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Midge-hunting scientists tackle spread of devastating bluetongue virus
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Scientists at the BBSRC-funded Institute for Animal Health (IAH) are stepping up the battle against the devastating and economically damaging bluetongue virus. By combining ingenious ways to trap and monitor midges with ...
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Farmers' markets harvest new business
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Something fresh is growing in Indiana. The number of farmers' markets in the state has increased at double the rate of other U.S. states; between 1994 and 2004 the number of farmers' markets in Indiana increased by an impressive ...
Report: Calif. needs to think small to save water
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- By investing in water-saving technology, California's drought-burdened farmers could save enough water annually to fill four times over a reservoir that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger supports building, according to ...
Fertilizers may not help poorest African farmers
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have linked poverty in sub-Saharan Africa with poor soil health, but two new Cornell studies find that the recommended practice of applying more fertilizer may not help the poorest ...
If only the weeds would keep their genes to themselves
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Family can be a blessing and a curse, and never more so than in the case of crop plants and their wild relatives. These wild and weedy relatives harbor unique and beneficial genes that may no longer be found in their cultivated ...
New study finds that sharing genetic resources key to adaptation to climate change in Africa
Jun 17, 2009 |
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As rapidly rising temperatures in Africa threaten to scorch local varieties of maize and other food staples, the food security of many Africans will depend on farmers in one country gaining access to climatically suitable ...
UW-Madison entomologist helps farmers deal with tricky crop pest
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin.
Making Climate Forecasts More Useful to Farmers
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate forecasts are becoming more useful to farmers and ranchers, thanks to research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators.
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
Oct 12, 2009 |
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As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.
Traditional Thai hill farmers help preserve genetic diversity of rice
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice is one of the most important crops worldwide, as it feeds over half of the world's population. Domesticated rice is an important supply of the world's rice. However, these strains are ...
Europe's first farmers replaced their Stone Age hunter-gatherer forerunners
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Sep 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- DNA study suggests that further waves of prehistoric immigration are waiting to be discovered. Central and northern Europe's first farmers were immigrants with barely any ancestral ties to the modern population, ...
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