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Deep beneath the recovering forests of subtropical China, a quiet chemical partnership between microbes and iron-rich minerals appears to be locking away carbon more effectively than scientists had fully appreciated. A new study published in the journal Plant and Soil reports that as degraded red soils undergo natural vegetation restoration, the way carbon is stored […]

A livestock-associated superbug that was never supposed to thrive inside hospital wards is now firmly established in a tertiary care center in northeastern Iran, according to a new surveillance study that documents the continued co-circulation of two dramatically different methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages under one roof. The research, conducted at Imam Reza Hospital in Bojnurd, […]

The biting midges that transmit some of Europe’s most damaging livestock viruses do not simply vanish when winter arrives, according to one of the most extensive vector surveillance studies ever conducted in Germany. But the same research delivers a reassuring counterpoint: even during an active bluetongue outbreak, the midges carried almost no virus, suggesting that […]

Something strange is happening in the way humanity talks about its greatest crisis. While greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere and global temperatures continue their relentless climb, researchers across multiple disciplines are documenting an equally significant phenomenon: the words, metaphors, and narrative frames we use to comprehend climate change are proving inadequate to the task. […]

Labor-intensive harvesting and complex processing make macadamias among the most expensive nuts in the world. This makes it all the more important to protect the trees from pests.

Blitzscaling relies on an investor base to support the next round and the next round, says William Bao Bean. "And the only thing that is for sure in emerging markets is that the capital is going to disappear on a regular basis." The post Orbit Ventures on innovation theater, AI to turbocharge emerging markets, and the risks of Blitzscaling appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Nature is the foremost international weekly scientific journal in the world and is the flagship journal for Nature Portfolio. It publishes the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature publishes landmark papers, award winning news, leading comment and expert opinion on important, topical scientific news and events that enable readers to share the latest discoveries in science and evolve the discussion amongst the global scientific community.

On today’s episode of the AgNet News Hour, Danny Bernstein, CEO and managing partner of Reservoir and Reservoir Farms, returned for Part 2 of his conversation about the future of ... Read More The post John Deere Makes $10 Million Investment in California Ag Tech appeared first on AgNet West.

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The world’s farmers apply staggering quantities of fertilizer to their fields every growing season, yet a large share of those nutrients never reaches the crops they are meant to feed. Nitrogen washes out of soils as nitrate and escapes into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases; phosphorus becomes locked into mineral forms that plant roots cannot […]

Biodegradable plastics were supposed to be agriculture’s answer to the microplastic problem, but a new study reveals that the very methods scientists use to hunt for these materials in soil may be destroying them before they can be counted. In research published in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics, a team led by Grace Davies of […]

When a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, tore through U.S. poultry farms in early 2025, farmers culled tens of millions of birds, and egg prices soared.

There is a torrent of unappetizing slop coming from restaurants, cafes, and brands that are increasingly turning to AI to generate images promoting their food. The resulting horror show includes donut shrimp, Reubens from the deep, wormlike noodles, and noodle-like pastries and stringy chicken. There's also construction material masquerading as ice cream, ice cream masquerading as brains, and other masonry-adjacent cuisine. I don't even know how to begin describing this monstrous attempt of a burger, and the less said about the trypophobic burrito from hell, grubs and all, the better. There are lumps. And holes. So many holes. "Diffusion mo … Read the full story at The Verge.

In a development that could reshape how the textile and materials industries think about sustainable fibers, researchers at Cornell University, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Georgia Institute of Technology have succeeded in spinning fully biobased fibers made almost entirely of lignin extracted from corn stover, one […]

LIMA, Ohio — The Ohio State University at Lima will soon offer the foundational coursework for Horticulture and Crop Science to students interested in working in one of the state’s top fields. The 1+3 program pathway through the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will launch in autumn semester 2027 at the Lima campus. […] The post Ohio State Lima Announces 1+3 Horticulture and Crop Science Pathway appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A mule has helped researchers build the most complete reference genomes to date for horses and donkeys, giving scientists access to complex regions of DNA that earlier versions could not fully capture. Led by researchers in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and published in Cell […] The post Mule Helps Scientists Build Clearest Horse and Donkey Genomes Yet appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

arXiv:2609.03895v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Dust in agriculture presents a significant challenge for autonomous agricultural machinery. Dust can impair the performance of sensors and algorithms. This work, therefore, presents a concept for a proving ground consisting of an indoor and outdoor area. The indoor area comprises a laboratory test bench where dust circulates in a closed system and a test hall where life-size objects can be placed. The outdoor area features dedicated test setups that enable reproducible data to be recorded with and without dust during real-world agriculture work. The proving ground and the setups are visualized in 3D.

arXiv:2609.03680v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Labelling vision datasets, especially for segmentation tasks, is a laborious and costly process that stymies novel developments in agricultural robotics. In this paper, we present DropClick, a click-guided segmentation tool that simplifies the annotation process. Our system utilises single-click inputs on objects to generate pseudo-labels, which can replace manual annotations. DropClick stands out as it is a semi-automated approach and does not require a click for every object in the scene. It can therefore further reduce the required amount of user input drastically. We evaluate our method on two challenging agricultural robotic datasets, SB20 and BUP20 for plant and fruit segmentation, respectively. DropClick is first trained on a small subset of just 5 images from the original training data. This DropClick model can then be deployed as a one-click segmentation system and achieves comparable or higher performance than other one-click

Norway’s energy company Equinor has awarded Proserv with a contract for the deployment of cable monitoring technology at the 402 MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK. Proserv’s ECG Business Unit will deploy its advanced monitoring technology to provide continuous visibility of cable and terminati

In a discovery that could reshape how scientists think about biological invasions, researchers in China have shown that the notorious invasive plant Ageratina adenophora—widely known as crofton weed—does not simply overwhelm native ecosystems through chemical warfare or sheer competitive vigor. Instead, it appears to selectively recruit microbes from the very native plants and soils it […]

Scientists from Leeds' School of Food Science and Nutrition have developed an advanced AI process that can rapidly identify plant proteins capable of acting as emulsifiers from tens of millions of initial candidates. To date, it has identified nearly 800. The discovery will cut years of costly trial-and-error research and bring the next generation of plant-based foods and cosmetics closer.

Biodegradable plastics should be tough enough for use yet able to break down at an appropriate rate afterward. Researchers at the University of Osaka show that changing the size of rings threaded onto a biodegradable polymer can tune both its toughness and enzymatic degradation, offering a way to design material lifetimes. The study is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Researchers have demonstrated a series of biological tests that could serve as "proxies" for measuring how different regenerative agriculture practices could improve soil carbon—years before it would be possible to measure the carbon directly. The technique offers new insights into how effective various regenerative practices are at improving soil health.

Biofuel and farm groups are praising the Trump administration’s latest biofuel policy decision while cautioning against any future setbacks.

None The relationship between soil organic matter and crop performance deserves closer examination, because it sits at the heart of the argument that managing crop health begins below ground. Soil organic matter functions as a reservoir of plant-available nutrients, a binding agent for soil aggregates, and a substrate for the microbial communities that mediate nutrient […]

For children born with cleft lip and palate, repairing gaps in the jawbone often means waiting until they are 10 to 12 years old before undergoing invasive bone graft surgery.

Billions of disposable respirators were consumed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly all of them shared two stubborn traits: they depended on fragile electrostatic charges to trap particles, and they were made of polypropylene that will persist in landfills for centuries. A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Advanced Functional […]

Synthetic pesticides have long been the default weapon against the insects, fungi, weeds, and nematodes that erode global crop yields, but their environmental costs are mounting. A comprehensive review published in the journal Blue Biotechnology argues that an unlikely group of organisms—microalgae and cyanobacteria—could reshape pest management from the ground up. Written by Adeline Juanita […]

MOA Foodtech grows non-GMO yeast strains that convert a wide variety of food and ag side streams into high-value ingredients. The post MOA Foodtech nets $3.8m to scale AI-powered biomass fermentation platform appeared first on AgFunderNews.

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The giant panda, one of the world’s most intensively protected and closely monitored species, has long been studied through the lens of bamboo diets, habitat corridors, and reproductive biology. Now, an invisible dimension of its life in the wild is coming into focus: the vast community of viruses circulating around pandas, the wildlife that shares […]

Every year, nearly eight million metric tonnes of plastic enter the world’s oceans, and the packaging industry remains one of the largest contributors to this mounting environmental crisis. As regulators tighten restrictions on single-use plastics and consumers demand greener alternatives, researchers are increasingly turning to agricultural waste for solutions. A comprehensive review published in Discover […]

Applications are now open for the University of California’s Agricultural Natural Resources Connect program, a grower-informed commercialization initiative operated by UC ANR Innovate. The program is designed to help agricultural ... Read More The post UC ANR Opens Applications for Grower-Focused Ag Technology Program appeared first on AgNet West.

A multidisciplinary study has answered key questions about how agricultural practices diffused into ancient Gansu from Eurasia, as well as described population movements and burial practices in the Gansu region thousands of years ago.

Canada's capital, Ottawa, was bombarded with 167 millimeters (6.6 inches) of rain in five hours earlier this summer in what the city called a 1-in-200-year event. Close to 5,800 reports of basement flooding followed, and the worst of it hit the city's west end, including the Crystal Beach neighborhood.

The sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius, is arguably the most destructive enemy of one of the world’s most important staple crops, and a new comprehensive review published in the journal Crop Health argues that the key to controlling it may lie not in stronger insecticides but in the insect’s own chemical language. The review, authored […]

In a hypothetical 2026 scenario, American farmers face $31 billion in losses due to a prolonged Iran War, leading to economic strain and potential political shifts as midterm elections approach.

On today’s episode of the AgNet News Hour, Danny Bernstein, CEO and managing partner of Reservoir and Reservoir Farms, joined the show to discuss an ambitious effort to bring more ... Read More The post Ag Tech Hub Coming to Merced College as Reservoir Expands in California appeared first on AgNet West.

More than 80% of North American forests could face greater threats from pests and diseases by midcentury, a University of British Columbia-led study finds. If global emissions continue unchecked, rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns could amplify tree pests and diseases across more than 80% of North American forests within decades, jeopardizing critical carbon sinks, air quality and the forestry economy.

For people living with anxiety, depression and exhaustion disorder, recovery often stalls despite years of medication and talk-based therapy. A new qualitative study from Sweden now offers one of the most detailed explanations yet of why a very different kind of treatment — spending structured time on a farm, in forests and with horses — […]

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Child-monitoring apps might need a reboot Digital harms have become the defining fear of American parents. In response, they’re increasingly turning to content-monitoring apps that scan their children’s texts, photos, emails,…

Norway’s energy company Equinor has awarded Proserv with a contract for the deployment of […]

Restaurant menus with AI-generated food images are going viral for their off-putting aesthetic. But AI’s impact on modern menus runs even deeper.

How much light do plants emit, and what can this light emission tell us about the health of the plants? The new European Space Agency’s (ESA) mission FLEX, standing for “Fluorescence Explorer,” scheduled to launch in mid-September, will address this question. At the heart of the satellite will be the “Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer,” or FLORIS for short. The ESA’s FLEX mission aims to provide global maps of plant fluorescence. Courtesy of ESA. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF have developed and manufactured a silicon-based double-slit assembly as well as two high-precision mirrors for the spectrometer on board the satellite. The...

If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt the effects of rising fossil-fuel prices. But farmers buying fertilizer for their crops are especially aware of just how far the ripple effects of the conflict in Iran have spread. Fertilizer prices have been on a…

Farmers around the world are struggling with the impact of climate change, financial pressures and depleted soil—and industry experts say bringing consumers closer to the people who produce their food could provide a solution.

arXiv:2609.01667v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Artificial Intelligence has shown to help improve agricultural practices, yet adoption remains limited: 69% of U.S. farmers have privacy concerns with sharing their data, and these concerns must be addressed before adoption is widespread. While Federated Learning has been demonstrated to protect privacy at scale for other sectors, deploying a system for agriculture comes with its own set of challenges; the problem necessitates a system that can protect farmer data and identities while preserving model utility, runs on commodity hardware, and is resilient to fragile rural infrastructure. To address these concerns, we introduce the Private Computation Space (PCS), a deployed, open-source Machine Learning system to provision and process farmer data securely. We design a system tailored to an agricultural setting, with multi-cluster orchestration for reliability in rural areas with asynchronous Federated Learning (FL), Differential Privacy

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Solinftec, a global leader in artificial intelligence and robotics for agriculture, will showcase the continued expansion of its Solix autonomous farming platform at the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Sept. 1–3 in Boone, Iowa. Following its largest U.S. commercial season to date, Solinftec will launch an Amazon store for Solix replacement parts, share new […] The post Solinftec to Launch Ag Robotics’ First Amazon Parts Store appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

For children born with cleft lip and palate, repairing gaps in the jawbone often means waiting until they are 10 to 12 years old before undergoing invasive bone graft surgery. University of Sydney researchers have developed a biodegradable "nanobone" material that allows the body to harness its own healing properties to regrow bone, offering a potential future alternative to procedures that have changed little in more than 50 years.

Learn how 1,000 years of animal bones reveal when cattle powered farms, sheep fueled the wool trade, and horses took over more fieldwork.

Some of Europe's most well-known historic manuscripts, including the York Gospels, have proven to be biological time capsules for uncovering the 3,500-year history of the sheeppox virus (SPPV).

In grasslands across the American West, four-legged fire prevention crews are busy at work, helping keep wildfire risk under control. These cattle, goats and sheep stomp down tall grasses as they munch their way through plants that could otherwise burn, lowering the risk of catastrophic fires in the process.

Aqueus shares field trial results, grower success stories, and insights into how hydrogen-based chemistry can complement existing fertility, crop protection, and biological programs. The post Tech Talk: Aqueus on Stabilized Hydrogen Technology and Its Application in Modern Agriculture appeared first on CropLife.

How can artificial intelligence help agronomists and growers make better decisions while preserving the trusted relationships at the heart of agriculture? The post AI in Ag Retail: Enhancing Agronomists, Not Replacing Them appeared first on CropLife.

Food banks warn that nearly 630,000 people now face hunger in North Carolina, as rising living costs, strained benefits and shrinking federal aid drive a deepening food insecurity crisis.

Scientists grow complex tissue for cultivated meat. Continue reading New platform could bring cultivated meat one step closer on Tech Explorist.

Plastic waste is one of the world's fastest-growing environmental problems. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 report, global plastic use is projected to nearly triple from 460 million metric tons in 2019 to 1.2 billion metric tons by 2060 if current trends continue.

Fitbit users are reporting Google Health’s AI logging wildly incorrect food metrics.

A new technical conference for AI and ag tech entrepreneurs, as well as investors, launched last week as 300 gathered for Ruggedize, a first of its kind meeting, at Reservoir Farms.

The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the leading climate research facility in the country is drawing opposition from universities, the state of Colorado, and now, the Environmental Defense Fund, which filed a lawsuit last month challenging efforts to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Project Unnati Mango is helping farmers in the Chittoor region adopt scientific mango cultivation practices, improving productivity and fruit quality. The project has benefited over 5,000 farmers, with yields increasing by 61.9% and net returns by around ₹44,336 per acre.

Cultivated meat aims to produce meat from animal cells in the laboratory without needing to raise a living animal for meat production. It has been proposed as a potentially more sustainable alternative to conventional meat production. Yet recreating something as complex as a steak—rather than minced meat—remains a major scientific challenge.

Seoul will roll out an expanded lineup of autumn programming at Seoul Forest, a large riverside park in the city's Seongdong District, as part of the ongoing Seoul International Garden Show, the city government said. The programming includes an "18 Recommended Autumn Gardens" guide highlighting areas within the park suited to strolling, relaxing or observing seasonal changes as part of a broader collection of individually designed gardens created for the show, which runs through Oct. 27 at Seoul Forest. An outdoor movie series called "Garden Theater," held Friday or Saturday evenings, will screen family- and nature-themed films including "Midnight in Paris," "My Neighbor Totoro," "Paddington 2," "Kung Fu Panda 3" and "Life Is Beautiful" between Thursday and Oct. 24. From Sept. 18-20, the park's outdoor stage will host a mini-festival with student and professional musical performances, and buskers will perform in the park's gardens through October. Other programs include garden-focused

Deep within the dense canopy of Gwangneung Forest, centuries-old trees have long served as a quiet refuge for native flora and fauna. Now, the historic woodland and four national recreational forests across Korea have secured international recognition, not just as scenic escapes, but as crucial players in the global fight to reverse biodiversity loss. The Korea Forest Service and the National Arboretum said Wednesday that Gwangneung Forest, located northeast of Seoul, alongside four national recreational forests — Sin Sido, Sinbulsan, Unmunsan and Hwangjeongsan — have been officially listed in the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas. They earned the designation of "Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures," or OECMs. Unlike traditional national parks or legally designated nature reserves, OECMs refer to territories managed primarily for other purposes, such as public recreation or forestry, that nonetheless deliver long-term and effective biodiversity protection.

arXiv:2609.01062v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Satellites are emerging as promising platforms to extend generative \emph{artificial intelligence} (AI) services to remote areas lacking terrestrial infrastructure. However, deploying space generative AI is fundamentally constrained by the limited, time-varying onboard energy supplied by solar \emph{energy harvesting} (EH). This paper presents a framework for solar-powered space generative AI in which a satellite receives a user prompt, executes a diffusion-based image-generation model, and downlinks the compressed result within a strict time window. We identify the fundamental \emph{computation--communication} (C$^2$) trade-offs governed by the shared harvested-energy budgets. Specifically, increasing the number of generation steps improves intrinsic image quality but depletes energy and time available for downlink transmission, whereas prioritizing communication guarantees reliable delivery but sacrifices semantic quality. To balance

arXiv:2609.00106v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper presents FAIRY, a full-stack smart-agriculture agent system developed for and deployed to an operating soybean research farm at Harbin Institute of Technology's smart-agriculture site. We develop FAIRY to execute and evaluate agentic agronomic operations on full-season spatiotemporal workflows that span ridge preparation, planting, irrigation, fertilization, pest and disease treatment, harvest, grain handling, drying, and storage. FAIRY integrates APIs and infrastructure across production-grade machinery, fixed soil and canopy sensors, multispectral and thermal drones, satellite vegetation products, a weather station, calibrated crop-process models, agronomic records, and multi-season yield histories. The system is built around the novel "everything is an event" execution paradigm, which represents spatiotemporal world evolution, remote sensing and UAV observations, sensor readings, crop-growth transitions, machinery actions,

For too long, the United States has relied on foreign sources for most of the raw materials powering its technological future: the essential minerals in every smartphone, battery pack and semiconductor. What if one answer to the supply crisis isn't buried in a mine shaft but growing quietly in a field? Scientists are betting on a resource-efficient, highly effective strategy: using engineered plants and symbiotic microbes to absorb critical minerals directly from the Earth in a process called phytomining.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Every time antibiotics are used to keep livestock healthy, traces of those medications, along with the genetic material that allows bacteria to resist them, can remain in farm wastewater. If left untreated, those contaminants can move beyond the farm, contributing to antimicrobial resistance, one of the world’s fastest-growing public health challenges. In […] The post OSU Researchers Explore Nanobubble Technology to Help Curb Spread of Antibiotic Resistance From Agricultural Wastewater appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Dust is an unavoidable part of farming, but a Kansas State University expert says what’s floating in the air around grain bins, hay barns and livestock facilities can pose serious risks to farmers’ health. Mitch Ricketts, professor of agricultural safety and health at Kansas State University, said agricultural dust is much more […] The post Agricultural Dust Poses Hidden Health Risks for Farmers appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

An environmental DNA study by a multi-institutional research collaboration has revealed distinct regions of extraordinary marine biodiversity that can help inform management of a proposed marine park in Western Australia's Exmouth Gulf.

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For many years, the European Union has pursued a policy aimed at the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal testing (the 3Rs principle). To put the ethical principle of the 3Rs into practice, the European Commission has published a roadmap for the gradual phaseout of animal testing in the safety assessment of chemicals.

When the ESA Earth observation mission FLEX launches into space on September 15, 2026, as scheduled, it will carry high-precision optical components from Jena, Germany. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF have developed and manufactured a silicon-based double-slit assembly as well as two high-precision mirrors for the spectrometer on board the satellite. The spectrometer is designed to detect the fluorescence of plants excited by sunlight from Earth's orbit. The data is expected to provide new insights into the photosynthetic activity, health, and stress levels of vegetation.

One of Australia's most comprehensive assessments of endemic, rare or threatened freshwater fish has found numerous species are at severe risk of extinction because of multiple threats, including habitat loss, invasive species and warmer waters.

John Deere has launched JD, an AI assistant that answers plain-language questions from a farm’s own machine and field data, alongside a ten-point voluntary Farmer Data Commitment. In the EU those commitments are largely obligations under the Data Act, which also bars a manufacturer from using the data to work out what a farm is […] This story continues at The Next Web

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Agtrinsic today [Sept. 2, 2026] announced the introduction of its Disease Intelligence Engine in South Asia, with an initial focus on making advanced crop disease technology accessible to smallholder farmers. Agtrinsic is working with a team based in the region to develop and bring a mobile application to market that reflects local […] The post Agtrinsic Expands AI Disease Intelligence Technology to South Asia’s Smallholder Farmers appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

Stevie Bonifield / The Verge: John Deere is testing JD, an AI assistant for farmers, to help with best practices and find trends based on farmers' “field, machine, and operational data”  —  The new ‘JD’ AI uses farmers' own data to answer questions about their operations and equipment.

On Nov. 11, 2025, Earth experienced a severe geomagnetic storm triggered by solar flares and coronal mass ejections from an active sunspot region. While this kind of storm brings beautiful auroras admired in many areas around the world, it can also cause ionospheric disturbances that disrupt radio waves and affect crucial technologies. A new study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, found that disruptions caused by this storm scrambled GPS signals in areas where such disruptions have never been reported.

John Deere is testing a new "JD" AI assistant that it says can help farmers make more money, with answers about best practices and historical trends that are based on their own data. It uses their "field, machine and operational data" to answer questions on topics like equipment settings, fuel usage, or harvest timing. The press release didn't mention which AI technology is behind this platform. But after fighting with farmers and the FTC for years over the right to repair, the news of Early Access Program testing for this bot comes with a mention of its ten-point Farmer Data Commitment saying it won't sell the data, and lets farmers cont … Read the full story at The Verge.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions.…

DAVIS, Calif. — Climate forecasters are sounding the alarm: we’re in for an El Niño year. This anticipated weather cycle may bring heavy rain and flooding to California over late fall and winter. According to Daniel Swain, climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, it likely will become the strongest El Niño […] The post As El Niño Looms, Scientists Raise Concerns About Erosion in Altadena Burn Scar appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

AMES, Iowa — Farmers, ag retailers, crop advisors and conservation professionals can explore current Iowa State University research on cropping systems, nitrate loss, cover crops and a potential alternative biomass crop — miscanthus — at the upcoming Fall Field Day at the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm on Sept. 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 […] The post Fall Field Day at ISU Southeast Research Farm Sept. 10 appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions. Some companies hope microbes can help. A growing body of research shows that seeding the soil around a crop’s roots with beneficial microbes can help feed the plant, providing crucial nitrogen to help…

A federal watchdog found that Amazon workers on food stamps and Medicaid have nearly tripled since 2020, as the retailer plans $200 billion in AI spending and taxpayers foot the bill.

GENEVA, N.Y. — Cornell Integrated Pest Management has announced the publication of its updated “Organic Production and IPM Guide for Vegetables,” a comprehensive resource for managing pests in organic vegetable production. The 25-chapter digital guide features downloadable, foundational information for organic growers, including essential agricultural practices and overarching IPM strategies, like soil and nutrient management, […] The post Digital Publication to Support Organic Growers appeared first on Morning Ag Clips.

Transitioning an aging perennial forage seed stand into annual cropping can be difficult, particularly when the original crop persists or weeds establish after termination. Preliminary Canadian research suggests cover crops could help by suppressing regrowth and weeds, retaining biomass and cycling nutrients.

High above the fields of the Morven Sustainability Lab, drones equipped with heat and light sensors are changing what it means to farm smarter. This month, researchers and students from the University of Virginia, NASA and the University at Buffalo tested drone technology by flying more than 100 feet (30 meters) above crops to measure plant health at UVA's 2,900-acre (1,170-hectare) research facility.

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Ag markets are under close watch as the Trump administration mulls biofuel rules for oil refiners and House lawmakers return to work facing thorny questions on farm policy, domestic spending and global trade.

Applications are now open for UC ANR Connect, a grower-informed commercialization program operated by UC ANR Innovate, the innovation arm of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, in partnership with ag tech venture firm Farmhand Ventures. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 18. Selected companies receive commercialization support, direct feedback from California growers and … The post UC ANR Connect Seeks Ag Tech for California Crops appeared first on California Ag Network.

Fast, on-farm genetic testing for cattle is practical and achievable for northern producers, according to University of Queensland research. In partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia and the Department of Primary Industries, a team from UQ's Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) tested low-pass nanopore sequencing on three commercial farms. Associate Professor Elizabeth Ross said the team produced reliable data for age, genomic breeding values (GBVs) and parentage for about 24 animals in less than 24 hours on each farm.

John Deere is making a John Deere AI investment of $10 million through a new three-year research and development partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence from the laboratory to the farm. The ... Read More The post John Deere Invests $10 Million in AI Research for High-Value Crops appeared first on AgNet West.

Jon Bon Jovi is offering full Ticketmaster refunds after the singer was forced to cut short his July 23 Madison Square Garden residency show.

Growth or immune response? Higher organisms must constantly balance these two priorities. As in humans, hormones regulate this balance in plants. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered a mechanism by which plant steroid hormones can inhibit immune responses and thereby make resources available for growth.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, warned the Trump administration Thursday against increasing the use of small refinery exemptions from biofuel-blending rules under the Renewable Fuel Standard, joining several agricultural and biofuel groups cautioning against such changes.

Summit highlights Midwest feedstocks, infrastructure, and collaboration needed to scale SAF. The post Sustainable Aviation Fuel Growth Creates Opportunities for Agriculture, Aviation and Economic Development appeared first on CropLife.