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Nations that sow food crops for biofuels may reap less than previously thought
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Global yields of most biofuels crops, including corn, rapeseed and wheat, have been overestimated by 100 to 150 percent or more, suggesting many countries need to reset their expectations of agricultural biofuels to a more ...
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Media source impacts ag biotech communication
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Communication between the public and government is a necessary component of public trust. For many modern issues, constituents trust that their legislators understand the science behind these topics and pass legislation for ...
Web-based innovation improves, eases agricultural terrace design
Sep 22, 2009 |
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A new internet-based tool for designing agricultural terraces promises to reduce the considerable labor involved and to optimize design by allowing rapid development of alternative layouts.
Holistic understanding: Ag chemicals in the environment
Jun 03, 2008 |
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An understanding how environmental processes and agricultural practices interact to determine the transport and fate of agricultural chemicals in the environment is essential for effectively addressing the widespread degradation ...
Aerial Imagery System Helps Save Water
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing a system that saves water by using aerial imagery and ground-based sensors to determine the irrigation needs of small sections ...
New tools for sustainable farming
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Environmentalists are just as fond of talking about it as are politicians, economists or marketing experts - "sustainability" has become a buzzword. The problem is that the term sustainability can refer to ...
Ultrasound Used for Better Breeding in Sheep
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultrasound technology routinely used to accurately predict characteristics that indicate carcass yield and value in cattle and swine can also be used in live sheep, Agricultural Research Service ...
Prairie soil organic matter shown to be resilient under intensive agriculture
Jan 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study has confirmed that although there was a large reduction of organic carbon and total nitrogen pools when prairies were first cultivated and drained, there has been no consistent pattern in these ...
Kew Gardens provides climate for agricultural change
May 28, 2008 |
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A device to help some of the most impoverished farmers in Africa maximise their crop yields is being tested at London’s Kew Gardens.
Purdue-developed tool can get most pollution control for the money
Jun 15, 2009 |
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There may be thousands of things large and small that can be done to better control pollution on even the smallest waterways, and a new tool developed at Purdue University may help sort out how to choose the best ones.
Squeezing More Crop Out of Each Drop of Water
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies in China and Colorado by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have revealed some interesting tactics on how to irrigate with limited water, based on a crop’s ...
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