Technology being trialled on UK farms collects each day information on cows’ weight, physique situation…
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Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser
Tests on cabbage vegetation counsel fertilisers derived from human urine and faeces are secure and…
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Male chicks are more sociable if they were grown in warmer eggs
Increasing the temperature of egg incubators by 1°C or 2°C has proven promise to assist…
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Ranchers are using GPS-collars to herd livestock with virtual fences
The US Bureau of Land Management helps ranchers and farmers in Colorado check digital fences,…
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Inside an insect farm: Are mealworms a sustainable meat alternative?
The French biotech firm Ÿnsect plans to open 15 mealworm factories by 2030. We seemed…
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Shortage of pollinators could be killing 427,000 people a year
Inadequate numbers of bees and different pollinators have a big impact on human well being…
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‘Unselfish’ genes that make plants cooperate could boost crop yields
A easy breeding experiment can establish genetic variants that make crops develop effectively with out…
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Feeding cows hemp makes them ‘high’ and their milk could be unsafe
Cows fed waste hemp from the hashish trade produce the psychoactive compound THC of their…