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Green Bronx Machine Names Three Powerhouse Players to Its National Board of Directors
Green Bronx Machine
Linda Femling, Director of Food Programs at Google in the Americas, Ana Cristina Garcia, Director of Government and Community Affairs at NewYork-Presbyterian, and Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor of GreenBiz Group Inc., have been named the newest board members of Green Bronx Machine (GBM), the innovative national education nonprofit that effectively uses urban agriculture to transform teaching, learning and workforce development to boost student academic, health and career outcomes in underserved communities.
Decoded genome of little-known disease offers hope for citrus
University of California, Riverside
Scientists are hoping the RNA of an obscure infection can one day be used like a Trojan horse to deliver life-saving treatments to citrus trees.
Measuring Impact of Double- Cropping
University of Delaware
A new study published in Nature Food quantifies for the first time the impact that double-cropping had on helping Brazil achieve its national grain boom. The University of Delaware's Jing Gao was a co-author on the study that included collaborators from institutions in China and Brazil.
Bronx Educator Named National Life Group "LifeChanger of the Year" Award Winner
Green Bronx Machine
Stephen Ritz, founder of Green Bronx Machine and the National Health, Wellness, and Learning Center at CS 55, has been selected as a 2020-21 national LifeChanger of the Year award winner.
In quest to end hunger, Green Bronx Machine welcomes U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern to CS55
Green Bronx Machine
United States Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, visited Green Bronx Machine and its founder Stephen Ritz at its headquarters yesterday at the National Health, Wellness and Learning Center at CS 55 in the Bronx.
Cybersecurity experts from Indiana University available to comment on recent ransomware attacks
Indiana University
MSU Agriculture Expert on Effect of JBS Attack on Meat Industry
Michigan State University
Better popping potential for popcorn
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Research identifies traits associated with improved popcorn expansion
Beer byproduct mixed with manure proves an excellent pesticide
Frontiers
The use of many chemical fumigants in agriculture have been demonstrated to be harmful to human health and the environment and therefore banned from use.
Fungus fights mites that harm honey bees
Washington State University
A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports.
Benefits of wheat in corn-soybean crop rotations
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Adding wheat can boost yields, increase economic return, and improve soil
Scientists Discover Five New Species of Listeria, Improving Food Safety
Cornell University
While examining the prevalence of listeria in agricultural soil throughout the U.S., Cornell University food scientists have stumbled upon five previously unknown and novel relatives of the bacteria.
New Peanut Has a Wild Past and Domesticated Present
University of Georgia
The wild relatives of modern peanut plants have the ability to withstand disease in ways that peanut plants can't. The genetic diversity of these wild relatives means that they can shrug off the diseases that kill farmers' peanut crops, but they also produce tiny nuts that are difficult to harvest because they burrow deep in the soil.
Cornell startup's sustainable tech takes food farther
Cornell University
Farther Farms has created the world's first commercially available french fries that don't need freezing or refrigeration, with innovative technology developed at Cornell University.
Climate change threatens one-third of global food production
Aalto University
New research led by Aalto University assesses just how global food production will be affected if greenhouse gas emissions are left uncut. The study is published in the prestigious journal One Earth on Friday 14 May.
How 'bout them cider apples: NY producers innovate for flavor
Cornell University
How widespread is lemur and fossa meat consumption?
Wildlife Conservation Society
A new study looks at the prevalence of human consumption of lemur and fossa (Madagascar's largest predator) in villages within and around Makira Natural Park, northeastern Madagascar, providing up-to-date estimates of the percentage of households who eat meat from these protected species.
A Novel Strip Test Kit to Detect 5 Types of Prohibited Meat in Halal Food in One Go
Chulalongkorn University
An all-in-one Strip Test -- a fast, easy and accurate test kit to detect the DNA of 5 forbidden meat in a single test is the latest innovation from the Chula Halal Science Center.
Building better beans to fight food insecurity
Michigan State University
As climate change heats up the air and land making them hotter and dryer, warmer nighttime temperatures make it more difficult to grow beans -- a critical source of protein for populations. Researchers are working against this to build more resilient beans.
Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand
Michigan Technological University
In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Meat shortages led many to wonder what to eat for protein when supply chains are disrupted and some people turned to gathering eggs, raising animals and growing their own food. A team from Michigan Tech and the University of Alaska assessed backyard protein sources: They looked at how a typical household with a typical backyard can raise chickens, rabbits or soybeans to meet its protein needs.
Symbiotic Bacteria In Root Cells May Be Key To Producing Better Crops, Rutgers Study Finds
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize root cells may be managed to produce hardier crops that need less fertilizer.
Breeding a better chickpea
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Genomics research helps develop high-yielding, drought tolerant lines of chickpea
Heme Is Not Just for Impossible Burgers
Washington University in St. Louis
It took an unlikely food innovation -- earth-friendly vegetarian patties, made to taste and "bleed" like the familiar meaty ones -- to make people aware of heme. But heme is an essential part of proteins found in most life forms, from tiny bacteria to soy plants to the human body. Heme plays a crucial role in supplying cells with the energy needed to carry out chemical reactions.
Green Bronx Machine Founder Stephen Ritz Wins 2021 CEA Disruptor Award
Green Bronx Machine
Green Bronx Machine congratulates its founder Stephen Ritz who has received the 2021 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Disruptor Award for the organization's work during the pandemic.
Machine Vision System for Almond Grading and Safety
University of South Australia
Researchers at UniSA have developed a world-first automated technique for simultaneously grading almond quality and detecting potentially serious mycotoxin contamination in kernels.
Expert Available to Comment on Effective Food Allergy Communication
Indiana University
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month, and IUPUI's Jennifer Bute is available to comment on effective strategies for parents to communicate about their child's food allergies.
Hunger Cues
Harvard Medical School
Research by investigators at Harvard Medical School illuminates the neurobiology that underlies food attraction and how hungry mice choose to pay attention to one object in their environment over another.
Inflammatory diet linked to testosterone deficiency in men
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott
Consuming a diet high in pro-inflammatory foods - including foods that contain refined carbohydrates and sugar as well as polyunsaturated fats - may be associated with increased odds of developing testosterone deficiency among men, suggests a study in The Journal of Urology(r), Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Reliably detecting cocoa off-flavors
Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB)
Musty, moldy, smoky or horse dung-like smelling cocoa is not suitable for chocolate production.
Healthy eating: Tips for planning nutritious meals and snacks
LifeBridge Health
Nutrition goals aren't the same for everyone. These tips, however, may help you personalize your new eating habits
Table-to-farm approach will create healthier U.S. melon supply chain
Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center in College Station are using a "table-to-farm" approach to create a safer, healthier and more sustainable melon supply chain in the U.S. by considering consumer preference at the dinner table.
Meatpacking plants increased COVID-19 cases in US counties
University of California, Davis
An estimated 334,000 COVID-19 cases are attributable to meatpacking plants, resulting in $11.2 billion in economic damage, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of California, Davis.
'Our Changing Menu': Warming climate serves up meal remake
Cornell University
How will climate change affect the world's dinner plates?
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Creates Advancing Diversity in Dietetics Scholarship
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is accepting applications for a new Advancing Diversity in Dietetics Scholarship that will provide $25,000 each to two aspiring registered dietitian nutritionists of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Schedule Announced for NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
Is precision nutrition all hype or the future of nutrition? How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected food access and choices? Do our nutritional needs change as we age? How can the world sustainably feed its growing population?
Separating beer waste into proteins for foods, and fiber for biofuels
American Chemical Society (ACS)
The beer-making process yields a large amount of spent grain as a waste product. Today, scientists report a new way to extract the protein and fiber from brewer's spent grain and use it to create new types of protein sources, biofuels and more. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2021.
Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency
Colorado State University
A comprehensive assessment of 12 different strategies for reducing beef production emissions worldwide found that industry can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by as much as 50% in certain regions, with the most potential in the United States and Brazil.
Stephen Ritz Brings His Award-Winning Green Bronx Machine Classroom to Public Television's "Let's Learn"
Green Bronx Machine
This spring, Stephen Ritz, award-winning educator and founder of Green Bronx Machine, will delight children in 3-K through second grade when he brings his acclaimed classroom - and a cast of newly-created characters - to public television's "Let's Learn" series.
International study shows alternative seafood networks provided resiliency during pandemic
University of Maine
Local alternative seafood networks (ASNs) in the United States and Canada, often considered niche segments, experienced unprecedented growth in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic while the broader seafood system faltered, highlighting the need for greater functional diversity in supply chains, according to a new international study led by the University of Maine.
Tree fungus reduces fertilizer requirement for ketchup tomatoes
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Researchers report in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry they have recruited a fungus to bolster fertilizer efficiency, meaning tastier tomatoes can be grown with less fertilizer.
Catching Up with Green Bronx Machine and Stephen Ritz in March and April 2021
Green Bronx Machine
Attention all Green Bronx Machine fans! Even though growing season is still around the corner, our founder Stephen Ritz and other GBM leaders are literally "zooming" around the world, planting the seeds for better education and health outcomes. From the Middle East and Austin, Texas, to New York City and far-flung places in between, their mission is to educate everyone about the power of a plant to help young people achieve academic and personal success, improve community health and wellness, and address economic and food justice.
NY maple producers tap Cornell experts to diversify
Cornell University
The Cornell Maple Program works to develop new maple products to grow the $30 million maple industry in New York state and boost rural economies.
New Estimates of 'Safe' Levels of Exposure to Peanut Protein for U.S. Population
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences
Paper on dose-response relationship evaluated for peanut allergy in clinical trial screening published
Sweet potatoes increase vitamin A, fiber in bread
South Dakota State University
Incorporating sweet potato puree into bread not only adds vitamin A, but also changes the starch composition by increasing the fiber content. That can be beneficial for diabetics.
Protecting seeds: The what, why, and how of seed treatments
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Seeds are treated for a variety of reasons to help maximize yield potential
Clarity needed in classification systems for processed foods
University of Surrey
During this unique study researchers from the University of Surrey and European Food Information Council (EUFIC) reviewed over 100 scientific papers to examine if different criteria exist in developing classification systems for processed foods and, if so, what distinguishes them.
Scientists created edible food films for food packaging
Ural Federal University
An international group of scientists from India and Russia has created edible food films for packaging fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, and seafood.
Predicting Impact of Salt Substitute Suggests Health Gains and Movement Closer to FDA Goal
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences
Replacing sodium chloride (NaCl) in food with potassium chloride (KCl) could be one tool to help the country reduce sodium intake in line with federal recommendations.
The incredible, edible seed
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Legumes, sunflower seeds consumed by many
Study examines fermented milks' potential benefits for decreasing high blood pressure through modulation of gut microbiota
Elsevier
In recent years, fermented dairy foods have been gaining attention for their health benefits, and a new review published in the Journal of Dairy Science indicates these foods could help reduce conditions like hypertension (high blood pressure).
