Agricultural and Forestry Science

Bacteria living on old-growth trees 
may help forests grow

A new study by Dr. Zoë Lindo, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at McGill University, and Jonathan Whiteley, a doctoral student in the same…

USDA study confirms links between longer ragweed season and climate change

Ragweed pollen in some parts of the northern United States and Canada now lingers almost a month longer than it did in 1995, and these increases are correlated…

Transitioning to organic farming

As the organic food trend continues to grow; more farmers are converting from conventional agriculture to organic production. One of the fastest growing…

All Sweet Potatoes Are Not Equal

An article in the February 2011 issue of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS) discussed how orange sweet potatoes could help prevent…

Climate change affecting food safety

Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world's food supplies and unless action is taken it's only going to get worse, a Michigan State…

Protecting the sustainability of UK wheat production

At a time when the world is facing a growing global population and environmental change the project will be important to ensure the sustainability of wheat…

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