Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are helping bee keepers protect their colonies by studying the effectiveness of combining a widely used mite-killing pesticide with an agent that inhibits the ability of the destructive Varroa mite to tolerat…
BAYFIELD, Wis. – We often hear stories of adventurers in earlier times who overcame overwhelming odds to accomplish amazing things. Their success was greatly due to the indomitable spirit each possessed that kept them going through the toughest challenges. They answered a higher calling. Lea…
Danforth Center scientists Tessa Burch-Smith and Kirk Czymmek, in collaboration with researchers at the CryoEM Facility at Stanford University, are embarking on a pioneering initiative to develop new cryopreservation and nanoscale imaging procedures for volume electron microscopy -- vEM -- o…
Sulfur has officially joined the conversation when producers are discussing which macronutrients need to be applied to corn and soybean acres to meet plant demand and support optimal growth. Historically, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were the only nutrients required in quantities large…
My farming days are finished but a recent story made me realize I clearly left a lot of money on the table.
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Researchers have developed a machine learning model using hyperspectral imaging to assess pre-harvest tomato quality. The study introduces a cost-effective non-destructive method to predict key quality parameters, including weight, firmness and lycopene -- a natural antioxidant -- content. T…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – It was 95 degrees outside Feb. 25 in the River Walk area of San Antonio. It was almost as hot with information overload inside the Henry B. González Convention Center where the 30th-annual Commodity Classic was being held. According to the organizers, it was record atten…
The soil microbiome is critical for the ecosystem, and agricultural practices that promote microbial diversity can support plant health and help protect against pests. But it is unclear which practices are most beneficial, and what motivates farmers to choose them.
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT, soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. DDT is an insecticide introduced in 1942. It has now been banned for more than 50 years, but it still remains in relatively high concentrations in soils around the world.
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If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air …
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Goats are increasingly being used in efforts to manage invasive common buckthorn in Midwestern woodlands. New research demonstrates when and how they are best used.
COLONIA TRES PALMAS, CAAGUAZU, Paraguay – It’s one thing sourcing enough staff to work on dairy farms, but ensuring they are properly trained or have access to training is an even-bigger challenge. Dairy farms rely on their workers to ensure cow health, welfare and feeding are always priorit…
Scott and Emma Mathison of Mathison Farms, members of Peninsula Pride Farms, continue learning about and adopting new sustainable farming practices that benefit their farm and the surrounding environment.
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Meet Eddie Drew Lewis III, a fifth-generation sugarcane farmer in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Lewis' grandfather gave him one rule when he started farming full time -- to always have crop insurance. That sage advice has proven to be essential on Lewis' farm because he’s experienced multiple…
“We’re standing on the solution in Michigan to protect our state for decades ahead when it comes to economics, when it comes to food security and when it comes to our environment and biodiversity.”
The mystery of how plants survive freezing temperatures and rebound after winter has long fascinated scientists, including Iowa State University professor of horticulture, Rajeev Arora, an expert in the cold physiology of plants.
Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm-management decisions but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from Kansas State University.
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