Ongoing desalination plant shutdown threatens Israeli farms ahead of holidays
After most of Israel’s water desalination facilities were shut down starting Monday morning because of high seawater turbidity,…
Designing for Chickens: Rethinking How Humans and Animals Share Space
House of Chickens / SO? Architecture and Ideas. Image © Ali Taptik Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest…
Falcon-like flapping drone drives birds away from strawberry crops in Qld trial
A drone mimicking a peregrine falcon is giving hope to farmers losing hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth…
Cardiovascular health improves with Chardonnay marc supplementation
Writing in the journal Nutrition Research, scientists from the University of California, Davis, Sonomaceuticals and the U.S. Department…
Drought-affected farmers welcome significant rainfall but some miss out
Central West farmer Tom Tourle spent the night in the tractor, only pulling up at 2am after a…
Carrie Underwood’s Longevity Routine: Protein, Push-Ups, Gardening
When Carrie Underwood grows up, she wants to be a fit grandma. Loading audio narration… Now in her…
From succession planning to inherited debt, there’s pressure and joy in taking on a family business
Sam Mackaway’s future has been planned for as long as he can remember. “I always wanted my family…
Israel’s milk shortages are caused by government quotas
How many times have you stood in a grocery store staring at an empty milk shelf? This shortage…
new discovery could reshape crop breeding and resilience
Published in PNAS, the study shows that plants use the hormone abscisic acid (ABA) as a fast‑track messaging…
Israel reports bird flu outbreak on farm in north, WOAH says
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Israel reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm…
Exclusive: Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Cofco signed 2006 agreement to protect Brazil’s Amazon forest with soy farming moratoriumMato Grosso law…
Argentine farmers bag last fields of a dream wheat season
Argentina’s wheat harvest expected to exceed previous record by up to 25%Ideal weather conditions led to unprecedented wheat…