Agricultural Production/Economics

Gretchen C. Daily and Pavan Sukhdev recognized for 'putting a price tag on nature'Credit: Ola Hopper, Leonardo Druscovich The 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement - often described as the 'Nobel Prize for the Environment' -…

Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates foraging behavior in agricultural landscapesCredit: Svenja Bänsch, University of Göttingen Bees are pollinators of many wild and crop plants, but in many places…

Credit: Marianne Stein URBANA, Ill. - The U.S. and China recently agreed to a phase one trade deal that aims to resolve the current trade war between the two countries. But that is just the latest development in longstanding and…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, according to economists, who say this wasted food has an estimated aggregate value of $240 billion annually. Divided among the nearly…

Wild and cultivated wheats from southeast Mediterranean and Turkey interbred during domestication Certain types of domesticated wheat have complicated origins, with genetic contributions from wild and cultivated wheat populations on…

Credit: Jan Thompson AMES, Iowa - Dense urban areas use up more energy, water and food resources than they can produce themselves, forcing them to rely on external sources. But a team of researchers is imagining bold new ways to make…

Research led by the University of Göttingen calls into question sustainability claims by large corporationCredit: F. Otten, University of Göttingen Many companies work hard to present an environmentally responsible public image. But…

Urine is a goldmine of useful substances that can be captured and converted into products such as fertilizer. However, going "green" with urine carries some potential risks. For instance, DNA released from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in…

Foxtail millet is an annual grass grown widely as a cereal crop in parts of India, China and Southeast Asia. Milling the grain removes the hard outer layer, or bran, from the rest of the seed. Now, researchers have identified a protein in…

Credit: Hamish Symington/ University of Cambridge Animal pollinators support the production of three-quarters of the world's food crops, and many flowers produce nectar to reward the pollinators. A new study using bumblebees has found that…