News articles tagged with 'farmer'
Like humans, amoebae pack a lunch before they travel
— 20 Jan 2011 16:52 | BiologySome amoebae do what many people do. Before they travel, they pack a lunch…
Paraquat resistance discovered in major weed
— 22 Oct 2010 15:34 | EnvironmentScientists at the University of Adelaide have discovered new cases of herbicide resistance in annual ryegrass, one of the world's most serious and costly weeds…
Study recommends changes to emergency seed aid
— 2 Sep 2010 16:28 | HealthA major study of agriculture in Haiti after this year's earthquake has found that much of the emergency seed aid provided after the disaster was not targeted to emergency needs. The…
Most modern European males descend from farmers who migrated from the Near East
— 20 Jan 2010 13:53 | BiologyA new study from the University of Leicester has found that most men in Europe descend from the first farmers who migrated from the Near East 10,000 years ago. The findings are published…
Thai hill farmers help preserve genetic diversity of rice
— 5 Jan 2010 15:14 | BiologyRice is one of the most important crops worldwide, as it feeds over half of the world's population. Domesticated rice is an important supply of the world's rice. However, these strains…
Competitive, trade-friendly nations weather volatile crop yields best
— 24 Nov 2009 15:35 | EnvironmentRicher nations with competitive crop production and few trade barriers would fare the best if climate change, weather events or other factors cause yields of grain and oilseed crops…
Farmers' markets harvest new business
— 5 Nov 2009 11:16 | HealthSomething fresh is growing in Indiana. The number of farmers' markets in the state has increased at double the rate of other U.S. states; between 1994 and 2004 the number of farmers'…
Europe's first farmers replaced their Stone Age hunter-gatherer forerunners
— 4 Sep 2009 16:06 | Geology and palaeontologyAnalysis of ancient DNA from skeletons suggests that Europe's first farmers were not the descendants of the people who settled the area after the retreat of the ice sheets. Instead,…
Protecting the food crops of the future
— 18 Jun 2009 10:07 | EnvironmentBiologists are investigating how to control when plants flower - to help farmers reap a bumper harvest. The University of Leeds team will also investigate whether the flowering process…
Would eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day really benefit everyone?
— 19 May 2009 11:24 | HealthEating more healthily might be better for us as individuals, but would it be bad news for farmers? A research project funded by the UK Research Councils' Rural Economy and Land Use…