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Engineered bacteria emit signals that can be spotted from a distance
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Using a new method that triggers cells to produce molecules that generate unique combinations of color, MIT engineers have shown that they can read out these bacterial signals from as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other applications, which could be monitored by drones or satellites. "It's a new way of getting information out of the cell. If you're standing next to it, you can't see anything by eye, but from hundreds of met ... read more |
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Dutch flower industry grasps thorny pesticide issueAalsmeer, Netherlands (AFP) April 16, 2025 As Margriet Mantingh gazes at flowers stretching as far as the eye can see at the world's biggest flower market near Amsterdam, all she sees is a huge bouquet of pesticides. ... more
Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hit Central Asia: studyAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 4, 2025 A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change. ... more 
Mapping the Earth's cropsUrbana IL (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 As agricultural research continues to become more entwined with technology, smart farming - a phrase that encompasses research computing tools that help farmers to better address issues like crop di ... more 
New insights reveal how social dynamics drove the rise of agricultureLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 A groundbreaking study featured in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reexamines the long-held belief that environmental changes solely sparked the dawn of agricultur ... more |
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Parisians back 'garden roads' scheme in record low turnoutParis (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Residents of Paris have backed a scheme to pedestrianise and create green spaces on hundreds of roads in the French capital in a consultative vote marked by a record low turnout, according to results published on Monday. ... more 
Canada canola farmers squeezed by trade wars on two frontsMontreal (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 To sow or not to sow? Canola farmers in Canada's vast western Prairies region have found themselves in the crossfire of trade wars with both the United States and China. ... more 
Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural products kick inBeijing (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Chinese tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork come into effect Thursday, with an industry lobby warning the new levies will have a "devastating impact" on farmers. ... more 
Enhancing agrivoltaic synergies through optimized tracking strategiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 Agrivoltaic systems, which merge agricultural cultivation with solar power generation, represent a strategic solution to the dual challenge of meeting increasing global energy demands and ensuring f ... more 
EU countries back looser rules for gene-edited cropsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 EU countries agreed to push forward with plans to ease current restrictions on some gene-edited crops - a move backed by farmer groups but opposed by environmentalists. ... more |
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Dramatic increase in research funding needed to counter productivity slowdown in farming
Ithica NY (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Climate change and flagging investment in research and development has U.S. agriculture facing its first productivity slowdown in decades. A new study estimates the public sector investment needed to reverse course. In the paper, published March 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers model both the dampening effects of climate change on U.S. agriculture and the accelerating effects of publicly funded research and development (R and D) - and use the estimates to quan ... read more 
On the Mongolian steppe, climate change pushes herders to the brinkKharkhorin, Mongolia (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herder Zandan Lkhamsuren is still reckoning with the damage wrought by Mongolia's increasingly erratic extreme weather. ... more |
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FARMing with Data OpenET Introduces FARMS Tool to Aid Water ManagementLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A collaborative effort supported by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is enhancing the ability of farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources effectively. The initiative, led by Op ... more
China says to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food productsBeijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2025 China said Saturday it would slap tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork, after a Beijing probe into levies imposed by Ottawa on Chinese goods last year. ... more 
Peru farmer confident ahead of German court battle with energy giantLima (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 A Peruvian farmer suing a German energy giant in a "David and Goliath" battle over climate change damage, says he has "full confidence" in the legal process in Germany. ... more 
China says to impose fresh tariffs on US agricultural importsBeijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 China said Tuesday it would slap fresh tariffs on a range of agricultural imports from the United States as of next week, in retaliation against a hike in levies by Washington. ... more 
Plan B: Pakistan beekeepers widen pursuit of flowersSargodha, Pakistan (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Under a dry, smoggy sky, a beekeeper in Pakistan's Punjab province carefully loads boxes filled with tens of thousands of bees onto the back of a truck. ... more |
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