Agricultural and Forestry Science

Genetic test for left-sided displacement of the abomasum (LDA)

Left-sided displacement of the abomasum (LDA) is an economically important disease in Holstein dairy cattle populations all over the world. The bovine abomasum…

Climate change may create price volatility in the corn market, say Stanford and Purdue researchers

If farmers don't move their corn north, the more frequent heat waves could lead to bigger swings in corn prices – “price volatility” – which cause spikes in…

AZM alternatives for apple growers against codling moth

Azinphos-methyl (AZM) has been the most used insecticide in apple production in the United States since the late 1960s, primarily as a control for the codling…

Optimizing biofuel supply chain is a competitive game

This competition has sparked concern for the more fundamental issue of allocating limited farmland resources, which has far-reaching implications for food…

Improved Loblolly Pines Better for the Environment, Study Finds

“We’ve been working to create trees that grow faster and produce more wood, and what this research shows is that at the same time we’re enhancing environmental…

Genetically modified corn affects its symbiotic relationship with non-target soil organisms

An increasing number of crops commercially grown today are genetically modified (GM) to resist insect pests and/or tolerate herbicides. Although Bt corn is one…

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