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Madison Square Garden disputes Macklemore's claim that US benefit tour dates were rejected over his pro-Palestinian stance, citing limited venue availability and strong arena demand.
To protect their future harvests, Western Canadian farmers need to manage soil acidity across their entire multiyear rotation rather than crop by crop, long-term research from the University of Alberta suggests.
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers received a $2 million USDA grant to investigate organic establishment practices for native warm-season forage grasses.
Researchers report the first isolation of the yeast Candida palmioleophila from poultry slaughterhouse wastewater in Brazil, identifying a fluconazole-resistant strain alongside susceptible Candida parapsilosis in a single effluent sample.
A comprehensive review synthesizes two decades of research into biological control agents and integrated pest management strategies targeting the destructive tomato leaf miner Phthorimaea absoluta.
A study in Kenya shows climate-smart mushroom and vegetable cultivation helped pastoral women mitigate collective trauma and child malnutrition following severe drought.
A microscopic evaluation of commercial plant-based meat substitutes in Brazil detected microscopic foreign matter across all product lines and identified undeclared soy structures in over twenty percent of samples.
A new study published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology quantifies the biodiversity footprint of public procurement in Finland for the year 2022, revealing that the majority of the environmental impact is located outside the country's borders. The research, conducted
Nonlinear time series analysis of multi-decade agricultural futures contracts reveals that low-dimensional deterministic dynamics account for most price variation across major commodities.
In an opinion paper published in Frontiers in Agronomy, researchers argue that realizing the benefits of agricultural microbes requires replacing linear laboratory testing with an iterative framework grounded in long-term field ecology.
A 65-day isotopic tracing study demonstrates that biochar achieves a 99.7 percent carbon sequestration efficiency by enriching slow-growing K-strategist microbes and suppressing native carbon loss, while rice straw stimulates rapid r-strategist activity and positive priming that limits sequestration efficiency to 22.8 percent.
A pilot study in New Zealand found that smartwatches can effectively track the high physical activity and variable physiological stress of dairy farm workers during the spring calving period.
A cross-sectional study in northern Tanzania reveals how livestock production systems influence human antibiotic use, with smallholders and agropastoralists accessing a wider range of drugs than pastoralists.
Radiation oncologists propose a structure-specific framework to evaluate intracranial dose constraints and document target-volume trade-offs in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma radiotherapy.
Researchers analyzing Polish pig farms have found that membership in producer groups is associated with higher technical efficiency in pork production. The study, published in Agricultural and Food Economics, utilizes panel data from 2016 to 2023 to assess whether horizontal
Household producers in Kazakhstan accounted for 71.6 percent of the national decline in agricultural self-employment between 2019 and 2024, according to an original research study published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
A review in Discover Materials explores how machine learning accelerates the design of biodegradable materials for soft robotics by bridging polymer chemistry and application requirements.
A new study in Geography and Sustainability reveals that while greenhouse agriculture in China boosts yields, it incurs significantly higher costs, soil acidification, and carbon emissions compared to open-field farming.
Simulations across 395 sub-basins indicate ambitious sustainable food production policies could reduce most river pollutants in China by up to 41 percent by 2050.
Researchers evaluating green silver nanoparticles synthesized with wild garlic extract in cottonseed biodiesel blends found high-speed power gains alongside severe exhaust emission penalties.
A comprehensive scientific review outlines how autonomous multi-agent artificial intelligence systems could transform agricultural research and field management while highlighting critical technical, safety, and legal hurdles.
A new study has found that a self-reinforcing interaction between temperature, soil moisture and atmospheric pressure is being triggered at high temperatures, making extreme heat waves 10% hotter than they would otherwise be. The study was published in Science Advances and led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
A game-theoretic study demonstrates that while retailer cost sharing can stimulate blockchain traceability investments in agricultural supply chains, unaddressed fairness concerns between manufacturers and retailers can distort pricing and undermine overall channel performance.
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia celebrated the completion of the second phase of its Science and Ag Hill modernization initiative with a ribbon cutting on Oct. 28. The project focused on the east wing of the late-1950s Biological Sciences Building, which is now known as Cedar Street Building B. This section of the […] The post UGA Dedicates Second Phase of Science and Ag Hill Modernization appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.
Layered double hydroxide nanobiocomposites hybridized with Arthrospira platensis hydrolysates enhanced early seedling root and shoot development by 15 to 45 percent in maize, barley, and wheat.
A Chinese research team built a soil-sensing robot that scans the ground, scores candidate insertion points and matched expert judgment on 95.78 percent of field tests.
A spatial exposure modeling study in coastal south-central Chile found that children face soil metal risk metrics roughly one order of magnitude higher than adults, primarily through oral ingestion.
A polyphasic taxonomic and genomic investigation has identified two novel haloalkaliphilic bacterial species, Halalkalibacter haasae and Halalkalibacter salibacillus, isolated from saline-alkali soil.
Skin is remarkably good at keeping things out of the body. Typically, that's a positive. It becomes an issue when medicine needs to get in. Swallow a pill to treat a skin condition, and the medicine enters your stomach, moves into your bloodstream and travels throughout your body—all to reach a problem in your skin.
American Agriculture History Minute Explores the South’s Early Farming Economy Agriculture in the American South developed differently from farming in the Midwest and New England, shaped by differences in land ... Read More The post Southern Agriculture: Cotton, Plantations and Soil Fertility appeared first on AgNet West.
A new study of Puerto Rico's food supply chain found that local farmers could sell 30 of 74 surveyed agricultural goods at lower prices than import costs, and that substituting imports in five heavily imported items could have added more than 118 million dollars to annual gross national product.
As grocery prices continue to rise, a study by researchers at Penn State found that in addition to increased spending, the price hikes are also associated with higher risk of food insufficiency and worse mental health conditions.
Experimental soil warming in a northern subtropical secondary oak forest significantly alters reactive soil silicon concentrations, but these shifts manifest only during specific seasonal windows rather than as year-round averages.
A decentralized peer-to-peer robotics protocol paired with lightweight edge computer vision enables autonomous robot swarms to coordinate field scanning and predict crop quality in real time.
A comprehensive triangulated review reveals two decades of UAE date palm research while highlighting critical gaps in technology adoption and supply chain integration.
A study in Lasius niger ants reveals that peripheral injury triggers chronic pain-like sensitization marked by allodynia and time-dependent hyperalgesia.
A Belgian study of 42 forest patches shows the capped Index of Biodiversity Potential rises with time since management ceased but frequently maxes out, underestimating true differences between managed and unmanaged woods.
Full-fat dairy may not be the health villain it has long been portrayed as, according to a new study finding that three daily servings did not worsen weight, cholesterol, or insulin resistance over 12 weeks. Researchers also observed improvements in blood pressure and nutrient intake, raising questions about longstanding recommendations to choose low-fat dairy.
An interpretive structural modelling study reveals that nine socio-technical facilitators form an interdependent cluster driving stakeholder trust in agricultural blockchain adoption.
A Nigerian team built a reusable calcium oxide and aluminum oxide catalyst from snail shells that converted high-acid jatropha oil to biodiesel at 93.4 percent yield without acid pretreatment.
A staged reliability framework reveals how parameter uncertainty drives failure risks in composite open-pit mine slopes despite deterministic safety margins.
A study in Northwest China explains how combining growing-season drip irrigation with post-harvest winter leaching prevents secondary soil salinization and preserves crop yields in hyper-arid river basins.
Endophytic bacteria isolated from two cactus species enhanced root biomass in greenhouse strawberry plants under reduced fertilization.
A study of 48 winter-grazed dairy cows found that calving sites split among natural shelter, artificial shelters and open paddock, with parity, rainfall and calf-to-dam weight ratio shaping the choice.
Researchers developed analytical estimating equations for constant-ductility residual displacement ratio spectra of inelastic structures considering soil-structure interaction effects.
A household survey in Kigoma, Tanzania reveals that Banana Bunchy Top Disease triggers catastrophic income losses while behavioral barriers undermine community disease prevention.
A 40-day anoxic microcosm study shows that flooding induces iron reduction, destabilizing mineral-associated soil organic carbon and driving methane and carbon dioxide emissions while expanding the chronic carbon pool.
A study of 342 Italian farms finds female operators achieve comparable digital innovation adoption through compensatory social networks despite smaller farm size and lower capitalization.
A study of 273 smallholder farmers in Bangladesh's Barind Tract demonstrates that while knowledge and attitudes toward sustainable agriculture are favorable, actual adoption remains moderate and is primarily gated by annual farm income.
Researchers have developed an advanced circular intuitionistic fuzzy decision-making framework that identifies and sequences critical supply chain capabilities to successfully implement circular bio-economy practices across multi-stakeholder agri-food networks.
A year-long survey in Orakzai District found wild prey made up 56.67 percent of wolf scat occurrences, while all 123 interviewed livestock households reported wolf attacks and 80.5 percent held negative views of the species.
Mulch films made from whole Ulva lactuca seaweed biomass lost about 65% of their mass after two months in soil and boosted Italian red chicory leaf area and biomass compared with polyethylene mulch or bare soil in a greenhouse trial.
A CeO2-Cu composite catalyst achieved 100% glycerol conversion and 90.34% lactic acid selectivity at 190 °C while resisting copper aggregation over five reaction cycles.
ACF's latest report, "Bulldozers and Broken Promises," an investigation into deforestation, has ruffled a few feathers. But someone has to do it. Why? Because deforestation is a huge problem in Australia.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered how a protein called TACO1 helps mitochondria produce proteins when the process encounters difficult sequences. The study, published in Nature Communications, provides new insights into a mechanism that is disrupted in some mitochondrial diseases.
Environmental DNA metabarcoding of 60 high-volume samples drawn from a fixed 612-meter deep-water intake off Kume Island, Japan, identified 283 deep-sea fish taxa over 26 months and revealed significant temporal shifts in assemblage composition.
Researchers carbonized corn cobs into porous carbon, loaded it with modified sodium sulfate decahydrate, and showed in micro-room experiments and simulations that the composite delays cooling far longer than air, polyurethane foam or carbon alone.
Researchers used keratinolytic Aspergillus fungi to compost chicken feather waste into a partially mature soil amendment that improved germination and growth in spinach, cabbage, and brinjal under pot conditions.
UNSW engineers have identified a number of chemicals that may merit closer scrutiny to ensure water utility companies and regulators can make informed decisions about the management of biosolids.
Microbes build a long-lived nitrogen reservoir in soil from the remains of dead bacteria and fungi, which cling to minerals and resist decay. The microbial nitrogen pump turns nitrogen taken up by living microbes into this persistent pool, and microbial nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) has long been assumed to regulate this process.
A three-year field experiment on the North China Plain found that combining winter green manure with biochar raised a composite soil quality index by 66.67 to 116.67 percent over winter fallow while maintaining maize yield under a 30 percent reduction in controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer.
Soil bacteria isolated beneath the Saharan tree Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana in Morocco showed strain-specific growth and auxin responses under salt and osmotic stress, with Pseudarthrobacter sp. LMR1158 and Pantoea sp. LMR881 emerging as candidates for further bioinoculant testing.
A new review maps the molecular design strategies that enable purely organic compounds to emit room-temperature phosphorescence and share triplet excitons with delayed fluorescence.
A retrospective cohort of 1,784 IVF and ICSI cycles found that high sperm DNA fragmentation was linked to poorer semen quality and a lower 2PN fertilization rate but not to embryo quality or pregnancy outcomes.
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that nearly wiped out an Illinois farmer's backyard flock also spread to a domestic cat and wild rats on the farm, an analysis of the animals by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory found.
WASHINGTON — As Americans prepare Thanksgiving meals, stock their refrigerators and eventually clear their plates, much of the food that goes uneaten will end up discarded. But food that can’t be eaten doesn’t have to go to waste entirely. Across the country, biogas capture facilities are recycling discarded food into renewable energy ─ and new […] The post Nearly 70 Million Tons of Food Waste Could Be a Major Source of Renewable Energy, New Research Finds appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced today [November 5, 2026] that approximately $100,000 will be awarded to 11 urban farms and community gardens through the inaugural Urban Agriculture Grant Program. The funding will help urban producers grow their operations, strengthen neighborhood connections and expand access to healthy, fresh food, particularly in […] The post Nearly $100,000 Awarded to Grow and Develop Community Gardens and Urban Farms Under Inaugural Grant Program appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.
Science investigation reveals firms have amassed tens of millions of hours of brain wave data from neurotech headbands, and face few constraints in using it
HomeScienceVol. 394, No. 6824Biodiversity-inclusive urban planning in ChinaBack To Vol. 394, No. 6824 Full accessLetter Share on Biodiversity-inclusive urban planning in ChinaNan Wang, Hai-Dong Li, [...] , Hao Shi, Xiao-Mian Zhang, and Li Liu+2 authors fewerAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience5 Nov 2026Vol 394, Issue 6824p. 603 PREVIOUS ARTICLEStart cryosphere flood warnings at the sourcePreviousNE…
China is transforming its agricultural landscape by building 67 million hectares of high-standard farmland and is aiming to expand this area to 90 million hectares by 2030 (1). By improving irrigation, drainage, soils, and resilience to droughts and floods, the program has become central to China’s food security and climate adaptation. However, the rapid expansion overlooks the importance of clean agricultural drainage water. Before the completion of the planned farmland, China should ensure that the fields do not increase pollution in downstream waterbodies.
Conservation agriculture reframes farming, risk, and resilience in Africa
A feature attention mechanism embedded in a deep network restored apple sugar-prediction accuracy across three harvest years using only a small share of each new season's samples.
A new review maps how glucose-sensing pathways Snf1, TOR and CCR4 control the yeast gene ADH2, the enzyme that turns ethanol into acetaldehyde and shapes industrial bioethanol yields.
A new mouse study shows that the medicinal herb Fructus Gardeniae protects against acute pancreatitis by restoring gut microbial balance and short-chain fatty acid production.
A handful of food delivery robots from Uber Eats and other platforms have gotten kicked and knocked over in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Three new peer-reviewed publications help to fill critical gaps in knowledge about Central America's freshwater ecosystems, which support extraordinary biodiversity but remain among the least-studied ecosystems in the world.
Vattenfall has tested a thermal camera system using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor bird behaviour at its Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore...
Van Oord and Vestas have installed the final wind turbine at the 760 MW Ecowende offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, completing the...
A new review argues that climate-resilient livestock systems require integrating animal welfare, genetic resources, precision technology and trade-off-aware assessment rather than isolated productivity fixes.
Clay minerals, ultraviolet radiation and soil burial depth jointly control how biodegradable mulch films degrade, with buried films aging faster than surface films.
Massachusetts voters decisively shot down a ballot initiative that would have dismantled the state’s recreational cannabis industry.
Tobacco stem biochar kills Ralstonia solanacearum through temperature-dependent reactive oxygen species while enriching beneficial rhizosphere bacteria.
A narrative review defines herd health management as a continuous cyclic process of planning, implementing and evaluating decisions to promote herd health on livestock farms.
An integrated AIoT platform deployed in a Tunisian olive orchard combines real-time fuzzy-based water quality assessment with LSTM forecasting of irrigation timing and duration.
WorkWave adds AI tools to RealGreen and PestPac to help businesses track stalled quotes, customer retention, and sales opportunities.
A new review synthesizes international evidence on how antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes move through meat, dairy, eggs, produce, and seafood, and outlines One Health strategies to curb the threat.
A field trial across three Haryana sites found that organic substrates inoculated with indigenous salt-tolerant bacteria significantly reduced soil salinity at multiple depths and raised organic carbon and phosphorus availability within one growing season.
India’s ethanol-blending rate for gasoline could fall below its 20% target as a drought forces New Delhi to prioritize food supplies Read Full Article at RT.com
LOS ANGELES — Agriculture depends on the exchange of practical knowledge, timely information, and experience between farmers, researchers, suppliers, and rural communities. As digital communication becomes more important across the agricultural industry, organizations are exploring new ways to explain farming practices, introduce innovations, and share information with audiences who have different levels of technical knowledge. […] The post How Digital Storytelling Is Helping Agriculture Reach Modern Audiences appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.
Van Oord and Vestas have installed the final wind turbine at the 760 MW Ecowende offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, completing the...
Learn how the spread of H5N1 avian influenza among dairy farms in Washington State led to the first human bird flu death in the U.S. in 2026.
Syngenta’s Jeff Cecil explains how AI-powered forecasting could help ag retailers optimize crop protection inventories, reduce costs, and better anticipate demand. The post Can AI Help Ag Retailers Stop Guessing on Inventory? appeared first on CropLife.
New research funded by the [foundationfar.org]Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR) Growing Impact Award could help plant breeders and farmers respond more rapidly to food production needs. FFAR and matching funders Iowa State University (ISU), KeyGene, KWS and RAGT are providing a combined investment of $960,107 to ISU researchers to improve doubled haploid technology, […] The post New Research Aims to Speed Delivery of Improved Crops to Farmers appeared first on CropLife.
A study of 394 topsoil samples in Daye, China, found that cadmium drove ecological risk, arsenic dominated carcinogenic risk and copper defined the contamination footprint, with sources tracking ore type rather than distance to mines.
A new transcriptomic study shows that terrestrial diets shift fatty acid gene expression in Gammarus locusta, while warmer rearing temperatures speed growth but coincide with reduced long-term survival.
The new study by Newcastle University and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) offers a practical roadmap for tracking progress toward halting species extinctions by 2050. It guides users from understanding where species are most at risk in a given area, through taking action to reduce species threats, to measuring the real-world impact of conservation efforts on reducing species extinction risk over time.
A new mini-review argues that precision fermentation will only scale when strain design, bioreactor intensification, real-time control, and techno-economic assessment are integrated from the start.
Fish that are cultivated in pools or ponds are an increasingly important source of food around the world. Unfortunately, disease outbreaks can cause substantial losses in aquaculture.
Cold conditions may not have been responsible for the centuries-long pause in the spread of farming across south-eastern Europe during prehistory, according to a new study by the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) in Germany, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers found no evidence of extreme cold at the Greek archaeological site of Franchthi, nor any statistically significant link between local temperature fluctuations and changes in how people obtained their food.