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It’s taken more than a decade, but the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finally released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map that spans the nation and the territory of Puerto Rico in such detail that gardeners can now zoom right into their local… Continue reading The most accurate and detailed plant zone map ever has been released
It’s taken more than a decade, but the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finally released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map that spans the nation and the territory of Puerto Rico in such detail that gardeners can now zoom right into their local… Continue reading The most accurate and detailed plant zone map ever has been released
The Gyr cattle farmed in Tanzania handle the African heat and arid conditions well, but they produce much less milk than less-tolerant Holstein or Jersey cows. Scientists have set about addressing that problem, by creating hybrid cattle that combine bo… Continue reading Heat-tolerant hybrid cows may be the Goldilocks of cattle
Blueberries and other fruits are quite prone to fungi such as gray mold, whereas sunflowers are resistant to them. With that fact in mind, scientists have now used an extract from waste sunflower stems to keep such fruits from molding.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Sunflower waste extract shown to keep fruit from molding
First wine, now beer. Each day we’re learning of new, devastating impacts of climate change, and what’s now brewing has researchers sounding the alarm on the future of European beer, thanks to a steady decline in the quality and quantity of the all-imp… Continue reading Hoppy ending: Dire times ahead for beer and its flavors, study warns
In the world of agriculture, not all enterprises are large arable cropland affairs upon which tractors do their work traversing strip by strip under the hot sun. Many farms raise …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: An Agricultural Robot That Looks Ready For The Field
The spotted-wing drosophila is a type of fruit fly that can destroy berry crops if not killed by the liberal use of insecticides. According to a new study, the smell of a crop-damaging fungus could provide an eco-friendly alternative to such toxic chem… Continue reading Sweet smell of fungus could keep insects from decimating berry crops
Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic soil-dwelling creatures that damage crops by feeding on their roots. Scientists have now developed a greener and more efficient means of eradicating them, using a modified plant virus.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Plant virus recruited to save crops from root-eating nematodes
Hog barns typically aren’t the nicest places to be at the best of times, but try living in one during a heat wave. Scientists at Indiana’s Purdue University have developed a self-activating hog-cooling pad for just such situations.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading High-tech pig pad designed to cool hot hogs
Although the gel of the aloe vera plant is commonly used to treat sunburn, moisturize skin and boost gut health (among other applications), its peels are typically discarded. New research now suggests that those peels could also be used, to make non-to… Continue reading Waste aloe vera peels may be a source of eco-friendly insecticide