The latest news from the agricultural sector

2024-10-01

USDA Announces Results of Soybean Request for Referendum

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order will not be conducted. The decision is a result of a soybean Request for Referendum... Read more

2024-10-01

Targeted Grazing, A Successful & Low-Cost Method to Manage Cheatgrass When Timed Properly

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2024-09-30

Pitting Good Versus Bad Fungi on Sweet Corn: A Delicate Dance

The same defenses that help some varieties of sweet corn resist fungal diseases can also stymie the potency of a beneficial fungus used to kill hungry caterpillar pests, studies by Agricultural... Read more

2024-09-30

Pearl millet — making a great grain even better

Pearl millet can be a life saver across Africa's savanna regions at this time of year, while farmers wait to harvest other crops. It's nutritious, resilient to extreme weather and grows fast. How can... Read more

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2024-09-30

Sustainable and tasty — traditional dry fish makes comeback

Anton Thina sells karuvadu, or dry fish, prepared using an age-old method under sand. He attaches great importance to using fresh, locally sourced fish. His success is changing attitudes towards... Read more

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2024-09-30

Rapa Nui's early inhabitants survived despite the odds

Rapa Nui has long stood as a symbol of ecocide — an act of deliberate, environmental destruction by humans. But new studies suggests the theory is wrong. Read more

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2024-09-29

Protecting deer with drones in Switzerland

Young deer hide in tall grass to avoid predators—but farmers often don’t notice them. Tractors and harvesters kill thousands of fawns each year. Now, volunteers are using drones to protect these wild... Read more

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2024-09-28

Scientists Ratchet Up Key Amino Acid in Corn

Experimental lines of field corn developed by a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists will usher in new commercial hybrids offering high-methionine grain. Read more

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2024-09-26

Pollinating insects we depend on for food production

Bees often get all the credit. But without the pollination powers of other insects, supermarket shelves would look empty. Read more

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2024-09-25

Nature Preserve Vintage Museum Collection, Modern Research Intersect in Century-Long Bee Study

At a tranquil nature reserve in South Michigan, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and her collaborators connected olden wild bee sample collections and modern technology to better... Read more

2024-09-24

USDA Cites American Fruit & Produce Corp. in Florida for PACA Violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on American Fruit & Produce Corp., Miami, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions... Read more

2024-09-24

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Maryland and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more