
Tag Archives Biology

University researchers model photosynthesis
They say it’s an important window into this crucial biological process and how it affects crop yields

Space… the final farming frontier
Treatment with one plant hormone appears to make space farming possible

Calling all plant cells
Internal communication system aids and guides plant development, researchers say

Low, high or in the middle, soil pH affects your farm
Acidic or alkaline soils can have a big effect on soil nutrition, but while farmers with acidic soil can turn to lime, fixing alkaline soils may be more of a challenge

Nitrogen reduction not the path
Reducing how much nitrogen enters a lake has little impact on algal blooms, IISD researchers say

Better soil health could capture more carbon
A recent study says changing farming practices could capture as much carbon as the global transport sector emits

Expansion possible as cannabis market grows
Small companies could see host of new opportunities in the wake of cannabis legalization
Wetland restoration in Pembina Valley ‘a rarity,’ said CD officials
About 160 acres have been converted back to wetland after the landowners farming it saw more advantage using the acres to hold water than farming it at a loss

Mixing and matching inputs and rotations
Brandon researchers spent 18 years combining three different input levels and crop rotations to study the impact on nutrients, soil quality, yield and implications for climate change

Door opens to hog expansion
Anaerobic digesters out, new barns in
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