Agricultural and Forestry Science

Advance warning system via cell phone app: Avoiding extreme weather damage in agriculture

The aim of the project funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is to develop an extreme weather monitoring and risk assessment system…

Fishy chemicals in farmed salmon

Persistent organic pollutants–or POPs–skulk around the environment threatening human health through direct contact, inhalation, and most commonly, eating…

Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment

The team, which included researchers from several international institutions, was led by IIASA researcher Aline Soterroni and Brazil’s National Institute for…

New insight into why Pierce's disease is so deadly to grapevines

Scientists are gaining a better understanding of Pierce's disease and how it affects grapevines. The disease, which annually costs California more than $100…

Where are Europe’s last primary forests?

Scientists at the Geography Department of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) have compiled the first map of the remaining primary forests in Europe. The…

Raiding the rape field

Oilseed rape fields are home to a variety of insects that bother farmers. The pollen beetle is one of them. The beetle's larvae feed on the flower buds of…

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