Home 2024

Archives

Group of cows at cowshed eating hay or fodder on dairy farm.

The national animal nutrition program: Digital – editable – perennial – accessible

The National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP) aims to enhance animal nutrition and feeding management while actively addressing concerns shared by livestock producers, environmentalists, and policymakers both nationally and globally. Here, they share insights about their work.
A summary of geoarchaeological results from St Martens-Voeren, Limburg, Belgium. Adapted from Pears et al. 2024.

Agricultural terraces in Europe: Geoarchaeological and botanical methods

Tony Brown, Dan Fallu, Sara Cucchiaro, Ben Pears, and the TerrACE Team, highlight agricultural terraces in Europe, providing geoarchaeological and botanical insights.
Farm in Fairbanks, Alaska

First insights into global permafrost-agroecosystems and recommendations for policymakers

Melissa Ward Jones discusses a recent paper published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research of the first global study on permafrost-agroecosystems, published by members of the International Permafrost Association Permafrost-agroecosystem Action Group.

Incitis-food: Food security and environmental justice in African city regions

Dr Buchenrieder, Dr Benjamin from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, and Dr Radišić and MS.c. Trivunić, from Foodscale Hub, introduce the INCiTiS-FOOD project for improved food and nutrition security in African urban and peri-urban areas.
Soil investigation

The dynamics of soil health

Thomas Gumbricht from Stockholm University and xSpectre, with Sonia Meller from Digit Soil, discuss what we need to know about understanding the dynamics of soil health.
grape and wine industry infographic, The Clean Agriculture for Sustainable Production (CASP) Field Infrastructure

Innovative grape and wine industry research in a cool climate region

Jim Willwerth, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), discusses how the Institute is supporting the transformation of Canada’s agricultural ecosystem, and a self-reliant, sustainable model for the rest of the world.
Figure 1: A framework for analyzing and understanding agri-food misinformation Source: Chowdhury et al (2023)

Why accurate info matters in agri-food and climate change

Dr Ataharul Chowdhury from the School of Environmental Design & Rural Development explores the importance of an agri-food, climate change, and rural misinformation research...
Autumn forest at sunrise with a golden sun shining in in the English countryside

Stakeholder engagement, governance analysis, and co-creation for more effective WEFE Nexus management

Dr Janez Sušnik, from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and Coordinator of NEXOGENESIS, provides insights on stakeholder engagement, governance analysis, and co-creation to enhance WEFE Nexus management.
Pet monkey being bottle-fed. Used with permission by Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary

Welfare of pet primates for sale in the United States

Dr. Melissa Seaboch, Professor and Department Chair at Salt Lake Community College, charts the welfare of pet primates for sale in the United States.

Soil biodiversity is essential for building environmental resilience

The School of Agriculture and Environment and Institute of Agriculture at the University of Western Australia recognise the importance of soil biodiversity in managing soil conditions and building resilience against environmental changes.
Group of young gardeners picking tomatoes in greenhouse. Crate full of juicy tomatoes in focus

The TITAN Project: Transforming the food system for a sustainable future

The European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) wants to revolutionise the food industry with its new TITAN Project. This four-year Horizon Europe initiative seeks to enhance transparency, improve food safety, and promote sustainability in the agri-food sector.

Combating drought to increase soil water retention in vineyards

Professor Pete W. Jacoby, from Washington State University, researches methods to combat impacts of global warming by enhancing soil water retention for vineyard resilience.
healthy soil,

Citizen science initiatives for soil literacy

Alba Peiro and Francisco Sanz from the Ibercivis Foundation, Claudia Cappello and Tanja Mimmo from the Free University of Bolzano, guide us through citizen science initiatives for soil literacy that are integral to the ECHO project.

Advancing the soil deal for Europe through cyberinfrastructure and citizen science

This article explores advancements in soil health across Europe, highlighting innovative cyberinfrastructure for soil citizen science. This initiative, led by the Quanta team, allows citizens to actively participate in environmental stewardship.
Soybean Field Rows in spring

Electric-field nanobubbles for agriculture

Niall J. English, from Chemical Engineering at University College Dublin, discusses how using electric-field-generated nanobubbles for agriculture is empowering fundamental progress.
Figure 1: Soil Health Indicator Selection Framework for AI4SoilHealth

Developing a robust soil health indicator selection framework

The EU Soil Health Monitoring Law proposes twelve main soil indicators for reporting soil health. There is a need to ensure that these indicators and other subsequent measures are robust for their purpose.
Drone aerial landscape. Green forest

Machine learning for water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus policy

Dr Janez Sušnik, from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and NEXOGENESIS Coordinator, guides us through the use of machine learning for improving policy advice in the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus.
Figure 1. Differential resistance, dV/dI, vs. bias voltage (left), and at zero-bias vs. temperature (right), across the boundary between ion-implanted and unimplanted regions of a CDW crystal, NbSe3 (as compared to a pristine sample, inset on the left and black triangles on the right). Note the abrupt drop in zero-bias resistance below 46 K, as shown by the red circles on the right. (12)

Collective quantum phenomena and their applications

John H. Miller, Jr., University of Houston (UH), from the Dept. of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity, explains collective quantum phenomena and their applications.
sustainable wheat production, WHEATbiome

Microbiomes for the future of sustainable wheat production

Researchers from the WHEATBIOME project joined forces to address several challenges related to sustainable wheat production and consumption, revealing the role of microbes in shaping the Future of Healthy Food.
Strawberries growing in a polytunnel, Scotland

Environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture

Donald A. Bruun and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis in the U.S., highlight the environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture.

Follow Us

Advertisements