A new study of hemp microbes may lead to more sustainable farming methods, using nature to boost the growth of the plant which has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses: CBD-rich ...

When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone -- both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry -- the number of parasitic insects available to control ...

An international aquaculture research center based in the municipality of Tigbauan in Iloilo is working to develop sustainable farming techniques for spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus) and evaluate its ...

WAUNAKEE, Wis. (WKOW) — Madison is surrounded by several lakes that provide life and shape the city to what it is today. But an important part of what makes the lakes so beautiful starts on land. Just ...

Abdul Latif Khan, assistant professor of biotechnology at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Technology Division, examined the communities of microbiomes living in and around the ...

Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast ...

Conventional agriculture offers farmers few choices about which crops to grow or how to raise them. A new approach uses computing to construct better strategies with lower environmental impacts. I'm a ...

Visitors at the Stratford Ecological Center in Delaware, Ohio learn how agro-forestry, cover crops, pasture-raised livestock and soil health practices can help end the climate crisis. Credit: (Raul ...

The urgency for sustainable transformation across all sectors has driven the EU to set bold targets, aiming to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Mitigating environmental stresses and ...

A rising global population means that maintaining viable agricultural space is one of the most pressing farming issues of 2023 and beyond. Vertical farming is growing crops indoors in stacked layers, ...