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Farmed seafood is a climate smart form of agriculture

Environment
With over 125 years’ experience in supporting the nation’s fisheries, NOAA Fisheries shares some of the work it is doing to ensure aquaculture has a positive impact on environmental, social, economic development.

Rubisco enzyme investigation may improve crop yields

Environment
A novel investigation into the Rubisco enzyme that is vital in plant photosynthesis may lead to methods that enhance crop yields and growth.

Global co-operation on plant biotechnology and genetic resources

Environment
T-PIRC’s Professor Kazuo Watanabe explains how the centre is developing both the next generation plants and plant biotechnology.

The challenges facing animal health in European farms

Environment
Innovation News Network's International Editor, Clifford Holt, spoke to Roxane Feller, Secretary General of AnimalhealthEurope, about some of the challenges and opportunities facing animal health in Europe today.

Multi-stakeholder agricultural co-operatives and sustainability

Environment
Dr Thomas W Gray, from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Co-operative Programs, explains why multi-stakeholder co-operatives may be able to bequeath more democratic organisational models and organisations to future generations that can help address sustainability questions and dilemmas.

CowManager: towards successful and sustainable dairy farming

Environment
CowManager is the best option to measure cow performance and achieve a successful and sustainable future in global dairy farming.

Technological improvements in precision crop irrigation

Environment
Scientists at University of Illinois have identified solutions that could lead to technological advancements in precision crop irrigation.

Making the pig farming industry more environmentally friendly

Environment
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed a system for treating wastewater from pig farming, making the industry more sustainable.

Grasses take evolutionary shortcut with lateral gene transfer

Environment
Grass crops can bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours – in a process called lateral gene transfer – giving them a competitive advantage.

Switzerland’s first pilot plant for indigenous forest biomass extraction

Environment
BFH and Schilliger Holz AG's pilot plant for producing extracts from indigenous forest biomass revolutionises the forestry and wood industry.

How drones are making an impact on innovative agriculture

Environment
How using innovative agriculture methods such as drones are critical to Agriculture 4.0 and the changing climate.

Crop rotations with legumes offer more nutritious and sustainable food production

Environment
Researchers have found that growing more legumes could be a more nutritious and sustainable food production approach for European agriculture.

Plants and insects threatened by pesticide use in agriculture

Environment
In new research that reveals potential consequences of pesticide use in agriculture, a group of scientists have found that applied pesticide toxicity in agriculture has significantly increased in plants and insects.

Future of food: Beneficial bacteria help wheat survive in the heat

Environment
Covering crop seeds with bacteria taken from a desert shrub can boost wheat harvests in hot fields and help crops survive heatwaves, which could protect the future of food.

The application of machine learning in agriculture

Environment
Mike Coffey, researcher at Scotland’s Rural College, explains how machine learning in agriculture is being used to transform the industry.

Protecting plant fertility from stress

Environment
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a molecular mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress.

Vegetable protein waste from rapeseed farming replaces petroleum-based raw materials

Research & Discovery
German researchers are using vegetable proteins from agricultural waste to replace petroleum-based raw materials in industrial applications.

Do microplastics in soil affect the growth of agricultural crops?

Environment
A new research project at the University of Bayreuth will assess the effects of microplastics in soil on the growth of agricultural crops.

RSS-Hydro: the diverse scientific and commercial applications of drone technology

Special Reports
Learn about the commercial and scientific applications of drone technology, including their geospatial uses.

New solar-powered milli-robots can gather data on crop performance and pesticide use

Environment
The SOMIRO project has developed swimming, solar-powered milli-robots to gather data on crop performance and pesticide use.
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