Carbon sequestration is rising on China’s farmland thanks to changes in agricultural practises, a large-scale piece of data analysis suggests.
Farm labour shortages in greenhouses across the Mediterranean could be tackled by investing in robots designed to take on labour-intensive tasks, say researchers in Spain.
It is the season for flickering lights and turkeys — just avoid mixing the two during live production, and not just in a spirit of humanity.
Carbon sequestration is rising on China’s farmland thanks to changes in agricultural practises, a large-scale piece of data analysis suggests.
Farm labour shortages in greenhouses across the Mediterranean could be tackled by investing in robots designed to take on labour-intensive tasks, say researchers in Spain.
It is the season for flickering lights and turkeys — just avoid mixing the two during live production, and not just in a spirit of humanity.
Permaculture practices raise carbon stocks, lower soil bulk density and increase earthworm abundance, results from a study of farms in Germany and Luxembourg suggest.
AI tool can make plants more resistant to diseases, drought and pests using small changes to plant DNA.
Using genome editing technology to target methane-producing microbes in the digestive systems of cattle could be a powerful tool in reducing the livestock sector’s environmental footprint.
