Agriculture Save the Tomato: Israeli Scientists Fight Devastating Plant Disease irst observed in southern Israel in 2014, tomato brown rugose fruit virus, also known as TBRFV or ToBRFV, has caused untold damage to tomato plants in recent years and has
Agriculture Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of those streamside tracts to protect water quality by capturing nutrients and sediment -- and
Agriculture Broad beans versus soybeans as feedstuff for dual-purpose chickens Current practices of the poultry industry have raised ethical and ecological concerns: ethical concerns include the culling of day-old male chicks of egg-laying breeds; ecological concerns include the import of
Agriculture Farm Credit’s loan program for women proves popular A federal loan program for women offered through Farm Credit Canada is so popular that it will spend double the amount originally budgeted. The FCC Women Entrepreneur Program was originally
Agriculture Sheep Focus: Gearing up for the breeding season in Co. Carlow Frank, alongside his son, Frankie, were busy plunge dipping sheep on the day of AgriLand’s visit, which is a job many farmers across the country will have or will
Agriculture France Fears Its Dominant Position In Algeria’s Wheat Market Could Be Challenged By Russia French agricultural circles fear about the officialization of the Algerian decision to import wheat from Russia and other countries of the Black Sea after France was the first exporter of
Agriculture Scientists predict economically important traits of crops Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed a new mathematical model to predict economic performance of crops. It can assist the breeders to obtain the plants
Agriculture Choosing the right cover crop to protect the soil Enter cover crops. Cover crops are inedible plants grown during the off-season. Their roots help keep soil in place, preventing erosion. Cover crops can even absorb excess nutrients like nitrogen
Agriculture Artisan cheese recalled due to possible presence of Listeria The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for cheese due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. In a recent notice, the FSAI said that