Questioning the feasibility of the “4 per 1000” goal to sequester carbon in soil and slow climate change
UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Canadian canola, soybean, oats plantings expected up
Canadian farmers expect to plant more canola, soybeans and oats in 2017, but fewer acres of…
Early flag leaf emergence creates spring fungicide challenge
Signs of flag leaves emerging almost a month earlier than normal in some southern wheat…
Sclerotinia risk not just confined to forward crops
OSR plots tested in Herefordshire, Wales and the south west have revealed that between 80-100%…
Fungicide resistance to three main groups found in Ramularia in Germany
A recent finding suggesting that the barley disease Ramularia is potentially resistant to three of…
£1.7million investment for Bristol cereal genomics group
The University of Bristol has been awarded £1.7 million by the UK Biotechnology and Biological…
Using real-time satellite data to track water productivity in agriculture
Measuring how efficiently water is used in agriculture, particularly in water-scarce countries, is going high-tech…
US food and conservation groups invest in soil to sustain food production
A national effort to enhance farm sustainability through soil health in the United States has…
Maize variety choices for 2017
Hutchinsons has seen a continued increase in the amount of maize now being grown within…
Sorghum breeding time set to halve thanks to new research
In a major step forward for Australian farmers, new research from the US will result…