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Guangxi discovered 16,000 square kilometers of selenium-enriched soil

Recently, the author learned from the Department of Land and Resources of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region that a 16,000 square kilometer selenium-enriched soil has been initially discovered in Guangxi during the “Thirteenth Five-Year” land quality geochemical evaluation project that was carried out in 2017.     In the 100 rural village of Longzhou Town,… Continue reading Guangxi discovered 16,000 square kilometers of selenium-enriched soil

U of Illinois study explains antibiotic resistance in apple, pear disease

Keywords: disease When humans get bacterial infections, we reach for antibiotics to make us feel better faster. It’s the same with many economically important crops. For decades, farmers have been spraying streptomycin on apple and pear trees to kill the bacteria that cause fire blight, a serious disease that costs over $100 million annually in… Continue reading U of Illinois study explains antibiotic resistance in apple, pear disease

Unlocking rice gene diversity for food security

Keywords: rice A new study published in the Nature journal opens the possibility to accelerate rice breeding to achieve food security for some of the world’s most vulnerable rice farmers. The groundbreaking research on Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice maps the largest set of genomic variants for a crop species.… Continue reading Unlocking rice gene diversity for food security

Dryer weather in Southern Brazil could impact safrinha corn

Keywords: corn The weather last week in Brazil was wet once again in central Brazil but generally dry in southern Brazil. The forecast looks dryer for all of Brazil and especially in southern Brazil. Dryer weather in Brazil at this time of the year is very common. The summer rainy season typically ends in early… Continue reading Dryer weather in Southern Brazil could impact safrinha corn

European Parliament passes new law on organic food production

New rules to ensure that only high-quality organic food is sold in the EU were approved by the European Parliament on Thursday. MEPs gave the go-ahead to the new EU law on organic production and labelling, as agreed by Parliament’s negotiators and EU ministers on 28 June 2017, by 466 votes in favour to 124… Continue reading European Parliament passes new law on organic food production

China MOA: areas with no advantages in planting corn should not be blindly expanded

Keywords: corn In January 2018, China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) held a conference on market information of key agricultural products. It inform the market operation of major agricultural products in 2017, and reminded that it was inappropriate to blindly expand corn planting in 2018 to avoid the situation of increasing output without increasing income. Tang… Continue reading China MOA: areas with no advantages in planting corn should not be blindly expanded

Five agronomy insights that could boost yield in 2018

With a challenging market and an uncertain spring, farmers want to feel confident they’re choosing the right crop inputs and the right management strategies. Using insights derived from two decades of data from thousands of field trials across the U.S., the WinField United agronomy team has released five recommendations for the 2018 growing season that… Continue reading Five agronomy insights that could boost yield in 2018

China’s corn processing industry entered a new era

On April 19th, the reporter learned from the “Annual Analysis and Forecast Report of China’s Corn Market and Starch Industry” that 2017 was a year when China’s corn policy reform was fully implemented. Northeast China gradually restored the advantages of corn raw materials and starch The influence of the market, coupled with the removal of… Continue reading China’s corn processing industry entered a new era

Robots and drones: addressing agriculture’s long-term challenges

Keywords: robot, drone Agriculture is facing major long-term challenges. Some forecasts suggest that world population is set to grow by 2.3 billion by 2050. This, together with rising global income levels that typically increase food demand per capital, would require raising food production in 2050 by 70% compared to 2005 levels.   In parallel, the… Continue reading Robots and drones: addressing agriculture’s long-term challenges

Chinese scientists find gene that increases rice yields in saline soil

Keywords: rice Chinese scientists have found a gene that can help reduce the effect of soil salinization on rice yields. The gene is named STRK1. It is crucial in reducing the harm caused by high salt infiltration, and increasing salt tolerance of rice, according to the research by Hunan University and Shanghai Institute for Biological… Continue reading Chinese scientists find gene that increases rice yields in saline soil