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This unassuming vine from Australia has given soybean yields a boost, researchers say.  PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
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Wild vine boosts soybean yield

Researchers were looking for resistance genes and found a yield boost too

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A distant relative to soybean that’s native to Australia could soon lead to a big jump in soybean yields. The perennial vine, known as woolly glycine, or scientifically as Glycine tomentella, is a genetic resource that was part of a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois. “We saw yield increases of 3.5
Just exactly how cellulose is made by plants has always been 
a bit of a mystery.
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Fuel cell insight gets powered up

Understanding how plant cells make cellulose could be 
the key to biofuel’s future

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Scientists from Penn State University say they’ve gained valuable insight into how plants make cellulose — information that could help figure out how to break it apart to make ethanol. The researchers said, in a paper published online by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that they have identified the major steps
Methane emissions from cattle are prompting a round of global research.
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Running on empty

AAFC researchers are tackling methane emissions from cattle

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Reducing methane emissions from beef and dairy cattle has become a global priority and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers are leading the way. They’ve teamed up with counterparts in Australia for a comprehensive three-year study into what feeding practices can keep herds profitable while minimizing emissions. “We need to know how feed affects methane production,
Canadian canary seed producers have new options for their crop.
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Canary seed sees human opportunities

From food to cosmetics, approval for human use is important for this crop

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Canary seed isn’t just for the birds anymore. It was approved for human consumption by Health Canada in 2016 and while few are feasting on it yet, it represents a market opportunity for Canadian growers, who produce 65 per cent of global canary seed. Elsayed Abdelaal, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s Guelph Research and
Backyard chicken flocks are under-regulated, according to a recent U.S. study.
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Backyard chicken flocks need better management

Study finds this hip trend is raising troubling human and animal health questions

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It used to be that keeping backyard chickens was a sign of economic hardship. These days however, it’s become an urban hobby and many proponents say they think it will be safer, fresher and more nutritious. A new study from the University of California-Davis is calling that view into question. It suggests local ordinances aren’t
An aerial image of the research study area in southwestern Kansas.
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Cellulosic biofuels best bet for climate concerns

They’re lower impact than other options and can even sequester carbon rather than produce it

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A new study from Colorado State University is breathing new life into the concept of biofuels produced from switchgrass instead of grain crops. The team says the non-edible native grass which grows in many locations throughout North America could be a better alternative than corn and other cereal and oilseed crops when it comes to
Wheat stripe rust, seen here, and oat crown rust, are the subjects of a joint U.S.-Australia study.
Cereals, Did you know?, News

Winning the race against rust

The latest technology has scientists poised for a breakthrough 
on this tough crop disease

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With its ever-evolving virulence, rust is a disease of major global concern for farmers. Now a group of scientists says cutting-edge genome sequencing technology could provide a better path forward than the traditional approaches using fungicides. The scientists, from U.S. and Australian government agencies and universities, recently released the results in mBio, a journal from
Students pull up a round of litter bags and root cores from the cereal 
rye-soybean plot.
Crops, Did you know?, News

Not all cover crops are equal

They all have similar benefits, but how and when they deliver them varies

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What’s the best time to plant a cover crop to capture and supply nutrients for the cash crop you’ll be taking to harvest? A group of U.S. researchers are trying to answer that question and they’re finding different cover crops provide different things at different times. “It’s like trying to time a meal to come
Maya Almaraz, a National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellow at UC-Davis and the study’s lead author, samples soils for NOx emissions in Palm Springs, California.
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Soils make smog too

California researchers say as much as 40 per cent 
of nitrogen oxides come from fertilizers

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Internal combustion engines are typically blamed for smog in urban centres but researchers in California say fertilized fields need to be added to that list. The scientists, from University of California-Davis, say they’ve found about 40 per cent of the nitrogen oxide emissions in the Golden State is coming from fertilized soils in the agriculture-rich
Recent research says fish, like these chinook salmon, may be the better source of omega-3 fatty acids.
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Not all omega-3s are created equal

It turns out the source of these healthy fatty acids is important

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Fish or flax? That’s the question researchers from the University of Guelph have been trying to answer when looking at the cancer-prevention qualities of various sources of omega-3 fatty acids. David Ma, a professor in the university’s department of human health and nutritional sciences, says so far fish is coming out on top. His work

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