Announcement

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Cheap, User-Friendly Smartphone App Predicts Vineyard Yields

Cornell University engineers and plant scientists have teamed up to develop a low-cost system that allows grape growers to predict their yields much earlier in the season and more accurately than costly traditional methods.

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

CRISPR/Cas Technology Could Enable Early Diagnosis of Devastating Citrus Disease

Penn State University and USDA scientists have used cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas technology to develop a diagnostic test that could enable early diagnosis of Huanglongbing or citrus greening, a serious disease that threatens worldwide citrus production, which is valued at roughly $17 billion from the sale of fresh fruit and juices.

Announcement

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Scientists Make Wheat Gene Discovery

A gene discovery in a wheat variety developed at Oklahoma State University (OSU) could mean larger yields for Oklahoma wheat producers.

Announcement

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Reminder: USDA NIFA Farm of the Future Virtual Stakeholder Listening Session

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) seeks input to establish a new Farm of the Future competitive grant program. Section 799 of the FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bill provided $4 million to NIFA, “for a competitive grant to an institution in the land-grant university system to establish a Farm of the Future testbed and demonstration site.”

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

Golf Course Turfgrass Species 'Remembers' if it was Mowed, Develops Differently

Poa annua, or annual bluegrass, a turfgrass species commonly found on golf course putting greens around the world, possesses transgenerational memory, “remembering” whether its parent was mowed or not mowed, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.

Announcement

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

USDA Invests $21.7M in Research Innovations to Improve Soil Health and Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will invest at least $21.7 million in several key programs to help agricultural producers manage the impacts of climate change on their lands and production.

Announcement

Thursday, April 8, 2021

OSU Forms Food Industry Consortium to Advance Commercialization of Ultra-Shear Technology

Researchers at The Ohio State University’s (OSU) College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) have created a university-industry consortium to further the development of and provide access to the licensing of a new, innovative manufacturing technology that preserves foods and beverages using wholesome, recognizable ingredients; no artificial preservatives; and reduced heat.

Announcement

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Genome Sequenced for Pesky Pumpkin Pathogen

Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion a telltale sign of bacterial spot disease.

Announcement

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Exercise is Key to Strength and Function in Older Women

In the U.S., 70 percent of women over 65 years old are considered overweight or obese. Exercise and eating higher protein diets are known to help people lose weight and increase strength. But combining both strategies doesn’t necessarily magnify their effects.

Announcement

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Dashboard for Agricultural Water Use and Nutrient Management

Agricultural producers in the Corn Belt are navigating increasingly complex decisions as they grow food and energy crops while facing a changing climate and greater extremes in temperature and rainfall. Routine decisions such as crop choice, fertilizer use, and irrigation scheduling have wide-ranging impacts on water availability and quality, nutrient loss, agricultural production, and ecosystem sustainability at multiple scales.