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    Helping the Honey Bee at the Honey Bee Lab

          February 23, 2022

    
          With support from NIFA, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension researchers are making sure that bees are healthy and thriving. The OSU Honey Bee Lab is estimated to save Oregon's beekeepers about $5 million a year in reduced colony...
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    A Century of Farming: Black Farmers Partner with VSU to Help Family Operation Thrive

          February 15, 2022

    
          Virginia State University has worked with Virginia Cooperative Extension to generate ideas on how to improve the profitability of Black farmers. Although small-scale farms operated by producers of all races have fallen into bankruptcy,...
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    Researchers Discover a Unique Bacterial Property, Potential Target for Treating and Diagnosing Lyme Disease

          February 9, 2022

    
          With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a unique property in the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, making it a...
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    Treating Mastitis with Good Bacteria

          February 2, 2022

    
          Since 2009, the U.S. goat industry has experienced a 57% increase in dairy operations, according to USDA’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service. Today, U.S. goat milk sales exceed $90 million. However, like all dairy animals, goats are...
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    Building STEM Pathways for Students of Color

          January 26, 2022

    
          A shortage of skilled graduates with science degrees in natural resources exists in the United States, creating a need for the next generation of natural resource scientists. To help meet this need, and to encourage more students of...
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    Researchers Reveal Strategies to Help Dairy Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

          January 19, 2022

    
          Dairy farmers in the Northeast facing a warming climate that exacerbates nutrient pollution but lengthens the growing season can reduce the environmental impact of their operations and maximize revenues by double cropping and injecting...
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    Destructive Onion Virus Evolving, Spreading

          January 12, 2022

    
          Iris yellow spot virus is continuing to pose a danger to onion crops by evolving and spreading, according to research from Washington State University (WSU) virologists. Named for its original host plant, Iris yellow spot has...
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    Microbe Sneaks Past Tomato Defense System, Advances Evolutionary Battle

          January 5, 2022

    
          When we think of evolution, many of us conjure the lineage from ape to man, a series of incremental changes spanning millions of years. But in some species, evolution happens so quickly we can watch it in real time.

That’s the case...
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    Incorporating Alfalfa in Forage Systems Could Lead to Environmental Benefits

          December 15, 2021

    
          When implementing grazing management strategies, one of the key tools to success is using temporary fencing technology, courtesy of University of Georgia by Justin Burt.

Alfalfa, once a dominant forage in Georgia, is the third-highest...
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    With Modified Mashing Process, Gluten-Free Grains Can Produce Quality Beers

          December 8, 2021

    
          Using a modified, lower temperature mashing procedure to retain enzyme activity, brewers can use malts from gluten-free grains to produce high-quality beers, according to Penn State University researchers who conducted a new...
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    New “Onion Devourer” Bacteria Found by University of Georgia Researchers

          December 1, 2021

    
          University of Georgia (UGA) researchers have identified a new species of bacteria, which they have named Pseudomonas alliivorans — from “allium vorans,” which translates as onion devourer or eater. As part of a multistate, four...
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    Researchers Develop Ice Cube That Doesn’t Melt or Grow Mold

          November 23, 2021

    
          Researchers have developed a new cooling cube to cut down on cross-contamination, that won't melt, is compostable, and plastic-free, courtesy of Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have...
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    Adaptive Swarm Robotics Could Revolutionize Smart Agriculture

          November 17, 2021

    
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Texas A&M University researchers are working to establish a configurable, adaptive, and scalable swarm system consisting of unmanned ground and aerial robots designed to...
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    Study Finds Deer May Be Reservoir for SARS-CoV-2

          November 9, 2021

    
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More than 80 percent of the white-tailed deer sampled in different parts of Iowa between December 2020 and January 2021 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The percentage of SARS-CoV-2...
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    As-Needed Pesticide Use Brings Wild Bees, Increases Watermelon Yield Without Reducing Corn Profits

          November 3, 2021

    
          Purdue University researchers found as-needed pesticide use increased pollination from wild bees and increased watermelon yield. Image courtesy of Purdue University’s Tom Campbell.

Many farmers rent beehives to pollinate crops, but...
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    Study Predicts Two Popular American Foods Surprisingly Resilient to Climate Change

          October 26, 2021

    
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A new study led by researchers at the University of Florida predicts that the supply chains for two of Americans’ most popular plant-based foods,...
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    Plant-Based Jet Fuel Could Reduce Emissions by 68 Percent

          October 20, 2021

    
          Field of carinata in full bloom in Seminole County, Georgia, courtesy of Ramdeo Seepaul, (North Florida Research & Education Center, University of Florida).


After four years of searching, scientists have found a new plant-based...
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    Novel Lighting System Designed for Machine Vision Module of Agricultural Robots

          October 13, 2021

    
          Machine vision demonstration, courtesy of Penn State University.

A novel camera system using active lighting devised by Penn State University researchers may be a crucial step in developing machine vision systems that allow...
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    Researchers Look for Ways to Boost Bee-Friendly Practices

          October 5, 2021

    
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Almonds are big business in California, which grows 80 percent of the world's crop with a value of $5.62 billion. To get those almonds to grow, farmers need bees to pollinate...
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    Microgreens Go from Trendy Vegetables to Functional Food

          September 28, 2021

    
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Starting decades ago as fashionable, high-value gourmet greens, today microgreens have gained popularity among consumers for their nutritional profile and high content of...
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    Advanced Model and Field Data Add Up to Better Cover Crop Management

          September 22, 2021

    
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Cover crops are widely seen as one of the most promising conservation practices, improving soil health while also removing carbon from the atmosphere. But while the...
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    Increasing Food Security on the U.S. Virgin Islands

          September 15, 2021

    
          Mango, avocado, and papaya trees, courtesy of University of the Virgin Islands.

As Virgin Islanders mobilize to increase their food security, the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Green Technology Center and the Community...
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    A Study of Nutrient Return Speed in Sorghum-Sudangrass Varieties

          September 1, 2021

    
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University of Kentucky (UK) senior Brandon Dooley is studying whether sorghum-sudangrass with a brown midrib trait adds nutrients back to soil quicker than varieties...
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    Key to Controlling Mosquitoes May Reside in Their Gut Microbiota

          August 25, 2021

    
          Like many other mosquito species, the common house mosquito requires certain vitamins to grow. These nutrients are extremely unstable in aquatic environments, and UGA researchers have found that gut microbes have to produce these...
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    Diverse Land Cover Boosts Yields for Major U.S. Crops

          August 18, 2021

    
          Aerial drone image of fields with diverse crop growth; courtesy of Getty Images.


Diverse land cover can boost yields for major U.S. crops like corn and wheat, a new study shows. The findings run counter to previous assumptions that...

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