substrates are chosen for the physical and chemical properties necessary to support specific crops and growing conditions. One important phy ... more |
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Musk's Starlink
Sunlike quantum dot LEDs promise ultra-thin light sources for next-gen displays
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 Artichokes grow big in Texas Loaded with antioxidants and phytochemicals, the artichoke is becoming more popular as consumer interest in specialty products swells. And while 90% of the artichokes grown in the United States come ... more | .. |
 Sugar pump in plants identified Plants must supply their various tissues with the carbohydrates they produce through photosynthesis in the leaves. However, they do not have a muscular pump like the human heart to help transport th ... more | .. |
 What are the prospects for sustaining high-quality groundwater Intensive agriculture practices developed during the past century have helped improve food security for many people but have also added to nitrate pollution in surface and groundwaters. New research ... more | .. |
 Asparagus benefits from X-ray treatment As consumer demand for convenient, nutritious foods increases, pre-cut and packaged fruit and vegetables become more popular. Food producers are looking to science to discover new ways to safely ext ... more |
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 Wheat can't stop Hessian flies, so scientists find reinforcements Wheat's genetic resistance to Hessian flies has been failing, but a group of Purdue University and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists believe that other plants may soon be able to come to the ... more | .. |
 Strip-till improves nutrient uptake and yield The practice of deep banding fertilizer is growing in popularity as more growers turn to strip-till. However, this method may be costing growers more than it is worth. A new University of Illinois s ... more | .. |
 Improved rainwater harvesting system promising Ridge and furrow rainwater-harvesting (RFRH) systems with mulches were first researched in the flat, lowland, semiarid conditions of northwest China to improve water availability and to increase cro ... more | .. |
 How exposure to irregular light affects plant circadian rhythms Scientists know that plants can actually "sense" day length, and "schedule" their growth to coincide with specific environmental conditions. These natural events are based on the circadian clock, a ... more |
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Russia says no Putin-Trump call planned after Tomahawks warning
Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions
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 Scientists forecast crops that adapt to changing weather Crops that can cope with sudden fluctuations in the weather could be developed, thanks to fresh discoveries about the survival mechanisms of plants. Scientists studying how tiny algae renew ol ... more | .. |
 As climate change sets in, plants and bees keep pace No laggards, those bees and plants. As warm temperatures due to climate change encroach winter, bees and plants keep pace. An analysis of bee collection data over the past 130 years shows that sprin ... more | .. |
 A rosy future for Pakistan's cut flower industry Roses are one of the leading cut flowers in the global floriculture trade. In the last few years, cut flower consumption and the market for high-quality flowers has increased in Pakistan as a result ... more | .. |
 EU stuck on three new GM authorisations Failure by EU agriculture ministers to decide on authorisation for three genetically-modified maize and cotton strains overnight left the matter in the hands of the EU executive on Friday. ... more |
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  SMOS detects freezing soil as winter takes grip ESA's SMOS satellite is designed to observe soil moisture and ocean salinity, but this innovative mission is showing that it can also offer new insight into Earth's carbon and methane cycles by mapp ... more | .. |
 Nature's medicine cabinet could yield hundreds of new drugs There are probably at least 500 medically useful chemicals awaiting discovery in plant species whose chemical constituents have not yet been evaluated for their potential to cure or treat disease, a ... more | .. |
 Plant growth affected by tea seed powder Natural products marketed as plant growth enhancers are becoming increasingly sought-after. Many of these products, typically produced by small companies with limited research capabilities, have not ... more | .. |
 Salt-tolerant crops show higher capacity for carbon fixation Salt can have drastic effects on the growth and yield of horticultural crops; studies have estimated that salinity renders an about one-third of the world's irrigated land unsuitable for crop produc ... more |
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SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flight
Astronomers find mystery dark object in distant universe
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 Earliest Known Bug-Repellant Plant Bedding Found at South African Rock Shelter What were the daily lives of modern humans like more than 50,000 years ago? Rare finds such as early ornaments, cave drawings and Middle Stone Age engravings are the subjects of a good deal of anthr ... more | .. |
  US Biofuel Camelina Production Set to Soar The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel sources current ... more | .. |
 Study Shows More Shrubbery in a Warming World Scientists have used satellite data from NASA-built Landsat missions to confirm that more than 20 years of warming temperatures in northern Quebec, Canada, have resulted in an increase in the amount ... more | .. |
 NASA Gears Up for Airborne Study of Earth's Radiation Balance NASA scientists have successfully completed flight tests in preparation for deployment of a multi-year airborne science campaign to study the humidity and chemical composition of air entering the tr ... more |
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 Spring's rising soil temperatures see hormones wake seeds from their winter slumber Dormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research by the University of Warwick has found. This sensit ... more | .. |
 Blue light irradiation promotes growth, increases antioxidants in lettuce seedlings The quality of agricultural seedlings is important to crop growth and yield after transplantation. Good quality seedlings exhibit characteristics such as thick stems, thick leaves, dark green leaves ... more | .. |
 Accelerating adoption of agricultural technology Research shows that it takes about eight years from the time public research funds are invested in technology development to the time the technology is first implemented. In the agricultural sector ... more | .. |
 Chinese wines beat Bordeaux in blind tasting A remote region of northern China that began growing grapes for fine wine just a decade ago has beaten the centuries-old French wine-producing region of Bordeaux in a blind tasting held in Beijing. ... more |
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