Farming and Agriculture

Each morning Indian farmer R Murali opens an app on his phone to check if his pomegranate trees need watering, fertilizer or are at risk from pests.This post was originally published on this site.

Fish welfare is, of course, a critical topic in salmon farming. It is therefore important to see the fish as individuals, rather than just a group. Researchers have used camera technology combined with artificial intelligence […]

There’s a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don’t mix. But agroforestry—the intentional integration of trees and shrubs in agricultural systems, such as planting trees as windbreaks, integrating trees on pastures, […]

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a […]

Vanilla is vital to the livelihoods of farmers in Madagascar, where the globally popular dessert ingredient is the country’s No. 1 export. A fun, thought-provoking game designed by a team of scientists and played by […]

Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume. They also have a “superpower” in the field: they are able to fix nitrogen to […]

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind’s impact on evolution. Early farmers’ pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the major global food source it […]

Dogs in Bristol were among the first in the country to woof down snacks made from lab-grown meat in a bid to advance the future of alternative protein sources and help cut carbon emissions.This post […]

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.This post was […]

A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not?This post was originally published on this […]