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Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
An unconventional yeast increases the quality of carbonic maceration wine, rosé wine and orange wine
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

A Universitat Rovira i Virgili study finds that this yeast speeds up the winemaking process and improves the organoleptic properties of wines.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Texas A&M AgriLife expands controlled environment horticulture initiatives
Texas A&M AgriLife

Horticultural research remains at epicenter of growing field.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Women farm owners more apt to binge drink
University of Georgia

A study from the University of Georgia reveals a concerning pattern of binge drinking among women who own or manage farms. The study, which was recently published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, surveyed 987 farmers across the U.S. about their perceived levels of stress and coping behaviors, including alcohol use.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Innovative tech shows promise to boost rubber production in US
Ohio State University

Scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract latex from two sustainable North American plant sources: a dandelion species and a desert shrub.

Newswise: Climate resilience: NSF-funded research to explore link between crisis and agriculture
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Climate resilience: NSF-funded research to explore link between crisis and agriculture
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York will head to Peru to study the link between ancient agricultural practices, climate shift and war.

Newswise: Chula Researchers Develop Progesterone Test Kit to Determine Swine Pregnancy to Assist Farm Management
Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST
Chula Researchers Develop Progesterone Test Kit to Determine Swine Pregnancy to Assist Farm Management
Chulalongkorn University

A simple way to find out whether a gilt is already pregnant is through the Progesterone Test Kit – an innovation developed by Chulalongkorn University researchers that is easy for farmers to use, with fast and accurate results.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Women farmers quantitatively linked to better community well-being
Penn State University

Having more women in agriculture is associated with greater community well-being, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Newswise: Fungal ‘bouncers’ patrol plant-microbe relationship
Released: 17-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Fungal ‘bouncers’ patrol plant-microbe relationship
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A new computational framework created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers is accelerating their understanding of who’s in, who’s out, who’s hot and who’s not in the soil microbiome, where fungi often act as bodyguards for plants, keeping friends close and foes at bay.

Released: 17-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Penny Pennington Elected Chair of Danforth Plant Science Center Board; New Directors Include Blunt, Burlin
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

ST. LOUIS, MO., January 17, 2023 — The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced today that Penny Pennington has been elected chair of the Danforth Center Board of Directors.

12-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Microplastics from natural fertilizers are blowing in the wind more often than once thought
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Though natural fertilizers from treated sewage sludge provide crops with nutrients, they bring along microplastics too. Recent research shows these plastics are easily spread by even slight winds.

Newswise: RUDN Scientists Say Natural Antioxidant Helps Rainbow Trout Cope With Stress
Released: 16-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
RUDN Scientists Say Natural Antioxidant Helps Rainbow Trout Cope With Stress
Scientific Project Lomonosov

A RUDN University biologist and colleagues from Iran and China proved that the natural antioxidant chrysin improves growth and immunity in rainbow trout. It can help improve the health of fish in intensive farming environments.

Newswise: Sasin Offers Sasin Sustainability Advisory
Released: 15-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST
Sasin Offers Sasin Sustainability Advisory
Chulalongkorn University

or over two decades, Sasin School of Management has been pushing forth sustainability efforts in Thailand and Sasin’s Southeast Asia through Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Center.

Newswise: Answering the cattle nutrition protein question
Released: 12-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Answering the cattle nutrition protein question
Texas A&M AgriLife

Knowing exactly how beef cattle utilize protein is important to answering many nutrition questions producers and industry nutritionists pose to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists like Jason Smith, Ph.D., Amarillo.

Newswise: Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program highlights market, varietal expansions
Released: 12-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program highlights market, varietal expansions
Texas A&M AgriLife

The latest advanced potato clones from the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program, especially those for the french fry and fresh markets, will be highlighted during the National Potato Expo by Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Department of Horticultural Sciences in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
A tiny tattoo for a tabby
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

In a study recently published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo demonstrated an alternative “bio-tagging” method, in which a unique array of microneedles – with alphanumeric characters visible to the unaided eye - is directly inserted into the skin for permanent identification of animals.

Newswise: Texas A&M AgriLife Research gets $5.2 million grant for onion improvement
Released: 10-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Texas A&M AgriLife Research gets $5.2 million grant for onion improvement
Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife Research received more than $5.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a project to address multiple aspects of the southern U.S. onion harvest system.

Newswise: Scaling up urban agriculture: Research team outlines roadmap
Released: 10-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Scaling up urban agriculture: Research team outlines roadmap
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat, and mitigate environmental footprints, but researchers have identified knowledge gaps regarding both the benefits and risks of urban agriculture and the social processes of growing more food in urban areas.

Newswise: Texas Climate-Smart Initiative opens producer application period
Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Texas Climate-Smart Initiative opens producer application period
Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas commodity producers interested in improving the sustainability of their operations can apply to participate in the Texas Climate-Smart Initiative, spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

Newswise: University of Delaware taps food science industry leader as new dean of its College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Released: 10-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
University of Delaware taps food science industry leader as new dean of its College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Delaware

Brian E. Farkas, an industry leader, researcher and professor in food science, has been appointed dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR).

Newswise: RUDN Agronomists Found Out How to Increase Millet Yield
Released: 10-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
RUDN Agronomists Found Out How to Increase Millet Yield
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University agronomists have built a map of the evolution and genetic diversity of millet. This drought-resistant cereal is underestimated, but new data will help to carry out breeding and increase its yield.

Newswise: Use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate infants at risk
Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate infants at risk
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig

Frequent visits to oil palm plantations are leading to a sharp increase in mortality rates among infant southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild, according to a new study published in Current Biology.

Newswise: Cultivating Prosperity in South Dallas Through Innovative Urban Farming
Released: 8-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Cultivating Prosperity in South Dallas Through Innovative Urban Farming
Southern Methodist University

When you hear about urban farming, SMU faculty members Doric Earle and Owen Lynch want your next thought to be about entrepreneurship.

Newswise: Harnessing sensors, smart devices, and AI could transform agriculture
Released: 4-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Harnessing sensors, smart devices, and AI could transform agriculture
Virginia Tech

Biosensing engineer Azahar Ali, assistant professor of animal sciences and biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech, is bracing for the arrival of a fourth agricultural revolution.

Newswise: Diversity of bioluminescent beetles in Brazilian savanna has declined sharply in 30 years
Released: 3-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Diversity of bioluminescent beetles in Brazilian savanna has declined sharply in 30 years
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At night in the Cerrado, Brazil’s savanna and second-largest biome, larvae of the click beetle Pyrearinus termitilluminans, which live in termite mounds, display green lanterns to capture prey attracted by the bright light.

Released: 2-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
‘Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate smart agriculture’ - researchers
University of Leeds

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough key micronutrients for the population, according to a major research study.

Newswise: New heat pump system being developed to dry, dehydrate food products
Released: 28-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
New heat pump system being developed to dry, dehydrate food products
Texas A&M AgriLife

Scientists are looking for a more environmentally and economically friendly heat pump system to dry food and feed products ranging from grain for livestock to apple chips in the grocery store.

Newswise: Finding the ‘goldilocks’ zone or conditions in rice irrigation
Released: 28-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
Finding the ‘goldilocks’ zone or conditions in rice irrigation
Texas A&M AgriLife

Alternate wetting and drying, a rice irrigation practice dating back to the 1980s, is part of a broader Texas A&M AgriLife study investigating its potential to reduce water and fertilizer use.

Newswise: Animal science student finds new passion working at swine center
Released: 25-Dec-2023 12:05 AM EST
Animal science student finds new passion working at swine center
Texas A&M AgriLife

What started with an eagerness for a hands-on learning experience in the Department of Animal Science in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ended with a new passion and opportunity for Carlie Rogers ’24, a first-generation college student from Diana.

Newswise: RUDN Agronomists Found Out How to Increase Millet Yield
Released: 22-Dec-2023 5:05 AM EST
RUDN Agronomists Found Out How to Increase Millet Yield
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University agronomists have built a map of the evolution and genetic diversity of millet. This drought-resistant cereal is underestimated, but new data will help to carry out breeding and increase its yield.

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Released: 21-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Texas A&M study shows biochar enhances soil health
Texas A&M AgriLife

An ancient soil amendment – biochar – could be a promising tool for future soil health enhancement and maintenance, according to a study by the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences.

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Released: 21-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
The search for thermotolerant dairy cows
Texas A&M AgriLife

Identifying efficient dairy cattle in a climate of higher temperatures is the goal of one scientist in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science.

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Released: 21-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Vargo elected Entomological Society of America Fellow
Texas A&M AgriLife

Edward Vargo, Ph.D., professor and endowed chair of urban entomology in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology, was elected as an Entomological Society of America Fellow.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Pathways for enhancing sustainability and resilience in India’s critical small dairy operations
Elsevier

India—with a dairy sector mainly composed of small dairy farms—is one of the largest milk producers in the world and home to more dairy cows than any other country. Its small farms feed millions and are critical sources of employment, income, and nutrition.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:05 PM EST
Socialization for success: Two recent studies expand our understanding of how early social housing helps dairy calves thrive
Elsevier

Dairy industry professionals continuously work to ensure the highest possible welfare for dairy calves, including fine-tuning their housing to improve overall health, well-being, and performance.

Newswise: David Kaplan Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Released: 18-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
David Kaplan Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Tufts University

David Kaplan, the Stern Family Endowed Professor of Engineering at Tufts University, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Newswise: Microwaves heat the soil to eliminate pests and help farmers manage soil diseases.
Released: 18-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Microwaves heat the soil to eliminate pests and help farmers manage soil diseases.
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Sunshin Jung at KERI develops a penetrative microwave heating technology of the world’s highest level, that overlaps and penetrates microwaves deep into the ground (30 cm or more) and heats the soil up to 100 °C

Newswise: Tufts University Announces Second Annual Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day
Released: 14-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Tufts University Announces Second Annual Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day
Tufts University

Bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors, Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day is an opportunity for candid discussion about challenges in the industry and collective conversations on issues such as safety, scaling, and taste in order to move the field forward.

7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Beef farming that keeps cattle on lifelong grass diets may have higher carbon footprint
PLOS

Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch cattle to grain-based diets partway through their lives. Daniel Blaustein-Rejto of the Breakthrough Institute, USA, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on December 13.

Newswise: New genetic vulnerability to herbicide found in nearly 50 sweet and field corn lines
Released: 13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
New genetic vulnerability to herbicide found in nearly 50 sweet and field corn lines
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

When a sweet corn breeder reached out in 2021 to report severe injury from the herbicide tolpyralate, Marty Williams hoped it was a fluke isolated to a single inbred line. But two years later, after methodical field, greenhouse, and genetic testing, his new Pest Management Science study not only confirms sensitivity to tolpyralate in 49 sweet corn and field corn lines, but also reveals a new genetic vulnerability that may affect corn more generally.

12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Growing use of hemp-derived alternative cannabis products containing CBD, Delta-8-THC, CBG, CBN
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new U-M study published in JAMA Network Open examines past-year use of some of these hemp-derived cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (CBD), Delta 8-THC, cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabinol (CBN).

Newswise: New leadership to take Illinois’ Center for Digital Agriculture into the future
Released: 13-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
New leadership to take Illinois’ Center for Digital Agriculture into the future
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

After five trailblazing years, the Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a new executive director, John Reid, who plans to support CDA’s growth across all dimensions of use-inspired research, translation of research into practice, and education and workforce development.

Newswise: Wheat Sequencing Consortium Awarded NSF Grant to Mine Wheat Diversity for Food Security
Released: 13-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Wheat Sequencing Consortium Awarded NSF Grant to Mine Wheat Diversity for Food Security
International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is starting a two-year project, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to mine an untapped genetic resource for wheat improvement by sequencing the genomes of ancient varieties representing the worldwide diversity of bread wheat.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Zapping manure with special electrode promises an efficient method to produce fertilizers, other chemicals
University of Wisconsin–Madison

An interdisciplinary team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products.

Newswise: FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Released: 12-Dec-2023 8:30 AM EST
FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Florida Atlantic University

The program, “Building Capacity in Microbiome Innovation for Plant Health, Soil Fertility and Environmental Sustainability,” is the first workforce-development USDA-NIFA grant to a research-intensive Hispanic-Serving Institution, which will help address the complex challenges facing traditional agriculture and declining interest of the next generation in food, agriculture and natural resources careers.

Newswise: Study: Extreme rainfall increases ag nutrient runoff, conservation strategies can help
Released: 11-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Study: Extreme rainfall increases ag nutrient runoff, conservation strategies can help
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a significant source of water pollution in the U.S., and climate change that produces extreme weather events is likely to exacerbate the problem. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at how extreme rainfall impacts runoff and suggests possible mitigation strategies.

Newswise: Department of Food Science and Technology researcher explores agrifood system solutions
Released: 11-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST
Department of Food Science and Technology researcher explores agrifood system solutions
Texas A&M AgriLife

Reza Ovissipour, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Research assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology, is actively contributing to solutions for the crucial food-related challenges of today — and tomorrow.

Released: 9-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Corporate due diligence regulations should neither be a paper tiger nor a bureaucratic nightmare
University of Hohenheim

Corporate due diligence regulations can be a success for human rights, labour standards, as well as for environmental and climate goals – if they are designed with clear objectives in mind.



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