Irish dairy-beef case study returns 0.08 units of edible energy per unit invested
A case study of one Irish dairy-beef finishing farm found an edible energy return of 0.08:1, with buildings, machinery and ...
Tag: agriculture
Arable Weed Surveys Diverge: Vegetation Science Reports Less Methodological Detail Than Weed Science
A literature review published in Vegetation Classification and Survey examined 172 studies of arable weed vegetation from across Europe, spanning ...
Survey links social norms and support to farmers’ water-scarcity adaptation
A survey of irrigated farmers in Bilavar district, Iran, linked perceived incentive support and social norms to reported adaptation to ...
Invasive Species Have Cost New South Wales Billions, and the Bill Keeps Climbing
A rapid systematic review finds invasive species have cost New South Wales AU$30.761 billion since 1970, with agriculture absorbing over ...
DNA Sequencing and Microscopy Each Reveal Hidden Halves of Soil Nematode Communities in Strawberry Fields
A new study comparing mitochondrial metagenomics with traditional microscopy in Florida strawberry fields finds the two methods are complementary, each ...
Generative AI Teaches Computers to Spot Pomegranate Disease in the Field
Researchers in Pune have built a Dual GAN–Diffusion generative learning system that synthesizes realistic, diverse pomegranate disease images from field-acquired ...
Spider-eating bat’s diet shaped by forests, farms and urban sprawl
DNA metabarcoding of 318 faecal samples from 16 maternity colonies shows orb-web spiders dominate the notch-eared bat's diet, while livestock ...
What Is Nature’s Price Tag? Meta-Analysis Reveals How Farm Ecosystem Services Are Valued
Forests filter water, soils store carbon, insects pollinate crops, and landscapes hold cultural meaning that no spreadsheet can fully capture. ...
New AI Model Spots Crop Diseases With Unusual Accuracy in Complex Fields
A new detection framework combines hybrid attention, a slim dynamic head, and a novel loss function to spot crop diseases ...
Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Delivers a Yield Surprise on Ethiopian Irrigated Farms
An on-farm demonstration in Ethiopia's Sedeni irrigation scheme shows the Birtukanie sweet potato variety outperforming Jari in total yield and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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