Planting wildflowers in apple orchards could save farmers up to £3,000 per hectare a year, according to a new study.
Flower Strips Could Save Apple Farmers Pest Control Costs
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Blackberries With No Thorns? UF Scientist Assembles Genome of a Blackberry in Major Step to Breeding Better Fruit
Thornless, disease-resistant, and tastier blackberries could be on the horizon — thanks to new genetic research from the University of Florida.
Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
An international team led by researchers from Empa and EPFL has explored how in future aerial robots could process construction materials precisely in the air – an approach with great potential for difficult-to-access locations or work at great heights.
To Help Growers and the Grid, Build Solar on Farmland, Research Says
Two new studies suggest that devoting a small fraction of U.S. farmland to solar power would be a boon both for the energy system and for farmers themselves.
New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
Scientists developed a machine-learning tool that can teach itself, with minimal external guidance, to differentiate between aerial images of flowering and nonflowering grasses — an advance that will greatly increase the pace of agricultural field research, they say.
Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands To Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle To Keep Up
Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia.
