The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-04-27
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond?
The poor are particularly vulnerable to rising prices of food, vegetable oils, and fertilizers. Read more
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2022-04-26
VariMax, Climate FieldView partner to bring farmers real-time, data-driven tools
By selecting from their FieldView account, farmers can now access variable and average flat rate nitrogen and irrigation recommendations on the VariMax system. Read more
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2022-04-26
Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad—not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrot and... Read more
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2022-04-25
Newly Discovered Protein in Fungus Bypasses Plant Defenses
A protein that allows the fungus that causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by a team of U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural... Read more
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2022-04-25
African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Passes Tests Required for Regulatory Approval
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an important safety test required... Read more
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2022-04-25
High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns
Widening impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
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2022-04-22
Attacks on cooperatives during planting and harvest more likely
Cyber actors may perceive cooperatives as lucrative targets with a willingness to pay because of the time-sensitive role they play in production, says the FBI. Read more
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2022-04-21
Loss of livestock and poultry mount as war in Ukraine continues
About 15% of dairy cattle, 20% of hogs, and 15% of poultry, which is the country’s biggest meat market, are gone. Read more
2022-04-21
USDA Scientist Recognized for Exceptional Achievements in Science for African Swine Fever Vaccine Research
USDA scientist
Douglas Gladue, a research microbiologist for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received the
2021 Arthur S. Flemming Award for his exceptional achievements in basic... Read more
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2022-04-20
Future BASF innovations include an SCN trait, precision spraying
Meeting sustainability goals is also part of BASF’s 10-year innovation outlook. Read more
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2022-04-20
How the war in Ukraine threatens Bangladesh’s food security
Disruptions in wheat, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets drive up prices and threaten supplies. Read more
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2022-04-19
Indigo Ag registers novel biofungicide
Proprietary microbial part of emerging $7 billion market for nature-based crop stress solutions, say Indigo Ag officials. Read more
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