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With UK’s departure from the EU today, the farming sectors cannot but lament the loss of their participation in the future of the EU and its

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate, the most

Tal y como ha publicado Cazavisión, los avances de la peste porcina africana (PPA) han sido confirmados por las autoridades alemanas tras la

Climate change is a man-made problem, but humans aren’t the only animals that will be impacted by warming temperatures and shifting

Today the European Union and Mexico strengthened their cooperation in geographical indications (GIs) protection by updating their

The total organic area in the European Union (EU) was 13.4 million hectares in 2018, corresponding to 7.5% of the total utilised agricultural area.

New pan-European research has found that proactive land management with agroforestry—mixing livestock and trees—reduces

“As informações de análise química e física do solo não são suficientes para analisar a qualidade do solo. Para integrar esse processo

A chuva dos últimos dias no sertão nordestino transformou o cenário do Campo Experimental da Caatinga, na Embrapa Semiárido

CRISPR genome editing has been used to make chickens resistant to a common virus. The approach could boost egg and meat

Solutions to tackle pest and diseases in the farming sector have been at the top of the policy agenda in the recent years. Biocontrol technologies

The 'Farm to Fork' strategy is one of the initiatives announced in President Ursula von der Leyen's political guidelines for the new Commission

Dairy has been central to people’s existence since at least 6,500 years BC. But a mystery lies at its heart which, if solved, could help explain the rising number of modern dietary problems ranging from food intolerances to allergies, researchers...

Scientists have transferred a collection of genes into plant-colonizing bacteria that let them draw nitrogen from the air and turn it into

New research from UC Riverside identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era in which crops can get crushed by

INFOGRAPHIE - Des records absolus de température, dépassant par endroits 49 °C, ont été battus en 2019. Vue satellite des incendies en Australie fournie par le système européen d’observation de la Terre du programme Copernicus. ESA Déjà 10,3 millions d’hectares de...

Scientists from China National Rice Research Institute reported that FLN2, a gene that encodes fructokinase-like protein2, influences sugar metabolism

Plants occupy a unique nexus when it comes to climate change. On the one hand, they can help prevent climate change by capturing carbon. On the

Because methane has more than 80 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over 20 years, the emissions from trees – and any changes in these due to global warming – may have significant implications for Earth’s climate. ‘We...

A transgenia abre novas possibilidades para incorporar características desejadas no trigo, sejam atributos agronômicos ou nutricionais. Ainda

The Member States of the European Union (EU) harvested 6.5 million tonnes of oranges in 2018. This was the highest production level since 2010

In 2018, 156.8 million tonnes of whole milk was processed in the European Union (EU). EU dairies produced 10.3 million tonnes of cheese, as well as 2.4

A University of Minnesota research team recently developed new methods that will make it significantly faster to produce gene-edited plants. They

Taking advantage of powerful advances in CRISPR gene editing, scientists at the University of California San Diego have set their sights on one of

By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and

Study shows after 11,000 years of wheat breeding, we've still got a long way to go

Biotech crops are considered as the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of modern agriculture, according to

Approaches to manipulating disease resistance in plants is expanding exponentially due to advances

Pesquisadores da Embrapa Hortaliças (DF) estão avaliando novos métodos para controle de viroses em tomateiro a partir

A new study led by scientists from the University of California Berkeley reveals how sorghum plants control its

Es una mala noticia. Sin lugar a dudas. El nuevo virus que acecha al cultivo de tomate en todo el planeta

Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a novel vaccine and complementary skin test to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB). Publishing their findings in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers reveal they have for the first time created a vaccine...

Como passar de 4 a 6 arrobas de carne por hectare ao ano para uma produtividade pecuária de 20 a 30

L’emploi de plantes agricoles rendues résistantes aux herbicides est susceptible d’entraîner une réaction en chaîne de l’environnement qui doit être surveillée de près. Telle est en substance la conclusion du premier état des lieux mené en France sur l’utilisation de...

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world’s population by 2050.

Agrochemicals are an important component of agricultural production systems. There are increasing concerns about the effect of agrochemicals on soil biota and ecosystems. … The presence of large invertebrates such as Lumbricus terrestris L., the common earthworm, has been extensively...

La Comisión Europea planea crear una legislación específica para facilitar la producción de cultivos editados genéticamente tras la sentencia del Tribunal Europeo de Justicia que obligó en julio de 2018 a aplicarles la misma normativa y restricciones que a los transgénicos....

Après 40 % de baisse en dix ans, les progrès dans l’exposition des animaux d’élevage marquent le pas. Des mesures sur la densité des élevages, l’espace accordé aux animaux et la qualité du transport permettent de freiner la propagation des maladies...

Lo muestra en Agritechnica 2019. Puede soportar un peso de 200 Kg y cubrir 6 hectáreas por hora. John Deere exhibe en Agritechnica 2019 (10 al 16 de noviembre en Hanover, Alemania), un drone pulverizador. El llamado VoloDrone puede soportar un peso de 200 kg y,...