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Researchers have developed a new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants that can be used to facilitate seed dispersal using modern farming equipment, with the goal of replacing existing lubricants that pose human and environmental […]

Championed by green advocates as much as mindful eaters, the days of plant-based “steaks” and “veggie burgers” may be numbered under plans up for a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday.This post was originally […]

Spanish authorities on Monday announced a cull of animals infected in the country’s first outbreak of highly contagious lumpy skin disease, which has struck cattle on a farm.This post was originally published on this site.

In the upper Abbay basin, cradle of the Blue Nile, a team of researchers have predicted soils of the future: what will happen to soil organic carbon if we bet on regenerative agriculture—returning residues, organic […]

Rothamsted scientists, together with partners at the University of Olomouc, Czechia, have uncovered how a family of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development, a breakthrough that could help breeders produce bigger […]

If we aim to become more self-sufficient in food, we simply need to produce more. That’s why there has been a need to find varieties and cultivation strategies that improve the quality of Norwegian winter […]

Genetic selection could help farmers and breeders reduce greenhouse gases from crops, particularly rice cultivation, research by the University of Warwick and Cranfield University shows.This post was originally published on this site.

Wheat has a very large and complex genome. Researchers have found that different varieties can use their genes in different ways. By studying RNA—the molecules that carry out instructions from DNA—researchers can see which genes […]

The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car.This post was originally published on this site.

Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that once was common across the Balkans and Turkey—using ants. Reporting in iScience on October 3, the team shows that bacteria, acids, and enzymes in ants can kickstart […]