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If you wanted to really mess with the world’s food production, a good place to start would be in Morocco. They don’t grow much here, but it is home to mines containing most of the world’s known reserves of phosphate...

Diante da dificuldade para avaliar o bem-estar de animais a pasto, sem interferência, a pesquisadora da Embrapa Gado de Corte (MS) Fabiana Villa Alves idealizou um equipamento não invasivo com essa finalidade. O dispositivo mede alguns parâmetros fisiológicos associados a dados ambientais,...

Scientists working on a genetically modified grass which could help reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions say results from field-trials are encouraging. Work is being carried out by a team of scientists, led by AgResearch, into genetically modified High Metabolisable Energy...

In insects, rapidly evolving primary sex-determining signals are transduced by a conserved regulatory module controlling sexual differentiation. In the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly) we identified a Y-linked gene, Maleness-on the-Y (MoY), encoding a small protein that...

We asked six experts in land use for their thoughts on priorities for the future. We need circular fertilisers - Professor Erik Meers, Ghent University, Belgium After the Second World War, the increasing world population has made it more and...

A mastite também é um problema na ovinocultura de corte. Apesar do foco não ser produção comercial de leite, a redução da qualidade e quantidade afeta o ganho de peso dos cordeiros. Ainda, há prejuízos com medicamentos, abate prematuro, desvalorização...

INTERVIEW - Le Dr Caroline Semaille, directrice générale déléguée à l’Anses, explique comment les scientifiques enquêtent sur la nocivité des pesticides et dresse un bilan de l’état actuel des connaissances. Une expertise collective de l’Inserm a mis en évidence, en 2012,...

In dry places, photovoltaic shade can even reduce water use. Solar panels might seem like they’re in direct competition with plants. One is catching sunlight to do photosynthesis, the other wants to take it to push electrons. Surely Highlander rules...

INFOGRAPHIE - Une très grosse étude élucide les mouvements de populations qui ont accompagné l’émergence de l’agriculture. Comment connaître le quotidien des hommes et des femmes vivant il y a plus de cinquante siècles? L’Égypte se préparait à édifier ses...

Posted on 06/09/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Here below a quick “catch-up exercise” with latest news and market insights from the wine sector. First of all, on 1 July 2019 the full text of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement (reached on...

No one wakes up in the morning and thinks of ways to create an unsustainable process. We all want a sustainable future, whether we are on a farm, running a business, or raising a family. Advocacy for sustainable agriculture has...

A million species are under threat of extinction, according to a global landmark report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) – and the crisis is expected to worsen unless drastic action is taken. ‘I don’t...

A new study provides valuable insights into pollen abundance and diversity available to honeybee colonies employed in five major pollinator-dependent crops in Oregon and California, including California’s massive almond industry. The study, a collaboration between OSU and Texas A&M University,...

FOCUS - Dans le magazine Forbes, un célèbre mais hétérodoxe écologiste américain critique la vague d’émotion estivale qui a entouré les feux de forêts au Brésil. Il argue que les incendies sont moins nombreux dans le monde et que la...

As práticas de correção de solos conhecidas como calagem e gessagem são importantes para assegurar índices mais altos de produtividade tanto para o plantio de pastagens e florestas, quanto para o cultivo de grãos como soja, milho e sorgo. As...

The standard diet for much of the world – industrially produced calories and plenty of meat and dairy – is already known to be bad for people’s health, but it could also spell disaster for the environment. Relying on individuals...

The standard diet for much of the world – industrially produced calories and plenty of meat and dairy – is already known to be bad for people’s health, but it could also spell disaster for the environment. Relying on individuals...

Este é um robô autônomo que anda pelas vinhas e recolhe informações preciosas. Equipado com câmera, sensores e GPS, o Vinbot conta o número de cachos de uvas, analisa a vegetação, mapeia a área produtiva e pode ser a solução...

He spoke to Horizon about how the European Commission’s new annual event, Research and Innovation Days, aims to shape the direction of European research over the next eight years. You have €100 billion to spend on research, science and innovation between...

European veterinary stakeholders asked to identify major research needs to improve short-term African swine fever risk management. The most significant knowledge gaps in the prevention and control of African swine fever (ASF) were identified recently by European Union veterinary services...

Plant diseases, especially those caused by fungal pathogens, jeopardize global crop biosecurity and preventing them requires rapid detection and identification of causal agents. Traditional methods for crop disease diagnosis rely on the expertise of pathologists who can identify diseases by...

Syngenta Seeds announced the launch of a new digital platform to help farmers maximize profit potential through data-driven seed recommendations. The NK Seed Analyzer combines artificial intelligence, two decades of agronomic information and a simple user interface, extending the NK...

Biotechnology can be used to develop stress-tolerant and more nutritious crop varieties to protect natural resources and human health. Each biotech crop is evaluated on a case-by-case basis

Uma nova cultivar de milho branco apresenta características que a tornam alternativa ao trigo para produção de farinha. O milho BRS 015 Farináceo Branco ainda tem potencial para panificação com foco em públicos com restrição de consumo de glúten, uma...

Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: June 2019   An informal meeting of EU Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries was held at the beginning of this month in Romania. Among the main...

A group of leading forest biotechnology scientists from around the world call for the reassessment of all sustainable forestry certification systems and suggest that current policies should be modified to promote forest resilience and sustainability. The authors of the recent editorial published...

Scientists have found how to relieve a bottleneck in the process by which plants transform sunlight into food, which may lead to an increase in crop production. They discovered that producing more of a protein that controls the rate in which...

Researchers from around the globe gathered in Saskatoon , focused on making wheat more efficient and sustainable using the latest in breeders’ tools.

Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019  June was marked as follows: At the informal summit in Sibiu on 3 and 4 June, the Romanian Presidency of the Council...

Posted on 27/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019     The last “balance sheet” of the discussions for the future Multiannual Financial Framework was presented to the European Affairs...

Posted on 26/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019 This month, the main highlights for the wine sector at EU and global level range from further reflections and thoughts on...

Posted on 26/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019   The ECJ ruling on NBTs of last July continues to provide ground for debates at EU level (and not only). At the end of...

FBN is gathering data at generic Bt test plots in five states, says Ron Wulfkuhle, head of seed, flanked by R.J. Krekeler, seed district sales manager. ( Chris Bennett ) Extremely low-cost and high-yield Bt corn? Off-patent, generic Bt corn...

cientists have used bacteria found in the roots of salt-tolerant plants to successfully inoculate alfalfa plants against overly salty soil. “We take the roots of these salt-tolerant plants (called halophytes), grind them up and grow the bacteria in a petri dish in...

Posted on 26/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: May 2019  May was marked as follows: – EU Agriculture Ministers spoke during last Agri-Fish Council meeting on the proposed CAP performance framework, with...

Posted on 26/08/201926/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: May 2019     The work of the CAP reform is progressing as best they could, but the timetable has not changed and the...

New data show that biotech crop plantings have increased about 113-fold since 1996, with an accumulated area of 2.5 billion hectares, pointing to biotechnology being the fastest-adopted crop technology in the world. In all, 70 countries adopted biotech crops through...

Researchers from Texas Tech University and the University of Buffalo have studiedavocados in a way that is best described as a 23andMe test …. They discovered that the avocado genome has naturally evolved over time to increase its resistance to disease—a...

Posted on 21/08/201921/08/2019 - Posted by Farm Europe Risk and crisis management tools in Agriculture *Monthly News* Time period: March-April 2019     The Member of the Agricultural Committee voted on April 8ththe Horizontal Regulation which is the cornerstone of the reform package of the Common Agricultural...

Uma parceria público-privada entre a Embrapa e a empresa Bioma oferece pela primeira vez ao mercado brasileiro um inoculante totalmente desenvolvido a partir de tecnologia nacional. O produto denominado BiomaPhos alia sustentabilidade e produtividade porque é biológico – produzido a partir de duas...