To know when a plant is thirsty, print a sensor right on the leaf
In Massachusetts, MIT engineers have created sensors that can be printed onto plant leaves that will reveal when the plants are experiencing a water...
LiDAR uncovers previously unknown Maya expanse
In New York, archaeologists from the U.S., Europe, and Guatemala collaborated in a LiDAR survey of the jungles of northern Guatemala to map the...
Super Eye in the Sky – High Resolution Satellite Images Provide Accurate Field Productivity...
In California, Stanford University researchers used high resolution photographs from compact satellites and a computer based model to accurately estimate farm production in Kenya,...
Blue scorpion venom and plant-based phytonutrients combine to inhibit cancer growth
In Maryland, PetLife Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced an all-natural cancer cocktail combining Blue Scorpion Venom Chlorotoxin with plant-based phytonutrients. Preliminary testing has shown inhibition against certain cancer...
AgResearch investing $25 million to grow healthier farm animals with more nutritious ryegrass
In New Zealand, AgResearch scientists aided by a five-year $25 million grant are enhancing ryegrass to produce healthier animals, better production on the farm...
Corteva Agriscience and the International Rice Research Institute boost rice sustainability
In Singapore, Corteva Agriscience and the International Rice Research Institute announced a multi-year framework agreement on collaborative rice research, deployment of new breeding technologies...
Drones Not Going Anywhere But Up for PrecisionAg Farmers
In Washington, Dr. Lav Khot is working on several drone projects to help farmers with their precision ag methods. He is using drone thermal...
Microbial community members play distinct roles in biosynthesis
In Wisconsin, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center previously described a small-scale bioreactor that used a mixed microbial community to produce valuable...
Dipstick technology extracts DNA and RNA in 30 seconds, without a lab
In Australia, a new dipstick technology that enables pathogen detection and the rapid diagnosis of human, animal and plant disease in even the most...
Baker’s yeast is enlisted as a low-cost, low-maintenance global pathogen detector
In New York, during a project that began as a search to find a cost-effective, simple way to detect cholera, Columbia University researchers developed...