Agriculture
Government funding through initiatives like the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) and Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) is enabling livestock producers across the UK to upgrade their handling facilities, boosting safety, efficiency, and animal welfare. For example, James Falconer, a 60-cow suckler cow and 25 Limousin-cross and 450 Mule
Agriculture
Cuba's agriculture sector, crippled by decades of economic decline, struggles to produce enough food for its citizens. The country's rice production has plummeted by nearly 70% in the past six years, with the majority being imported from Vietnam. To turn things around, the Cuban government has
Agriculture
A proposed family farm tax in the Finance Bill poses a significant threat to the future of numerous small and medium-sized family farms in Cambridgeshire, according to Alison Morris, National Farmers Union (NFU) Cambridgeshire chair. The tax, aimed at tackling inheritance tax avoidance, would unfairly penalize elderly farmers and jeopardize
Agriculture
The state government of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Secretariat of Rural Development, held an inaugural ceremony to deliver seeds for the 2025/2026 harvest under the 100% Corn Program in Arroio do Meio, Rio Grande do Sul. The ceremony marked the beginning of seed distribution to family farmers
Agriculture
A team of researchers has made significant strides in understanding the genetic mechanisms behind monensin synthesis in Streptomyces cinnamonensis. By focusing on the fatty acid degradation pathway, the team discovered four key genes – fadD, fadE, fadB, and fadA – that play a crucial role in boosting monensin production. The engineered strain,
Agriculture
To enhance the development momentum of the town's animal husbandry industry, Daman Town has taken multiple measures to guide farms to actively adjust and expand their scale, focusing on the "expansion of herds and increase of quantities" and improving quality and efficiency. Driven by policy incentives
Agriculture
Research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has found that combining parasitoids and entomopathogenic nematodes can lead to significant reduction in the emergence of spotted-wing drosophila, a pest of small fruits and cherries. According to the study, the combination of these natural enemies led
Agriculture
Investigators at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have made new findings on the genetics of Texas bluegrass, an important cool-season turfgrass species. The research focuses on improving heat and drought tolerance through interspecific hybridization with Kentucky bluegrass. By analyzing the genome of Texas bluegrass
Agriculture
A leading farmland investment firm, US Agriculture, has partnered with CeresAI, a pioneer in AI-powered agricultural analytics, to revolutionize how institutional farmland investments are monitored, managed, and optimized. Combining US Agriculture's disciplined investment approach with CeresAI's data-driven crop analytics, the collaboration addresses the need for consistent,
Agriculture
Researchers at the Field Crops Research Institute have made a significant discovery in rice genetics, identifying key factors that contribute to improved yield and drought tolerance. The study, published in the journal Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, details the results of a comprehensive analysis of eight rice genotypes and their crosses. The
Agriculture
Researchers at the University of Tabriz, Iran, have identified 68 volatile compounds in strawberry fruits at different developmental stages. Their study, published in Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, found that esters increased while aldehydes and alcohol components decreased during fruit development. The researchers also investigated the expression of lipoxygenase, alcohol dehydrogenase, and
Agriculture
Current study results on agriculture have been published by researchers from Yangzhou University in Yangzhou, People's Republic of China. The research, funded by the Jiangsu Students' Platform For Innovation And Entrepreneurship Training Program, investigated the role of SnRK2 genes in salt stress response regulation of tobacco. The
