Why Vietnamese Coconut Farmers Go Organic: Neighbors and Confidence Beat Policy
A study of 205 coconut-farming households in Vietnam's Mekong Delta finds that social expectations, not policy or personal attitudes, most ...
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Europe’s Pigs Are Silently Losing Ground to Drug-Resistant Gut Worms
A new comprehensive review warns that gastrointestinal nematodes continue to drain productivity from European pig farms while prophylactic deworming drives ...
Masked Bees Reveal How Organic Farms and Forest Fragments Reshape Wild Bee Populations
A field study across seventeen German farms shows that organic management boosts masked bee abundance and alters the sex ratios ...
Beneficial Bacteria Found to Boost Tomato Growth While Fighting Devastating Canker Disease
Researchers in Quebec have identified three bacterial strains that both delay tomato bacterial canker and promote plant growth, offering a ...
Organic farming unlocks trapped phosphorus in India’s black cotton soils
A decade-long experiment on Central Indian Vertisols shows organic and conservation agriculture dramatically reduce phosphorus fixation and shift the nutrient ...
Soil Type, Not Farming Style, Drives Heavy Metal Buildup in Vegetable Fields
A South Indian field study finds that soil type, rather than organic or chemical fertilisation, is the primary driver of ...
Fern and Compost Combo Boosts Rice Yields by 50% in Kerala Fields
A field experiment in Kerala, India, shows that combining the nitrogen-fixing fern Azolla with compost increased paddy rice yields by ...
Biochar Boosts Pepper Yields Only in the Right Soil, at the Right Dose
A new pot experiment shows biochar sharply increased sweet pepper yields in low-fertility loam but plateaued in sandy loam, while ...
New National Mentorship Network Aims to Bring US Farmers Into Organic
Arizona State University's Swette Center has launched Kernel, a nationwide mentorship program that pairs experienced organic producers with farmers, ranchers ...
Fermenting bacteria boost lysine in beans and rapeseed for better food and feed
Researchers at DTU and Aarhus University used a two-stage bacterial fermentation to raise lysine levels more than threefold in faba ...
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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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