Agricultural and Forestry Science

Toxic nanoparticles might be entering human food supply

Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries has increased. For example,…

Even for cows, less can be more

Animal sciences researcher Phil Cardoso said that this line of research was the result of an “accident.” Students in animal sciences professor James Drackley's…

Beef and sheep production – the challenge of balancing productivity with natural resource use

Can beef and sheep production keep pace with increasing demand and reflect growing concerns about natural resource use? This was one of the central questions…

Drought response identified in potential biofuel plant

Jatropha has seeds with high oil content. But the oil's potential as a biofuel is limited because, for large-scale production, this shrub-like plant needs the…

Cooperation for environment-friendly seed treatment in India

India has 17 percent of the world‘s population but only 3 percent of the world‘s land area, so it relies on efficient farming to feed its population. Seeds…

Contemplating the Brazilian dilemma: Abundant grain/inadequate storage

“There is a 34 percent undercapacity of soybean storage, and the situation is aggravated by the rapidly increasing production of second-crop maize,” said…

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