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Cereals

Bedford Borough diverts 1,400 tonnes of food waste to anaerobic digestion
14/08/2026 - Bedford Borough Council has diverted over 1,400 tonnes of food waste from landfill in the first three months of its weekly residential collection service, removing an estimated 86.8 tonnes of CO2...
UMD researchers collaborated to clone and describe the function of a highly effective Hessian fly resistance gene in wheat
- Researchers at the University of Maryland and their collaborators have cloned a gene that makes wheat resistant to predation by Hessian fly larvae and demonstrated its direct interaction with a...
Voices on Climate: "The challenge is to mitigate these extremes"
14/08/2026 - The heat and persistent drought this summer are taking their toll on agriculture. In our series "Voices on Climate", Daniel Böhler talks about the impact of climate change on his work as a farmer...
"A pesar de las condiciones meteorológicas extremas, queda patente una vez más lo especial que es el delta en el que cultivamos nuestras hortalizas"
14/08/2026 - La persistente sequía en Europa está generando serios desafíos para el cultivo de hortalizas al aire libre. "Hace ya años que invertimos en bombas y carretes suficientes, así que en cuanto a...
Assessing the economic impacts of stronger alignment of production standards applied to imported products on the EU’s agricultural sector : reducing all maximum residue levels of the most hazardous pesticides banned in the EU to the limit of quantification
12/08/2026 - This study assesses potential implications for EU trade, producers and consumers of lowering maximum residue levels (MRLs) for imported food and feed to the limit of quantification (LOQ) for the most...
Cosecha récord de granos en Brasil: 353 millones de toneladas
- Brasil, uno de los mayores productores y abastecedores de alimentos del mundo, recogerá este año una cosecha récord de 353 millones de toneladas de granos.La producción...
Nanofertilizer made from açaí seeds stimulates the growth of corn and sorghum
- Technology adds value to agroindustrial waste and opens up new possibilities for its use in agriculture
Almería refuerza la vigilancia frente al "Thrips parvispinus" ante el inicio de la campaña de pimiento
12/08/2026 - La Mesa de Sanidad Vegetal del sector hortícola de Almería ha vuelto a poner el foco en el control del Thrips parvispinus y otras plagas que pueden afectar a los cultivos de la provincia. En la...
Cerca de 30 agricultores del Ranco se capacitan en riego y calidad de aguas para enfrentar la escasez hídrica
- INIA Remehue y la Municipalidad de La Unión cerraron un curso de cuatro meses orientado a la Agricultura Familiar Campesina, con foco en el uso eficiente del agua y el monitoreo de su calidad...
Black nightshade causing major problems for Norwegian vegetable production
- Nightshade weed species are becoming an increasing challenge for Norwegian potato and vegetable growers. NIBIO and several partners have now launched the research project SOLWeeds, which aims to...