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photo of dense trees and greenery at a coffee farm in Java, mountains are visible in the far distance

Shade-Grown Coffee Shows the Benefits of Combining Agriculture and Conservation

by Oxford Brookes University

Increasing shade cover over coffee plants can increase biodiversity and provide pest control, a new study has revealed

rows of potato plants growing in a field, leafy green bunches growing out of brown dirt

Researchers Solve Crucial Cold-Induced Sweetening Problem in Potato Production

by American Society of Plant Biologists

The potato industry benefits from new tuber research that reveals the mystery behind a major production problem

a large pile of pink colored potassium salts being held in two hands with a white bucket of the same salts in the background

Potassium Depletion in Soil Threatens Global Crop Yields

by University College London

Study finds that in many regions of the world, more potassium is being removed from agricultural soils than is added

plants in a raised garden bed covered with white insect protection netting draped over blue metal hoops

Red Nets Signal “Stop” to Insect Pests, Reduce Need for Insecticides

by University of Tokyo

Changing the color of commonly used agricultural nets lessens insect damage to crops

sparrow sitting on a barbed wire fence in front of a bright yellow field of grain

West Nile Virus Emergence in Europe Found to Be Associated with Agriculture

Direction of spread also associated with wetland urbanization and migratory bird patterns

white fungal roots spreading out on a dark brown rotting log with green moss and brown leaves in the background

The Underground Network: Decoding the Dynamics of Plant-Fungal Symbiosis

by Boyce Thompson Institute

Groundbreaking insights into proteins involved in plant-fungi interactions could help develop more sustainable agriculture

row of crops being grown in a field

Domesticating Plants Impacts Their Microbiome, Study Finds

by University of Oxford

Findings could help inform microbe-based approaches to improve crop yields and food security

A group working at a communal garden

Scaling Up Urban Agriculture

by University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Researchers examine numerous studies on the pros and cons of urban agriculture and build a road map for the future

Free range chickens on a farm

Chicken Whisperers: Humans Crack the Clucking Code

by University of Queensland

Detecting emotional information via vocalizations can help improve farm animal welfare

Plants in a vertical farm

Electronic "Soil" Enhances Crop Growth

by Linköping University

Scientists develop a bioelectronic growth scaffold that improves crop seedling growth