We already have evidence that rock dust can remove carbon dioxide from the air – now there are signs that spreading the dust on farm fields also enhances crop growth
4.1. The Role of Mozuku Cultivation beyond the Food Supply: The Challenges and CountermeasuresMozuku production in Okinawa, in general and specific to the OVFC, faces a series of challenges from terrestrial influences, coral reef…
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, ahead of the United States. House Committee on Agriculture's Hearing on China's infiltration of American Agriculture, Moms for America (MFA), the Organization for Competitive Markets…
BOWLING GREEN, KY, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and Competitive Markets Action (CMA), honored United States. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, with their Competitive Markets Leadership Award…
Thoughts inspired by our event at the Royal Agricultural University
Last Thursday, 7th March, we hosted a non-political event titled Fairer Food, Better Britain as part of the Royal Agricultural University’s…
CAIRNS, Australia, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research suggests farming pythons can offer a viable alternative to conventional livestock in parts of the world where the challenges of the climate crisis, pandemics, and…
1. IntroductionIn recent years, there has been a growing focus on organic agriculture and its environmental evaluation in view of enhancing the sustainability of the agricultural sector. With the increasing degradation of the…
EATING meat is a major contributor to two of the greatest problems humanity faces: global warming and the loss of biodiversity. Farming is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions, while the amount of…
Salmon killed by an algal bloom at a fish farm in NorwayBerit Roald/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Farmed salmon have been dying off en masse more frequently since 2012 and in increasingly large numbers, with millions of fish…
3.2.5. Analysis of Factors Influencing Business RiskAccording to Table 7, the six latent variables of policy environment, economic environment, social service environment, technical environment, self-resource endowment, and manager…
6.1. Key Findings Analysis of the research hypotheses indicated that IoT adoption in agricultural industries was affected by relative advantages, compatibility, technological competencies, and costs from the technological dimension,…
In northern Ghana, several smallholder farmers who grow crops on less than one hectare of land each are entering into contract farming. This gives them guaranteed buyers for their crops. Human geographer and climate change adaptation…
1. IntroductionThe 2023 report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the fact that current efforts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C are not sufficient. This report, the year 2019 was…
1. IntroductionIndonesia, as one of the World’s largest rubber producers, hosts a vast number of rubber farms that significantly contribute to the global supply. The number of rubber farms and their scale of production have evolved…
1. IntroductionWhile rice is a crucial component of Nigerians’ diet, countries like India, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Thailand are the leading rice producers and exporters . Rice is the third most produced crop worldwide and is citizens’…
1 IntroductionLow nutrient inputs, whether from organic or chemical fertilizers, limit agricultural lands’ ability to produce optimal yield (Amuri et al., 2017; Mesfin et al., 2021). In the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, the slopes of…
Microbes seem to affect how well tea plants absorb nutrientsArtur Szymczyk/Alamy
Tweaking the community of microorganisms found on the roots of tea plants can make your favourite brew even tastier.
Just as…
New York, United States , Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertical farming is the cultivation of crops with limited area and resources. It is a method of vertically harvesting crops on shelves and towers instead of typical…
1. IntroductionContract farming, which is an effective method to improve production efficiency and realize supply chain coordination, has been widely applied in agricultural production in developing countries. There are several benefits…
ManureUSD 15–28 per tonLong-term manure application improves crop yield (most of the crops and vegetables).Improves soil organic matter, soil organic carbon, water retention, soil microbial biomass.Long-term application of manure has the…
1. IntroductionAs defined by Sharath Kumar et al. , vertical farming (VF) is a multilayer indoor plant production system in which all growth factors, such as light, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration (CO2), water, and…
The Harold J. Kruse Farming and Environment Award was established in 2022 by Stephanie Kruse, DRI Foundation Vice-Chair and Trustee, to honor her father’s legacy and recognize his farming business sense.…
This section presents the main outcomes of the study, which, as already mentioned, was organized in two steps: a principal component analysis and cluster analysis. The first analysis allowed for the identification and definition of…
The morning dew dampens my sneakers as we ascend the green, undulating hill. Jerry Eisterhold, wearing a wide-brimmed hat against the Missouri summer sun, pulls a bunch of grapes of a type known as Delicatessen…
1. IntroductionOrganic farming is an intensively developing area of agricultural production that arose in response to serious problems caused by the development of a modern agroindustrial complex, the depletion of arable land, and the…
Harvested rice area in Africa. The top panel shows the rice area growth for 2000–2018. The black dashed line denotes 2008, the start year of the first phase of the…
Harvested rice area in Africa. The top panel shows the rice area growth for 2000–2018. The black dashed line denotes 2008, the start year of the first phase of the…
To regulate and control the adaptive immune response in chicken embryos, we should understand the core scientific issues behind it, namely the mechanisms underlying the initiation of adaptive immune response in chicken embryos.It has…
1. IntroductionThe agricultural sector represents 27% of global employment , and farming accounts for 4% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) according to the World Bank (2020) . In this vein, in Europe, figures gleaned from…
5.2. Data Collection and TrainingHistorical information about the farm, such as its weather patterns (temperature, humidity, and precipitation), soil moisture, and crop yield records, was gathered before the experiment began.…
In the Eastern region of Kenya, Makueni County stands out amidst arid and semi-arid zones, surrounded by the Volcanic Chyulu hills, Mbooni hills, and Kilungu hills. Famous for its mango and pixies orange production, the county’s…
In the Eastern region of Kenya, Makueni County stands out amidst arid and semi-arid zones, surrounded by the Volcanic Chyulu hills, Mbooni hills, and Kilungu hills. Famous for its mango and pixies orange production, the…
Planting, watering, weeding, harvesting and feeding the animals have long been part of life at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) in Manchester parish, Jamaica.On any given day, staff and students at the school’s…
You can just make out seaweed-encrusted beams when the salt waters of Whiting Bay are at low tide and before the fresh waters of Crane Mill Brook start rushing back to the sea.
Aaron Bell can point them out and, if you are…
Mixer attendees heard from Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-01), United States. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt, and the Swette Center's Senior Fellow Catherine…
Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries’ gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies…
Editor’s note: William (Bill) Brash is president of the New Jersey Fire Safety Council (NJFSC) a statewide organization working to create community fire adaptation and resiliency, and a member of FAC Net. Tom Gerber is the B1…
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Recently, the Missouri Department of Agriculture awarded funds to 12 projects that aim to address food insecurity in Missouri. Through the…
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“Trade in agriculture has always been a critical component in driving demand for our products domestically and internationally. Recently,…
Recently, Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced that 21 youth organizations from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s 2020 Building Our American Communities grant program. In…
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture is launching the 11th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest on Monday, Feb. 2, to…
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Following three years of success, the Missouri Grown program will offer the much-anticipated holiday gift boxes for a fourth Christmas…
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Recently, Governor Mike Parson, in coordination with the Missouri Departments of Health and Senior Services and Agriculture, has approved a…
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Thirty high school sophomores were recently selected to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness…