Farmers could benefit from monitoring pasture nutrients
19 November 2018 | By New Food
A study developing a hand-held NIRS device to check levels of nutrients in pasture could enable farmers to easily monitor levels to adapt grazing...
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How our healthy eating is dangerous for the planet
16 November 2018 | By New Food
A report has suggested that the current healthy eating trend is damaging the environment, with avocados, quinoa and coconuts all part of the problem.
25-year badger culling plan to eradicate bovine TB
16 November 2018 | By New Food
Ministers are reviewing recommendations made in the government's 25-year Bovine TB strategy to control the spread of the disease...
Extending the shelf life of food and beverages
14 November 2018 | By New Food
A report has detailed possible novel packaging technologies in order to help extend the shelf life of foods and beverages...
Gene regulator to rehydrate plants after a drought
13 November 2018 | By New Food
Research showing the protein NGA1 to be critical for plants to have normal responses to dehydration could be useful for agriculture in drought prone areas.
Neonicotinoid exposure impairs social behaviour of bees
13 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have found that neonicotinoid exposure impairs social behaviour of bees, and could impact agricultural crop production...
Woman charged over strawberry contamination
12 November 2018 | By New Food
Supervisor "believed to have had grievances about her treatment at the farm."
Vegetables and fish could promote heart health
12 November 2018 | By New Food
Consuming vegetables and fish increase TMAO levels in the blood, which could lead to a decreased risk of hypertension related heart disease.
Danger of food insecurity due to severe Caribbean droughts
9 November 2018 | By New Food
Multi-year droughts in the Caribbean have meant increasing food insecurity and decreasing freshwater availability for over two million people.
Using marginal farmlands to improve water quality
8 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have found that marginal farmland can be planted with planted with perennial bioenergy crops such as shrub willow to improve water quality.
Developing disease-resistant crops using SRG1
7 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have identified the gene (SRG1) elevated in plants when they undergo stress, suggesting it could be used to develop disease resistant crops.
The shrub that could feed Africa
6 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have identified a common shrub that, when planted next to crops, can increase crop production by up to 900 per cent.
Helping plants to cope with stress
31 October 2018 | By New Food
Scientists are investigating ways to help plants cope with extremes they are faced with such as droughts and excess salt content in soil.
Chocolate found to be much older than previously thought
30 October 2018 | By New Food
A study conducted found chocolate to be 1,500 years older than previously thought, with the origin being close to Ecuador in South America.
US$75,000 food security research grant up for grabs
24 October 2018 | By New Food
$75,000 will be awarded to an individual or organisation for research that could revolutionise the food security industry.
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