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New J-WAFS Grants Support Researchers to Make Agricultural Practices More Sustainable

Two new J-WAFS Solutions commercialization grants will support novel technologies that aim to improve the economics and resiliency of farming.

15 Feb 2019

Researchers Identify the Most Efficient Strategy to Manage Nitrogen in Agriculture

Even a good thing can turn harmful if it is taken in excessive amounts. That is indeed true in the case of nitrogen fertilizers. Crops do not grow well without adequate nitrogen, and as a result, yields are reduced considerably.

17 Jan 2019

Saturated Buffers Could Reduce Nitrogen Released from Agricultural Drainage by 5%–10%

A “dead zone” is created in the Gulf of Mexico every summer. Plumes of oxygen-robbing algae feeding on surplus nitrogen coming in from the Mississippi River destroy marine life and put the livelihoods of those who catch fish in the Gulf at stake.

16 Jan 2019

Researchers Describe Optimal Conditions for Combined Use of Plastic Mulching and Nitrogen

The element nitrogen is present in organic compounds such as proteins, chlorophyll, enzymes, and hormones that are of utmost significance for plants. The lack of nitrogen in plants leads to slow down in their growth, paler leaves, thin stems, and reduction in the yield.

16 Jan 2019

Improving Crop Production While Saving Water and Energy

PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.

20 Dec 2018

Newest Generation of Advanced Diesel Technology Achieves Dramatic Emission Reductions

The fuel saving and emissions-reducing benefits of new-technology farm equipment will be realized by more California farms thanks to incentive programs like the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program, being recognized on Monday in Fresno, Calif.

23 Oct 2018

Waste Canola Oil Becomes a Key to Improved Fertiliser

A new type of slow-release fertiliser that results in better plant health and less wasted nutrients has been invented at Flinders University by Dr Justin Chalker and his team in the Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology.

11 Oct 2018

Commercialization of BioEcoSIM Process for Eco-Friendly Treatment of Liquid Manure

SUEZ Germany, an operator of large-scale plants, will be introducing to the market the BioEcoSIM process for the treatment of liquid manure devised by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB.

4 May 2018

Solar Greenhouses with Magenta Panes can Generate Electricity and Grow Crops Simultaneously

The first crops of cucumbers and tomatoes cultivated inside electricity-generating solar greenhouses were as healthy as those grown in conventional greenhouses, indicating that "smart" greenhouses hold significant potential for dual-use farming and renewable electricity production.

6 Nov 2017

Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Receives Support to Produce and Commercialize High-Precision Seeder

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science Terry Beech, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay, today announced an investment of $1,825,000 to Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Ltd. to support the commercialization, production and distribution of a new, high-precision seeder.

10 Apr 2017